Geraldine Woods : Grammar For Dummies: 1001 Practice Questions / Грамматика Для Чайников : 1001 практический вопросов - 2014 [PDF]

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1,001 Грамматика Проблемы Практика для чайников берет вас за рамки инструкции, предлагаемой в типичной английской грамматики курса и предлагает практический понимание грамматики и ее принципов.
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Gives you a chance to practice and reinforce the skills you learn in a typical English grammar course
Helps you refine your understanding of English grammar
Practice problems range in difficulty and include detailed explanations and walk-throughs
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Introduction .................................................................1
What You’ll Find ..............................................................................................1
How This Workbook Is Organized .................................................................2
Part I: The Questions .............................................................................2
Part II: The Answers ..............................................................................3
Beyond the Book .............................................................................................3
What you’ll find online ..........................................................................3
How to register .......................................................................................4
Where to Go for Additional Help ...................................................................4
Part I: The Questions ....................................................5
Chapter 1: Time Travel: Identifying the Verb and Choosing
the Correct Tense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
The Questions You’ll Answer .........................................................................7
What to Watch Out For ...................................................................................7
Locating the Verb ............................................................................................8
Choosing Simple and Perfect Tense Verb Forms ........................................9
Consistently Choosing the Right Verb Tense ............................................12
Chapter 2: Taking a Look at Irregular, Helping, and Descriptive
Verb Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
The Questions You’ll Work On ....................................................................13
What to Watch Out For .................................................................................13
Handling Irregular Verbs ..............................................................................14
Dealing with To Be and To Have ..................................................................16
Adding Meaning with Helping Verbs ...........................................................17
Creating Questions with Helping Verbs ......................................................18
Detecting and Placing Descriptive Verb Forms .........................................19
Selecting Tense for Descriptive Verb Forms ..............................................20
Chapter 3: One to Many: Forming Plurals of Nouns and Pronouns . . .23
The Questions You’ll Work On ....................................................................23
What to Watch Out For .................................................................................23
Forming Plural Nouns ...................................................................................25
Sorting Singular and Plural Pronouns .........................................................26

Chapter 4: Identifying Subjects and Perfecting Subject-Verb
Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
The Questions You’ll Work On ....................................................................29
What to Watch Out For .................................................................................29
Locating the Subject ......................................................................................30
Fine-Tuning Subject-Verb Agreement .........................................................31
Chapter 5: Coming to a Clear Agreement: Pairing Pronouns
and Antecedents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
The Questions You’ll Work On ....................................................................35
What to Watch Out For .................................................................................35
Identifying Pronouns and Their Antecedents ............................................36
Pairing Pronouns and Antecedents Correctly ...........................................37
Avoiding Vague Pronoun References ..........................................................38
Chapter 6: Solving the Case (of Pronouns) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
The Questions You’ll Work On ....................................................................39
What to Watch Out For .................................................................................39
Sorting Subject, Object, and Possessive Pronouns ...................................40
Using Subject and Object Pronouns Correctly ..........................................41
Chapter 7: Forming Complete Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
The Questions You’ll Work On ....................................................................45
What to Watch Out For .................................................................................45
Recognizing Complete Sentences ................................................................46
Combining Ideas Correctly ...........................................................................46
Correcting Run-Ons and Fragments ............................................................48
Chapter 8: Moving Beyond the Basics: Adding Descriptions . . . . . . .51
The Questions You’ll Work On ....................................................................51
What to Watch Out For .................................................................................51
Distinguishing Between Adjectives and Adverbs ......................................52
Placing Adjectives and Adverbs in Sentences ...........................................53
Dealing with Articles .....................................................................................54
Hyphenating Descriptions ............................................................................55
Chapter 9: Taking the Long View: Descriptive Phrases
and Clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
The Questions You’ll Work On ....................................................................57
What to Watch Out For .................................................................................57
Identifying the Words Being Described ......................................................58
Avoiding Misplaced, Dangling, and Vague Descriptions ..........................59
Chapter 10: For Better or Worse: Forming Correct Comparisons . . . .63
The Questions You’ll Work On ....................................................................63
What to Watch Out For .................................................................................63
Creating Comparative and Superlative Forms ...........................................64
Avoiding Incomplete, Illogical, or Vague Comparisons ..................................65
Chapter 11: Avoiding Capital Punishment: Placing Capital
Letters Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
The Questions You’ll Work On ....................................................................69
What to Watch Out For .................................................................................69
Capitalizing Names, Titles, Relationships, and Ethnicity .........................71
Capitalizing Geographical Names, Quotations, and
School References ......................................................................................72
Capitalizing the Titles of Artistic or Scientific Works ...............................73
Chapter 12: Exercising Comma Sense: Placing Commas
Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
The Questions You’ll Work On ....................................................................75
What to Watch Out For .................................................................................75
Commas in Lists .............................................................................................76
Using Commas with Identifying and Extra Information ............................77
Creating a Pause in a Sentence ....................................................................78
Chapter 13: Little Things That Mean A Lot: Apostrophes
and Quotation Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
The Questions You’ll Work On ....................................................................81
What to Watch Out For .................................................................................81
Creating the Possessive Form of Nouns .....................................................83
Creating Contractions with Apostrophes ...................................................83
Inserting and Deleting Apostrophes ...........................................................84
Distinguishing Between Quotations and Paraphrases ..............................84
Placing Quotation Marks and Other Punctuation .....................................85
Punctuating Academic Work ........................................................................86
Chapter 14: Not Just for Railroad Tracks: Parallelism . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
The Questions You’ll Work On ....................................................................89
What to Watch Out For .................................................................................89
Identifying Parallel Elements in Lists ..........................................................90
Working with Paired Conjunctions .............................................................91
Creating Parallel Comparisons ....................................................................92
Keeping Sentences Parallel ..........................................................................93
Chapter 15: Slimming Down: Cutting Repetition and Wordiness . . . .95
The Questions You’ll Work On ....................................................................95
What to Watch Out For .................................................................................95
Cutting Repetitive Words and Phrases from Sentences ...........................96
Writing Concisely ..........................................................................................96
Chapter 16: Aiming for Style: Creating Interesting Sentences . . . . .101
The Questions You’ll Work On ..................................................................101
What to Watch Out For ...............................................................................101
Weaving Complex Sentences .....................................................................103
Varying Sentence Patterns .........................................................................107

Chapter 17: Spotlighting Verbs: Voice and Mood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
The Questions You’ll Work On ..................................................................109
What to Watch Out For ...............................................................................109
Identifying Active and Passive Verb Forms ..............................................110
Changing Passive Voice to Active .............................................................110
Using Subjunctive Verbs Properly ............................................................111
Chapter 18: Dealing with Electronic Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
The Questions You’ll Work On ..................................................................113
What to Watch Out For ...............................................................................113
Presentation Slides ......................................................................................115
Composing E-Mails, Instant Messages, and Texts ...................................117
Chapter 19: Choosing Language to Suit Your Audience . . . . . . . . . . .121
The Questions You’ll Work On ..................................................................121
What to Watch Out For ...............................................................................121
Identifying Levels of Formality ..................................................................123
The Right Words for the Right Time .........................................................123
Chapter 20: Tricky Word Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
The Questions You’ll Work On ..................................................................127
What to Watch Out For ...............................................................................127
Distinguishing between Words Resembling Each Other ........................129
Words Incorrectly Seen as Synonyms ......................................................130
Chapter 21: Seeing Double: Confusing Word Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
The Questions You’ll Work On ..................................................................133
What to Watch Out For ...............................................................................133
Selecting the Correct One- or Two-Word Expression .............................134
Eliminating Words that Don’t Exist ...........................................................135
Chapter 22: Steering Clear of Incorrect Expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
The Questions You’ll Work On ..................................................................139
What to Watch Out For ...............................................................................139
Avoiding Double Negatives and Other Errors .........................................141
Counting and Measuring Words ................................................................142
Strange Verb Pairs .......................................................................................143
Part II: The Answers .................................................145
Chapter 23: Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Index .......................................................................289