Common Grammatical Mistakes

Common Grammatical Mistakes book cover — UNDERSTAND NG GRAM MAR COMMON GRAMMATICAL MISTAKES ANN RIGGS CREATIVE EDUCATION

Common Grammatical Mistakes — page 1 — Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Liddy Walseth Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed by Corporate Graphics in the United States of America Photographs by Getty Images Thomas Barwick Alistair Berg Burazin Christian Kober Cyril Laubscher MoMo Productions Steve Morenos Newspix Magnus Ragnvid Andy Ryan Joel Sartore Kim Taylor Art Wolfe iStockphoto Jill Battaglia by_nicholas Michael Cogliantry Matthew Dixon FotoVoyager Lisa Gagne Eric Isselée Valerii Kaliuzhnyi Natasha Litova Narvikk Sadeugra Natalia Sinjushina Ramona Smiers Prapass Wahnapinij Copyright 2012 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data for the hardcover edition Riggs Ann Common grammatical mistakes by Ann Riggs p cm Understanding grammar Includes bibliographical references and index Summary An examination of the rules behind English grammar focusing on the most common mistakes made by writers including dangling participles run-on sentences and misused words and how to ﬁx them ISBN 978-1-60818-092-9 hardcover ISBN 978-1-56660-056-9 eBook 1 English language Errors of usage 2 English language Grammar I Title II Series PE1460 R523 2010 428 dc22 2010028300 CPSIA 110310 PO1386 First Edition 246897531

Common Grammatical Mistakes — page 2 — TABLE of CONTENTS 4 INTRODUCTION CHAPTERS Hanging on for Dear Life Too Little Too Much or Just Right Only if You Mean It The Case in Question Making Wise Choices 6 14 22 30 38 12 20 28 36 44 46 47 48 BUILD YOUR OWN SENTENCE ACTIVITIES Having Second Thoughts Picking Up the Pieces Cutting It in Half Pointing in the Right Direction Knowing the Difference SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY G L O S S A RY INDEX

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