COMPLETE IDIOTS GUIDE TO GRAMMAR AND STYLE II EDITION BY DR. LAURIE E. ROZAKIS (Ph.D.)
FOR SSC, RAILWAYS, UPSC, NDA, CDS & STATE LEVEL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS.
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“THE COMPLETE IDIOTS GUIDE TO GRAMMAR AND STYLE II EDITION BY DR. LAURIE E. ROZAKIS (Ph.D.).
FOR SSC, RAILWAYS, UPSC, NDA, CDS & STATE LEVEL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS.
Hello friends
We the Team bookszoli always try to bring you the best study material and books that will help you in cracking exams like SSC Exams, Banking Exams, GRE Tests, and CAT.
Today we are sharing a book which is specially useful for those aspirants who are preparing for GRE TEST. Apart from examinations, this book is equally useful for someone who wants to improve his basic English and writing skills.
WHY YOU SHOULD READ THIS BOOK???
1. It will take you to step by step through basics of spelling, punctuation and sentence formation.
2. You will not be only knowing grammar rules but also become an effective communicator of what is written.
3. You will get explanations of writing styles including exposition, narration, and argument and self- description.
4. You will get examples of model documents such as resumes, cover letters and thank you notes.
5 .This book is for those unfortunate elementary students who somehow managed to pass their course but gained nothing, but now they want to go back and set things straight but consider this an impossible task.
Why you should not read this book??
- if you are a beginner, and you do not feel comfortable with English language, then you should not read this book, first clear your basics then comeback to this book.
- if you are some one who is looking for a traditional rule book type grammar book then this book is not for you.
- This book is useful for exams like GRE, but for SSC Exams and banking exams it is not so much helpful..
Contents at a Glance
Part 1: No Uncertain Terms 1
1 Are You Grammarphobic? 3
Probe your feeling about grammar and get clear definitions
for grammar, usage, mechanics, and style.
2 Conan the Grammarian 13
Discover the most common grammar errors, assess your own
writing strengths, and find out how you can improve your
writing—right now!
Part 2: Under the Grammar Hammer 25
3 Parts of Speech: Coming to Terms 21
Play with the building blocks of language to grasp the underpinnings
of writing and speech. This chapter teaches you all
about nouns, verbs, conjunctions, and prepositions.
4 Terms of Endearment: More Parts of Speech 47
Master the rest of the gang, too: adjectives, adverbs, pronouns,
and interjections.
5 Altered States: Verbs 59
Learn how to use the basic English tenses—and why it's so
important to do so. Also untangle the web of English verbs;
learn how to form the irregular past tense.
6 Woe Is I: Pronouns and Case 77
Who versus whom. (Or should I just shoot myself now?)
7 Multiple-Vehicle Wrecks: Pronoun Reference 89
Discover how the meaning of a pronoun comes from its
antecedent, the noun or pronoun to which it refers.
8 How to Write and Speak Good: AdjectivesVersus Adverbs 99
Good or well? Learn which part of speech to use when.
9 Reaching an Agreement: Matching Sentence Parts 111
Find out how to match subjects and verbs, pronouns and
Antecedents
10 Dazed and Confused: Common Usage Dilemmas 125
Get a grip on dangling and misplaced modifiers, mixed
metaphors, and split infinitives.
Part 3: Usage and Abusage 137
11 Phrases: Prime-Time Players 139
Probe prepositional phrases, admire appositives, and visit with
some verbals.
12 Clauses: Kickin'It Up a Notch 151
Learn about independent clauses, dependent clauses, adverb
clauses, adjective clauses, and noun clauses.
13 Sentence and Sensibility 165
Discover how to avoid fragments, run-ons, and comma splices.
14 Coordination and Subordination: What to Say
When the Cops Come 177
Select the sentence patterns that best convey your meaning.
Part 4: Tools of the Trade 191
15 The Writer's Tools: Round Up the Usual Suspects 193
Find out which tools can help you write better—and how.
16 Punctuation: Commas Are Our Friends 203
Learn the nuts and bolts: end marks, commas, semicolons and
colons, apostrophes, and the rest of the gang (quotation marks,
slash and dash, parentheses, brackets, and ellipses).
17 Capitalization and Abbreviations: Go to the
Head of the Class 223
Master the guideposts of our language
.
18 Guide to Spelling: Hooked on Phonics 233
Bee a good speller.
Part 5: Style: All the Write Stuff 2U
19 What Is Style, and How Do I Get Some? 251
Define "style" in writing and learn why it is so important
to crafting clear, effective prose
.
20 In Style 263
First, analyze the importance of audience to writing. Then
discover the four kinds of writing: exposition, narration,
argumentation, and description.
21 Stylish Sentences 275
Discover how to vary your sentence form and types to create a
more polished and effective writing style.
22 Conciseness: The Department of Redundancy
Department 287
Define "redundancy" and learn how to improve your writing
style by simplifying your sentences.
23 Diction: Find the Right Word, Not Its First Cousin 299
Learn the different levels of diction and how to distinguish
between confusing words.
24 Don't Go There: Words and Expressions to Avoid 311
Find out why its so important to avoid sexist language,
doublespeak, and clichés.
Part 6: In Your Write Mind 325
25 Business Writing: Write Angles 327
Design effective documents for the world of work. These
include resumes, cover letters, thank you notes, and good news
and bad news letters.
25 Business Writing: Write Angles 327
Design effective documents for the world of work. These
include resumes, cover letters, thank you notes, and good news
and bad news letters.
26 Personal Writing: In Your Write Mind 345
Write friendly letters, social notes, and letters of opinion.
Appendixes
A Glossary 357
B Model Documents 361
C Guide to Grammar and Usage 367
Index 395
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