Full Description
The Grammar Handbook is an essential reference for English grammar, punctuation and usage. It is ideal for undergraduate students seeking additional assistance with their grammar. The functional grammar section includes models of text types divided into literary text types and factual text types and grammar is introduced in a logical sequence so that students will understand the meaning of terms. The easy-to-use contents list and page tabs provide a handy reference to support any language activity from word, phrase and sentence level through to text level. This Handbook provides students the answers to everyday English usage questions.
Contents
INTRODUCTION; WORD LEVEL: THE PARTS OF SPEECH; NOUNS; PRONOUNS; ADJECTIVES; VERBS; ADVERBS; PREPOSITIONS; CONJUNCTIONS; ARTICLES; INTERJECTIONS; PARSING; GROUP, PHRASE, CLAUSE AND SENTENCE LEVELS; GROUPS; PHRASES; CLAUSES; SENTENCES; PUNCTUATION; TEXT LEVEL; TEXT LEVEL STRUCTURE; TEXT TYPES/GENRES; LITERARY TEXTS; FACTUAL TEXTS; PERSUASIVE TEXTS; CORRECT USAGE; CONFUSED WORDS; HOMONYMS; MAKING SENSE; FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE; THE AFFIX; ORIGINS OF WORDS
