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The content is organized into four major parts: parts of speech, sentence composition, common usage errors, and basic paragraph composition. Each section combines brief lessons with explanations, examples, and practice to reinforce understanding, support rule application, and guide learners from essential concepts toward stronger writing.","AMSCO  \nA M S C O S C H O O L P U B L I C A T I O N S , I N C .  \n315 Hudson Street, New York, N.Y. 10013  \nContributing Editors  \nAuditi Chakravarty  \nDirector of Language Arts  \nAmsco School Publications, Inc.  \nBonnie Boehme Editor  \nNesbitt Graphics, Inc.  \nThis book has been adapted from the following Amsco publications:  \nBuilding Power in Writing By Henry I. Christ  \nEnglish Alive: Complete Edition By Harold Levine  \nText and cover design: Nesbitt Graphics, Inc.  \nComposition: Nesbitt Graphics, Inc.  \nWhen ordering this book please specify:  \nEither R 798 W or GRAMMAR AND USAGE FOR BETTER WRITING Please visit our Web site [at](at www.amscopub.com)[ www.amscopub.com](at www.amscopub.com)  \nISBN 1-56765-117-8  \nNYC Item 56765-117-7  \nCopyright © 2004 by Amsco School Publications, Inc.  \nNo part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.  \nPrinted in the United States of America.  \n1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 08 07 06 05 04  \nContents  \nIntroduction: How to Use This Book vii  \nPart ONE Parts of Speech 1  \nThe Subject 3  \nThe Predicate 7  \nVerbs 10  \nAction and Linking Verbs 13  \nHelping Verbs and Verb Phrases 16  \nVerbs in Contractions 19  \nNouns 22  \nCommon and Proper Nouns 24  \nPlural Nouns 27  \nPossessive Nouns 34  \nCompound Subjects 38  \nCompound Verbs 41  \nNouns as Direct Objects 45  \nNouns as Indirect Objects 48  \nPronouns and Antecedents 52  \nPersonal Pronouns 55  \nPronouns in Contractions 58  \nReview of Verbs, Nouns, and Pronouns 61  \nAdjectives 68  \nPredicate Adjectives and Predicate Nouns 72  \nAdverbs 79  \nForming Adverbs from Adjectives 84  \nRecognizing Adverbs and Adjectives 86  \nReview of Adjectives and Adverbs 89  \nPrepositions 94  \nPrepositional Phrases 98  \nConjunctions 102  \nInterjections 108  \nReview of Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections 111  \nPart TWO Sentence Composition 115  \nCharacteristics of Good Sentences 116  \nComparing Sentences 117  \nWriting Sentences 120  \nRevising Sentences 121  \nClear, Forceful Sentences 123  \nConciseness (Economy) 123  \nClarity and Specificity 126  \nVarying Sentences 132  \nUnity 145  \nPart THREE Common Usage Errors 149  \nProblems with Sentence Structure 150  \nSimple Sentences 150  \nCompound Sentences 151  \nComplex Sentences 152  \nSentence Fragments 155  \nRun-on Sentences 164  \nProblems with Nouns 171  \nPlurals of Nouns 171  \nPossessives of Nouns 172  \nProblems with Verbs 175  \nUsing the Correct Tense 175  \nPrincipal Parts of Verbs 177  \nAgreement of Subject and Verb 181  \nTroublesome Verb Pairs 185  \nProblems with Modifiers 189  \nAdjectives and Adverbs Confused 189  \nDouble Negatives 190  \nOther Errors 191  \nProblems with Pronouns 193  \nPersonal Pronouns 193  \nIndefinite Pronouns 196  \nPossessive Pronouns 198  \nProblems with Punctuation 201  \nEnd Punctuation 201  \nThe Comma 202  \nQuotation Marks 209  \nPunctuating Titles 210  \nProblems with Capitalization 214  \nIn Letters 214  \nIn Quotations 214  \nFirst Words 214  \nProper Nouns and Proper Adjectives 215  \nProblems with Spelling 221  \nFrequently Misspelled Words 221  \nWords Often Confused 223  \nSeven Helpful Spelling Rules 224  \nContractions 230  \nPart FOUR Basic Paragraph Composition 231  \nThe Paragraph 232  \nA Note About Paragraph Length 233  \nUnity in the Paragraph 235  \nThe Topic Sentence 239  \nThe Clincher Sentence 242  \nDeveloping a Paragraph with Reasons 244  \nArranging the Reasons 245  \nArranging the Reasons—Another Look 248  \nDeveloping a Paragraph with Examples 249  \nVarying Sentence Beginnings 253  \nIndex 259  \nIntroduction  \nHow To Use This Book  \nGrammar and Usage for Better Writing is a basic workbook that can provide a foundation for further study in English grammar and usage. 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