Improve your grammar the essential guide to accurate writing

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Contents
Introduction
How to use this book
1 Parts of speech
2 Parts of a sentence
3 Singular or plural subjects and verbs
4 Correct tense formation
5 Using more than one verb tense
6 Modal verbs
7 Using the passive
8 Direct and indirect questions
9 Conditionals (If …)
10 Using adverbs
11 Emphasising
12 Negative words and phrases
13 Gerunds and infinitives
14 Articles: a/an, the
15 Relative clauses: who, which, that, etc.
16 Comparing and contrasting
17 Describing similarities and differences
18 Using noun phrases
19 Commas (1): correct uses
20 Commas (2): incorrect uses
21 Colons and semicolons
22 Hyphens, dashes and brackets
23 Apostrophes
24 Inverted commas
25 Capital letters
26 Linking: contrasting
27 Linking: adding
28 Linking: causes
29 Linking: results
30 Signposting
31 Using pronouns correctly
32 Avoiding repetition of words
33 Parallel structures
34 Participles
35 Incomplete sentences
36 Avoiding long and disorganised sentences
37 Avoiding too many short sentences
38 Building successful long sentences
39 Hedging (1): with verbs and adverbs
40 Hedging (2): with adjectives and phrases
41 Giving a definition
42 Introducing an example
43 Citing
44 Paraphrasing
45 Incorporating data
46 Formal language (1)
47 Formal language (2)
48 The language of argument
49 The language of critique
50 Using prepositions (1)
51 Using prepositions (2)
52 Creating longer words
53 Using single words for impact
54 Using phrasal verbs
55 Collocations (1)
56 Collocations (2)
57 Commonly misused words
58 Commonly confused words – homonyms
59 Key spelling rules
60 Common spelling mistakes
61 Writing an email to your tutor
62 Covering letters and CVs
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Index