Bloomsbury Grammar Guide

Author: Gordon Jarvie
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408148013
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 255

Book Description
Grammar, the structure of a language, is often the subject of confusion. The Bloomsbury Grammar Guide is an easy-to-use handbook which provides the answers. Updated and revised throughout, the new edition is essential reading for all writers and readers of our increasingly dynamic and global language. It contains: - Words, phrases, sentences and clauses - Punctuation - where and how to use everything from the colon to the slash - Figures of speech and literary devices - Common errors - an A-Z list of easily confused words 'A Cook's tour of the English language' Oxford Times

Bloomsbury Grammar Guide

Author: Jarvie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780747515135
Category :
Languages : en
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Grammar Guide

Author: Gordon Jarvie
Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780747538752
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
This handbook aims to show how the English language works. Taking the reader through the elements of grammar, the book is divided into sections, including parts of speech, from nouns to interjections; sentence structure, from statements to paragraph; word formation, from basic forms to compounding punctuation; and figures of speech and literary devices, from alliteration to zeugma. An A-Z sections deals with common errors and points of confusion and how to avoid them.

The Grammar Book

Author: Zoë Paramour
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472972309
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
Shortlisted for Educational Book of the Year at the Education Resources Awards 2021. Everything you need to teach grammar in the primary classroom. What is the subjunctive mood? And when do you use a semi-colon? Are these questions that you, as a teacher, are afraid to ask? Cue this book! Written by two experienced teachers, The Grammar Book provides everything you need to teach grammar at primary level. Covering what you need to know as well as practical ideas to enliven your teaching, this book will make grammar fun and engaging – for both the pupils and for you too! Written in Zoë and Timothy Paramour's funny, frank and reassuring style, this definitive guide is all about the importance of teaching grammar as a tool for writing, not as an 'extra' and certainly not as a boring lesson. Instead, the ideas presented are linked to a range of National Curriculum units, with original short texts through which the teaching of grammar is used to support the delivery of the wider English curriculum and prepare children for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) assessments. All teaching resources can also be downloaded from the companion website. Each chapter covers a different element of grammar and provides you with everything you need to know as well as teaching ideas, cross-curricular links and resources, making The Grammar Book a must-have resource for teaching primary grammar effectively in the classroom or as part of homeschooling.

The Student's Guide to Writing

Author: John Peck
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350315591
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 185

Book Description
Aimed at students wishing to improve their writing skills, this guide deals with the key basics of grammar, punctuation and spelling while also showing students how to construct a sentence, how to build a paragraph and how to structure an essay. This third edition includes an expanded 'Spot the Mistake' section.

Bloomsbury Grammar Guide

Author: Middlesbrough Football Club
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780074751510
Category :
Languages : en
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Good Word Guide

Author: Martin H. Manser
Publisher: A & C Black
ISBN: 9780747565246
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 333

Book Description
As new words flood into conversations, presentations, e-mail correspondence and websites, ever more questions are generated as to how to speak and write correctly. This fully updated edition of the bestselling Good Word Guide offers information and advice on punctuation, pronunciation, spelling and grammar, and provides quick answers to everyday language problems.

The Right Word

Author: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472986962
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 417

Book Description
This three-in-one guide is the perfect addition to any professional or amateur writer's bookshelf. Aimed at those who use language in their day-to-day lives, it is divided into three parts. The Grammar Guide provides clear, comprehensive guidance on sentence structure, parts of speech and punctuation; the Vocabulary Builder helps you choose the right word by listing commonly confused, misused and cliched words; the dictionary of Literary Terms provides concise definitions of linguistic forms. The budding writer can use this guide to quickly enhance their style and improve their word power. The rules and advice provided are accompanied by usage examples throughout.

Cognitive Grammar in Stylistics

Author: Marcello Giovanelli
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350355488
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 215

Book Description
Providing an engaging, accessible and practically-focused introduction to cognitive grammar, this book demonstrates how central cognitive grammar principles can be used in stylistic analyses. Assuming no prior knowledge, it leads students through the basics of cognitive grammar, outlining its place within the field of cognitive linguistics as a whole, providing clear explanations of key principles and concepts, and explaining how these can be used to support the study of a range of literary and non-literary texts. Thoroughly updated throughout to encompass emerging trends in the field, this second edition features: - Increased exploration of a range of topics, including specificity and definiteness, scanning, perfective and imperfective verbs, action chains, and subjective and objective construal - A brand new chapter on extended projects in cognitive grammar - Additional activities, including on a wider range of literary texts - Further solutions to modelled answers - Updated examples, references, and further reading recommendations Presenting cognitive grammar as a powerful alternative to more traditional grammatical models to enable the analysis of texts, the book's primary focus is on the practical application of cognitive grammar to examples of language in context and on its potential for specifically literary and non-literary material. It offers a clear and facilitating approach to allow students to describe language features carefully and to explore how these descriptions can be developed into full and rich analyses.

A Creative Approach to Teaching Grammar

Author: Peter Burrows
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472909038
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 105

Book Description
This book offers a whole school approach to the teaching of grammar and punctuation that is fully matched to the demands of the English grammar and punctuation test and the new curriculum. With the shift towards elegant, well-constructed sentences, it offers the busy teacher three simple steps to motivate and engage children, through: • explicit teaching and modelling; • over forty practical games and activities; • application and improvement within editing and proof reading. This book draws on recent research but also is based on many years of classroom practice and a number of case studies. Practical examples develop teachers' understanding of grammatical terms and progression and show how it is possible to have a significant impact on vocabulary, sentence structure and children's writing in general. A balance is found where skills are explicitly taught but within the context of an exciting and interesting curriculum.