Practical Grammar: A Canadian Writer's Resource / Edition 3

by Maxine Ruvinsky

Overview

Practical Grammar: A Canadian Writer's Resource offers students of all levels and disciplines a succinct and comprehensive overview of the basics of English grammar.

New in-chapter drills and review exercises increase the student's operational knowledge of grammar and allow them to better apply new knowledge to their writing. Documentation guidelines for APA, MLA, and Chicago have been fully updated to provide an accurate and accessible reference that students will refer to when writing.

The third edition retains clear and concise explanations of important grammatical concepts, information on citation, expert advice on avoiding common errors, and tips on research and writing techniques.

Practical Grammar: A Canadian Writer's Resource is a valuable addition to any class with a focus on writing or a written component and can serve as a reference throughout students' academic careers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199002306
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/02/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Maxine Ruvinsky is associate professor of the School of Journalism at Thompson Rivers University. A former journalist and copyeditor, she is an author of three other Oxford University Press textbooks: Investigative Reporting in Canada, 2008; Reporting for the Media, Canadian Edition, 2011; and Practical Writing, 2014.

Table of Contents

A Note to the ReaderA Note to the InstructorbPart I Grammar Basics/b1. Parts of SpeechNounsPronounsVerbsAdjectivesAdverbsPrepositionsConjunctionsInterjectionsReview Exercises2. Sentence StructureSubjects and PredicatesPhrases and ClausesSentence TypesSentence PatternsReview Exercises3. Verbs RevisitedPersonTensePrincipal Parts of the VerbParticiplesMoodVerb TypesSubjects, Objects, and ComplementsActive and Passive VoiceReview ExercisesbPart II Elementary Errors/b4. Subject-Verb AgreementReversed Sentence OrderWords between Subject and VerbRelative PronounsLinking VerbsCorrelated SubjectsCollective Nouns as SubjectsCompound SubjectsPlural NounsIndefinite PronounsReview Exercises5. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement and Pronoun CaseClear Pronoun ReferenceAgreement of Pronoun and AntecedentPronoun CaseParting Tips on Pronoun CaseReview Exercises6. Diction and DanglersDictionMisplaced and Dangling ModifiersFixing DanglersReview ExercisesbPart III Points of Style/b7. Parallelism and Faulty ConstructionsParallelismFaulty ConstructionsReview Exercises8. PunctuationTerminal PunctuationInternal PunctuationReview ExercisesbPart IV Writing Essentials/b9. Writing Well: A Compendium of TipsFour Stages of WritingTop Twelve Writing Tips10. Style and DocumentationAnswersGlossary of Grammatical TermsResourcesIndex