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Grammar Matters examines the answers to the questions what exactly is grammar and why is it necessary to understand and use it correctly? by demonstrating the practical realities of acceptable usage.
Preface / Introduction
Part 1, Sentence Basics
Unit 1 Introduction: Grammar Matters
Unit 2 The ESL Student and the Native Speaker
Unit 3 The Sentence
Unit 4 Building Sentences
Part 2, The 20 Most Common Sentence Errors
Error 1 Sentence Fragments
Error 2 Run-on Sentences
Error 3 Lack of Subject-Agreement
Error 4 Incorrect Verb Forms
Error 5 Incorrect Forms of Do, Be, and Have
Error 6 Passive Voice
Error 7 Shift in Tense
Error 8 Shift in Point of View
Error 9 Unclear or Missing Referent
Error 10 Lack of Pronoun Agreement and Sexism
Error 11 Trouble with Using Adverbs and Adjectives in Comparisons and
Superlatives
Error 12 Dangling or Misplaced Modifiers
Error 13 Omitted Commas, Part 1
Error 14 Omitted Commas, Part 2
Error 15 Apostrophe Problems
Error 16 Trouble with Quotation Marks
Error 17 Incorrect Capitalization, Part 1
Error 18 Incorrect Capitalization, Part 2
Error 19 Misspelled Words, Part 1
Error 20 Misspelled Words, Part 2
