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  • Do you feel that your writing lets you down?
  • Are you concerned about how to punctuate properly?
  • Do you have problems turning your thoughts into writing?
  • Do you need some help with referencing?

    If so, then this book will help you to address your concerns and feel more confident about your writing skills!

    This book introduces grammar in a gentle way by illustrating the kinds of issues students may come across by setting them in context using a soap opera style script. Through a combination of the stories of the students and carefully constructed chapters, the book provides details on the essential aspects of grammar, language use and punctuation needed by all university students. There are also exercises to encourage the reader to relate the issues to their own practice and experiences, as well as an extensive glossary which defines the terms that are used throughout the book.

    This new edition is completely revised and updated with a new structure covering:

    Table of Contents
    List of figures
    Introduction to the second edition

    Introduction
    Bad language
    Standard practice
    Who or what is the subject?
    Where’s the action? The verb
    The complete sentence
    What goes wrong with sentences?
    Speaking personally
    More on complex sentences: relationships and relatives
    How to be offensive with punctuation
    That pesky apostrophe
    Checking the checker
    Quote/unquote - avoiding plagiarism
    The machine’s out to get us
    Finale
    Glossary

    Bibliography
    Index

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      A Paperback / softback by Christine Sinclair

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        Publisher: Open University Press
        Publication Date: Publication Date: 16/03/2010
        ISBN13: 9780335240869, 978-0335240869
        ISBN10: 335240860

        Description

        Book Synopsis
      • Do you feel that your writing lets you down?
      • Are you concerned about how to punctuate properly?
      • Do you have problems turning your thoughts into writing?
      • Do you need some help with referencing?

        If so, then this book will help you to address your concerns and feel more confident about your writing skills!

        This book introduces grammar in a gentle way by illustrating the kinds of issues students may come across by setting them in context using a soap opera style script. Through a combination of the stories of the students and carefully constructed chapters, the book provides details on the essential aspects of grammar, language use and punctuation needed by all university students. There are also exercises to encourage the reader to relate the issues to their own practice and experiences, as well as an extensive glossary which defines the terms that are used throughout the book.

        This new edition is completely revised and updated with a new structure covering:

        Table of Contents
        List of figures
        Introduction to the second edition

        Introduction
        Bad language
        Standard practice
        Who or what is the subject?
        Where’s the action? The verb
        The complete sentence
        What goes wrong with sentences?
        Speaking personally
        More on complex sentences: relationships and relatives
        How to be offensive with punctuation
        That pesky apostrophe
        Checking the checker
        Quote/unquote - avoiding plagiarism
        The machine’s out to get us
        Finale
        Glossary

        Bibliography
        Index

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