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Easy English grammar step-by-step : master high-frequency skills for grammar proficiency--FAST! / Phyllis Dutwin, Jane Burstein.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Step-by-step (McGraw-Hill Education)Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, [2022]Copyright date: ©2023Edition: Second editionDescription: viii, 211 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781264878086
  • 1264878087
Other title:
  • Easy English grammar step-by-step : master grammar skills and boost your writing... quickly!
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Always right : the complete sentence -- More about subjects, action verbs, and linking verbs -- Descriptive words -- More about descriptive words and phrases -- Verbs tell time perfectly -- Pronouns -- Punctuation -- Punctuation, continued -- Capitalization -- Using words correctly -- Spelling -- Writing better sentences.
Summary: "The fastest way to strengthen your grammar skills is to build a solid foundation in the basics. Inside this book, you will not find a lot of pointless discussion. Instead, you get an original, step-by-step approach to improving your grammar, with important concepts linked together by clear explanations and helpful exercises. In the early steps, you will be an introduced to the fundamentals of correct grammar, allowing you to identify common mistakes almost immediately. You will gradually progress from simple to more challenging concepts at your own pace, with increasingly difficult exercises to practice what you've learned. In no time at all, you will build the knowledge and skills you need to master grammar with confidence"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library World Languages Collection 428.2 D981 Spanish Available 33111010943013
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This step-by-step approach helps you learn the rules of grammar quickly and easily!

The English language is full of rules, exceptions, and often confusing concepts, and for many students, English grammar is a difficult subject that only gets tougher as more concepts are learned. That's why Easy English Grammar Step-by-Step, Second Edition is so effective at helping you succeed where other resources and guides fail. Using an original, step-by-step approach, this write-in workbook provides a solid foundation in the basics--the fastest, easiest way to learn English grammar.

You'll learn essential concepts and high-frequency skills in grammar proficiency first, allowing you to grasp the subject almost immediately. You'll then discover how these important concepts link together, through clear explanations, level-appropriate exercises, and helpful worked-out problems. Learning the key concepts in order (e.g., learning what a complete sentence is before descriptive words and phrases, pronouns, and punctuation) ensures you'll get a solid foundation before you move on. Once you complete all the steps, you'll be able to approach English grammar--rules, exceptions, and all--with confidence.

Stay-in-step "pop-ups" offer helpful advice and cautions against common errors Step-it-up skill-building exercises link practice to the core steps already presented Clear explanations break down concepts into easy-to-understand steps Clear and concise explanations to the exercises and questions throughout the book Fully updated to include current references

Includes index.

"The fastest way to strengthen your grammar skills is to build a solid foundation in the basics. Inside this book, you will not find a lot of pointless discussion. Instead, you get an original, step-by-step approach to improving your grammar, with important concepts linked together by clear explanations and helpful exercises. In the early steps, you will be an introduced to the fundamentals of correct grammar, allowing you to identify common mistakes almost immediately. You will gradually progress from simple to more challenging concepts at your own pace, with increasingly difficult exercises to practice what you've learned. In no time at all, you will build the knowledge and skills you need to master grammar with confidence"-- Provided by publisher.

Always right : the complete sentence -- More about subjects, action verbs, and linking verbs -- Descriptive words -- More about descriptive words and phrases -- Verbs tell time perfectly -- Pronouns -- Punctuation -- Punctuation, continued -- Capitalization -- Using words correctly -- Spelling -- Writing better sentences.

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