1st Edition
Grammar and Style Choices for College Writers
250 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
250 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
250 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This textbook provides a practical guide to grammar and style choices for college writers, giving students a basic vocabulary for thinking and talking about language use and enabling them to make purposeful choices in their writing.
Each section includes a short overview of a grammatical topic accompanied by exercises for raising the students’ awareness of and skills in using specific... Read more
Introduction
Chapter 1. Understanding Sentence Parts
Chapter 2. Using Effective Punctuation
Chapter 3. Verbs: The Center of the Action
Chapter 4. Noun Groups: Tools for Complex Reading and Writing
Chapter 5. Using Grammatical Tools for Clarity
Appendix A. Editing for Subject-Verb Agreement
Appendix B. Editing for Verb Tense Consistency
Appendix C. Editing for Punctuation
Appendix D. Frequently Confused Words
Biography
Olga Griswold is a professor of linguistics and TESOL at California State Polytechnic University at Pomona.
Jennie L. Watson is an instructor of composition at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and Norco College, California.
