English Grammar for the Utterly Confused - Laurie Rozakis 2003
Part 1 Welcome to grammarland
Chapter 1. Parts of Speech
Chapter 2. Using Pronouns Correctly
Three Other Rules for Using Pronouns
Chapter 3. Using Verbs Correctly
Part 2 Usage and Abusage
Chapter 4. Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly
Is It an Adjective or an Adverb?
Positive, Comparative, and Superlative Degrees of Comparison
Comparing with Adjectives and Adverbs
Using Predicate Adjectives after Linking Verbs
Chapter 5 Agreement: Matching Sentence Parts
A Singular Subject Must Have a Singular Verb
A Plural Subject Must Have a Plural Verb
Collective Nouns and Indefinite Pronouns
Agreement of Pronouns and Antecedents
Chapter 6 The 25 Most Common Usage Problems
Most Common Grammar and Usage Errors
Most Common Punctuation Errors
Most Common Capitalization Errors
Most Common Proofreading Errors
Improve Your Writing, One Step at a Time
Part 3 Sentence Sense
Chapter 7 Phrases and Clauses
Appositives and Appositive Phrases
Chapter 8 Writing Correct and Complete Sentences
The Four Different Sentence Functions
The Four Different Sentence Types
Sentence Errors: Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices
Chapter 9 Sentence Coordination and Subordination
Coordination versus Subordination
Part 4 A Writers Tools
Chapter 10 Punctuation
Chapter 11 Capitalization and Abbreviations
Avoiding Capital Offenses: The Rules of Capitalization
Capitalize Names of Places and Events
Capitalize Names of Languages and Religions
Capitalize Proper Adjectives and Product Names
Capitalize Names of Organizations, Institutions, Courses, and Famous Buildings
Capitalize Names of Days, Months, and Holidays
Capitalize Time and Other Proper Nouns
Good Things Come in Small Packages: The Rules of Abbreviations
Part 5 Struttin Your Stuff with Style
Chapter 12 Developing Your Own Writing Style
Chapter 13 Diction and Conciseness
Choosing the Appropriate Level of Diction
Three Ways to Write Concise Sentences
Chapter 14 Words and Expressions to Avoid