Grammar and usage for better writing

... Nesbitt Graphics, Inc. When ordering this book please specify: Either R 798 W or GRAMMAR AND USAGE FOR BETTER WRITING Please visit our Web site at www.amscopub.com ISBN 1-56765-117-8 NYC Item ... waiting for us. The predicate is Was Andy angry? QUESTION 1: About whom is the sentence asking something? ANSWER : Andy. The subject is Andy. QUESTION 2: What is the sentence asking ab...

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... gently toward his chin. Curious, Gulliver bent his eyes downward and saw that it was a six-inch human, armed with bow and arrow, and followed by about forty similar creatures. So loud did Gulliver roar in ... violent South Sea storm in 1699, and very nearly lost his life, but managed somehow to swim ashore. The land he had come to was not inhabited—at least it seemed so. For nine ho...

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... Clincher Sentence Choices 2 and 4 are better. Choice 2 builds on the hints in the para- graph that the things for which we stand in line are not too important, and it suggests that there are better uses for the ... accident. Suggestions for the Second Paragraph 1. Give further details (information). For example, if you are writing about the day you fell from a ladder, tell ho...

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... was Ellen’s, and the handwriting was ______________, too. EXERCISE 2. Find the pronoun ( PRON .) and its antecedent ( ANTECED .), and write them in the spaces at the right. Samples: Sandra said ... surprised V. and amused the audience. S. D.O. 2. Have some yogurt and fruit. V. S. D.O. 3. Are the snow and ice melting? V. S. D.O. 4. The World Wide Web and television V. provide inf...

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... neighbor. Plural Nouns Nouns have a singular form and a plural form. The singular is the form that means only one: boy, girl, soda, hamburger, etc. The plural is the form that means more than one: boys, ... snow is predicted. Did Terry and Mallika agree with you? 1. Vermont and New Hampshire are next to each other. Terry and Mallika Rain or snow 2. Are onions, lettuce, and carrots o...

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... connects the and . 1. We were warm and comfortable. The conjunction connects the and . 2. The meal was delicious but cheap. The conjunction connects the and . 3. Jim called at noon and in the ... tired and in an angry mood. Donna was tired and angry. My neighbor and I are sports fans. Correct 1. We were treated decently and with fairness. 2. The problem has been discussed fr...

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... king 3. english and history 8. grandma and aunt louise 4. the planet saturn 9. in the southwest near phoenix 5. fourth of july holiday 10. fire island national seashore 218 COMMON USAGE ERRORS EXERCISE ... COMMON USAGE ERRORS “Oh! yes—I understand you perfectly.” “I wish I might take this for a compliment; but to be so easily seen through I am afraid is piti- ful.” —from Jane Austen...

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... adjectives (Lessons 11 and 13) and adverbs (Lessons 12 and 13)—how they function, how they differ, and how some adverbs are formed from adjectives. In this lesson, we touch on a couple of usage concerns. Adjectives ... her paper on the counter and then forgot it. 15. An Abyssinian cat and a Himalayan cat (are, is) pictured on a single United States stamp. 188 COMMON USAGE ERROR...

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... pronouns are paired. Your choice in a sentence would be between I and me, for example. I is the form used for the subject and me for the object. I watched the Bears game Monday night. (I is the ... different and distinct leaf patterns 204 COMMON USAGE ERRORS 15. Sandra please hand me that hammer 16. On our trip we visited Banff Lake Louise and Jasper 17. The mountain range sta...

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... SUBJECT : Cindy and Jeffrey smiled. COMPOUND VERB : Cindy smiled and laughed. COMPOUND SUBJECT AND VERB : Cindy and Jeffrey smiled and laughed. EXERCISE 1. Each numbered line consists of two sentences. ... he care for spinach. (To identify subject and verb, mentally arrange the sentence in sub- ject-verb order: “he does care for spinach.”) EXERCISE 2. Combine each pair of sent...

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