Grammar Troublespots: A Guide for Student Writers
Ideal for student writers, this compact grammar reference guide contains many challenging and useful practice activities. This text provides a guide to the 20 most common errors students make in writing, such as subject-verb agreement, verb tense choice, and article usage. Each unit contains a straightforward description of the troublespot and practice activities. An answer key enables students to use the book as a self-study reference guide.
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Ideal for student writers, this compact grammar reference guide contains many challenging and useful practice activities.
IntroductionAcknowledgementsTroublespot 1Basic sentence structure1Troublespot 2Sentence building9Troublespot 3Sentence boundaries19Troublespot 4Punctuation26Troublespot 5Verbs and auxiliaries32Troublespot 6Verb tense system41Troublespot 7Present verb tenses47Troublespot 8Past verb tenses56Troublespot 9Active and passive voice64Troublespot 10Modal auxiliaries73Troublespot 11Nouns and quantity words81Troublespot 12Subject-verb agreement90Troublespot 13Articles98Troublespot 14Pronoun and pronoun reference106Troublespot 15Adjectives and adverbs114Troublespot 16Infinitive, -ing, and past participle forms123Troublespot 17Prepositions and phrasal verbs132Troublespot 18Relative clauses142Troublespot 19Conditions and wishes150Troublespot 20Quoting, reporting, and citing sources156References167Appendix168Answer key171Index185
