Grammar For Writers

Author : C. Beth Burch
Publisher : Archway Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1480838683
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grammar for Writers written by C. Beth Burch and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-02 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lively textbook on grammar helps writers of all abilities understand how the English language functions in contemporary life. It begins with a close examination of sentence patterns, word classes, and syntactical transformations, laying a structural base for understanding usage. Examples from a variety of published writers further your understanding of writing well from a rhetorical and stylistic perspective. Whether you’re a beginning student, an advanced grammarian, or someone who wants to know more about how language works and how to use it, this textbook gives you what you need. Learn how to • manipulate, join, and transform patterns that undergird sentences; • write sentence patterns, transformations, and figures to establish habits of strong and varied sentence building; • compare kinds of grammatical and rhetorical structures and their effects on readers; and • analyze sentences and chunks of text for grammatical underpinnings and rhetorical effect. Become a better writer by understanding grammar, usage, and punctuation with the explanations, examples, and exercises in Grammar for Writers.

Author : C. Beth Burch
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Longman
ISBN 13 : 9780205318049
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Writer's Grammar written by C. Beth Burch and published by Addison-Wesley Longman. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Writer's Grammar is a lively, engaging, and writing-intensive introduction to grammar from a rhetorical and stylistic perspective. A Writer's Grammar makes clear and interesting the relationship between good writing and grammatical knowledge. Presenting grammatical concepts in a hierarchical manner, it builds logically from basic elements to more advanced concepts, showing how grammar affects a writer's style. Writing instruction within each section gives students guided practice to help them apply their knowledge and integrate a new and deeper understanding of language.

Author : Meg LaTorre
Publisher : Iwriterly
ISBN 13 : 9781734601817
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cyborg Tinkerer written by Meg LaTorre and published by Iwriterly. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deadly circus competition. A tinkerer tasked with removing the losing cyborgs' implants. Who is she to protect when she falls for both the handsome ringleader and a beautiful acrobat?

Author : Marcy Kennedy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780992037185
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grammar for Fiction Writers written by Marcy Kennedy and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-23 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not your same old boring grammar guide! This book is fun, fast, and focused on writing amazing fiction. The world of grammar is huge, but fiction writers don't need to know all the nuances to write well. In fact, some of the rules you were taught in English class will actually hurt your fiction writing, not help it. "Grammar for Fiction Writers" won't teach you things you don't need to know. It's all about the grammar that's relevant to you as you write your novels and short stories. Here's what you'll find inside: Punctuation Basics including the special uses of dashes and ellipses in fiction, common comma problems, how to format your dialogue, and untangling possessives and contractions. Knowing What Your Words Mean and What They Don't including commonly confused words, imaginary words and phrases, how to catch and strengthen weak words, and using connotation and denotation to add powerful subtext to your writing. Grammar Rules Every Writer Needs to Know and Follow such as maintaining an active voice and making the best use of all the tenses for fast-paced writing that feels immediate and draws the reader in. Special Challenges for Fiction Writers like reversing cause and effect, characters who are unintentionally doing the impossible, and orphaned dialogue and pronouns. Grammar "Rules" You Can Safely Ignore When Writing Fiction Each book in the "Busy Writer's Guides" series is intended to give you enough theory so that you can understand why things work and why they don't, but also enough examples to see how that theory looks in practice. In addition, they provide tips and exercises to help you take it to the pages of your own story with an editor's-eye view. Most importantly, they cut the fluff so you have more time to write and to live your life."

Author : Jonathan Rogers
Publisher : FaithWords
ISBN 13 : 9780446556927
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World According to Narnia written by Jonathan Rogers and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2009-02-28 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively and engaging exploration of the many Christian themes in C.S. Lewis's widely-known and universally loved children's stories.

Author : Nancy M. Sullivan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042962431X
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essential Grammar for Today's Writers, Students, and Teachers written by Nancy M. Sullivan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative grammar text is an ideal resource for writers, language students, and classroom teachers who need an accessible refresher in a step-by-step guide to essential grammar. Rather than becoming mired in overly detailed linguistic definitions, Nancy Sullivan helps writers and students understand and apply grammatical concepts and develop the skills they need to enhance their writing. Along with engaging discussions of both contemporary and traditional terminology, Sullivan's text provides clear explanations of the basics of English grammar and a practical, hands-on approach to mastering the use of language. Complementing the focus on constructing excellent sentences, every example and exercise set is contextually grounded in language themes. This updated edition includes new sections in each chapter on Writing Matters (addressing key tools and concerns for writers) and Language Varieties (addressing issues of social and regional dialect variation). This is an ideal textbook for any writing course across disciplines where grammatical precision is important. Online resources including additional exercises, links, and an answer key are available at Routledge.com/9780367148683. Instructor materials accompanying the text provide teachers with activities designed for face-to-face, hybrid, and online instruction to enliven these basic grammar lessons as well as writing activities to integrate these concepts into students' own writing.

Author : Michael Kischner
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780155063747
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Writers' Choices written by Michael Kischner and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book for college composition instructors who want to devote one part of their course to English sentence structure and style. This handbook teaches traditional English syntax and immediately shows students how to apply that knowledge. Full of stimulating, college-level exercises, this text is user-friendly and empowers students with conscious knowledge of the tools at their disposal when writing.

Author : Amy Benjamin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317566270
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Infusing Grammar Into the Writer's Workshop written by Amy Benjamin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help your students improve their language skills and become stronger readers and writers. In this timely book, literacy experts Amy Benjamin and Barbara Golub offer best practices for fortifying the writer’s workshop model with meaningful, relevant instruction in grammar. The book answers questions such as... What does a writer’s workshop look like and how does it fit into balanced literacy models? How does grammar fit into a writer’s workshop? How can you use natural language acquisition to transition children from non-Standard to Standard English patterns? How can you teach students to identify a complete sentence? What are effective ways to teach parts of speech? How can you build on nouns and verbs to teach adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, and dependent clauses? In each chapter, you’ll find out exactly what teaching the targeted concept looks like in a workshop classroom. Examples are provided for different grade levels and can be adapted as necessary to meet your needs. This book is a No-Worksheet Zone. You’ll learnhow to present grammar using authentic text and talk, leading to more durable learning.

Author : Roy Speed
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780983545514
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Writer's Guide to Grammar - Student Workbook written by Roy Speed and published by . This book was released on 2018-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide and workbook for students on English grammar, usage, and punctuation.

Author : Joyce S. Cain
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
ISBN 13 : 9780132088985
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grammar for Writing 1 written by Joyce S. Cain and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2012 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grammar for Writing is a three-level series that provides students with the essential grammar applications they need to become proficient writers. Based on the series Eye on Editing, Grammar for Writing updates the existing two levels and adds a third level for expanded content coverage. The series features authentic writing excerpts and practical tools to facilitate comprehension and application for students enrolled in writing or combined-skills courses. Features: Clear, concise grammar explanations and easy-to-read charts help summarize key learning objectives. Diagnostic pretests and self-check exercises assess students' understanding of the editing points. Exercises drawn from student writing focus on the most frequently occurring grammar errors. Editing guidelines help students identify and correct common grammatical mistakes. Authentic writings model application of grammar points. Corpus-informed approach to vocabulary gives the series an academic feel.