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BASHERs手三M了A了3UDZ1K  \na  \nMar30116017141589  \nKINGFISNER  \nFirst published 2011 by Kingfisheron imprint of Mocmillon Children's Bookso division of Macmillon Publishers Limited20 New Wharf Rood,London N¹9RRBosingstoke ond Oxford  \nAssocioted componies throughout the worldwww.ponmocmillon.com  \nISBN 978-0-7534-3084-2  \nConsultont:Orin K Horgraves  \nDesigned ond created by Bosherwww.bosherbooks.com  \nDedicoted to Michelle ond Rufus  \nText and design copyright ◎ Toucon Books Ltd 2011Bosed on an originol concept by Toucon Books Ltdllustrotions copyright ◎ Simon Bosher 2011  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publicotion moy be reproduced,stored in or introduced to o retrieval system or tronsmitted in ony formor by any means (electronic,mechonicol,photocopying,recordingor otherwise)without the prior written permission of the publisher.Anyperson who does ony unouthorised oct in relotion to this publicotionmoy be lioble to criminol prosecution ond civil cloims for domoges.  \n987654321  \n1TR/0411/WKT/UG/40MA  \nA CIP cotologue record for this book is ovoiloble from the British Librory.  \nPrinted in Chino  \nNote to reoders:the website addresses listed obove ore correct otthe time of going to print.However,due to the ever-chonging notureof the internet,website addresses ond content con chonge.Websitescon contoin links that are unsuitoble for children.The publisher connotbe held responsible for chonges in website addresses or content,orfor informotion obtoined through o third porty.We strongly odvisethot internet seorches should be supervised by on odult.  \nCONTENTS  \nIntroductionPunctuation  \n46  \nWhat's the Word?8Team SentenceMe and My ShadowFriends United50Index60Glossary62  \n2640  \nIntroduction  \nGrammar  \nLet's hear it for the champions of the word world,thegrammar gang.Stick with these guys,kids,and you'llsoon learn your way around a sentence.It's a high-classbeat that doesn't get enough attention in today's rough-and-tumble backstreets of tweets and text messages.This error-busting bunch has been policing parts ofspeech for centuries,and there's not a verb form gonebad or an incomplete sentence slouching around insidea paragraph today that can slip anything past them.  \nOkay,okay,so grammar has a bad rep.You might thinkit's just a set of good-for-nothing rules,made up by evilEnglish teachers who get their kicks by giving their redpens a workout.Not so.Words are a feisty mob offighters-all set to rough up your sentences unless thiscrew is there to put them in their proper place.You see,that's their job-making sure words toe the line andexpress ideas with clarity and completeness.It's a toughtask,though,and they could sure use some new recruitsto help them out.That's where you come in.Hey,whatare you waiting for?Let's meet this gang.  \n\n|  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n| 号   |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n\n# Punctuation\n\nThe earliest punctuation marks date from 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