A succinct and comprehensive overview of English grammar, this text serves as both a textbook and a reference. With straightforward information on everything from punctuation and parts of speech to research and documentation, this practical, up-to-date handbook is a must for Canadian writers in any field. A Note to the Reader A Note to the Instructor Part One: Grammar Basics 1. Parts of Speech Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections 2. Sentence Structure Subjects and Predicates Phrases and Clauses Sentence Types Sentence Patterns 3. Verbs Revisited Person Tense Principal Parts of the Verb Participles Mood Verb Types Subjects, Objects, and Complements Active and Passive Voice Part Two: Elementary Errors 4. Subject-Verb Agreement Reversed Sentence Order Words between Subject and Verb Relative Pronouns Linking Verbs Correlated Subjects Collective Nouns as Subjects Compound Subjects Plural Nouns Indefinite Pronouns 5. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement and Pronoun Case Clear Pronoun Reference Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent Pronoun Case Parting Tips on Pronoun Case 6. Diction and Danglers Diction Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers Fixing Danglers Part Three: Points of Style 7. Parallelism and Faulty Constructions Parallelism Faulty Constructions 8. Punctuation Terminal Punctuation Internal Punctuation Part Four: Writing Essentials 9. Writing Well: A Compendium of Tips Four Stages of Writing Top Twelve Writing Tips 10. Style and Documentation Answers Glossary of Grammatical Terms Resources Index *Note: Chapters 1-8 end with Review Exercises "It is clear and accessible and the informality of much of the language will help students to overcome their fear of grammar rules and conventions." --Sally Hayward, University of Lethbridge Maxine Ruvinsky is a former journalist and professor of journalism. She is the author of two other Oxford University Press textbooks: Investigative Reporting in Canada, 2008; and Reporting for the Media, Canadian Edition, 2011.