Description: Introduction 1 Part I: Building a Firm Foundation: Grammar Basics 5 Chapter 1: Finding the Right Verb at the Right Time 7 Chapter 2: Got a Match? Pairing Subjects and Verbs Correctly23 Chapter 3: Who Is She, and What Is It? Pronoun Basics 39 Chapter 4: Having It All: Writing Complete Sentences 53 Part II: Mastering Mechanics 71 Chapter 5: Pausing to Consider the Comma 73 Chapter 6: A Hook That Can Catch You: Apostrophes 87 Chapter 7: "Let Me Speak!" Quotation Marks 97 Chapter 8: Hitting the Big Time: Capital Letters 107 Part III: Applying Proper Grammar in Tricky Situations117 Chapter 9: Choosing the Best Pronoun: Case, Number, and Clarity119 Chapter 10: Tensing Up: Choosing the Right Verb for TrickySentences 143 Chapter 11: Are You and Your Verbs in the Right Mood? 157 Chapter 12: Writing for Electronic Media 165 Part IV: Upping the Interest: Describing and Comparing175 Chapter 13: Writing Good or Well: Adjectives and Adverbs 177 Chapter 14: Going on Location: Placing Descriptions Correctly187 Chapter 15: For Better or Worse: Forming Comparisons 201 Part V: Improving Your Writing Style 219 Chapter 16: Staying on Track: Parallel Writing 221 Chapter 17: The Writing Diet: Adding Spice and Cutting Fat fromYour Sentences 237 Chapter 18: Steering Clear of Tricky Word Traps 247 Part VI: The Part of Tens 259 Chapter 19: Ten Overcorrections 261 Chapter 20: Ten Errors to Avoid at All Costs 265 Appendix: Grabbing Grammar Goofs 269 Index 299

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