Jakeman Vanessa, Harrison Mark, Paterson Ken. Improve Your Grammar. The Essential Guide to Accurate Writing

3rd edition. — Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022 — 169 p. — ISBN 978-1-3509-3364-4.Packed with clear guidance on the nuts and bolts of grammar and plenty of examples, this text will help students master the fundamentals of English grammar and tackle written assignments with confidence. 60+ bite-sized units help students overcome common areas of difficulty, such as forming different tenses, using connectives to link ideas and build an argument, punctuating sentences and choosing the right words. Each unit is presented on a double-page spread, making it easy for students to flick through the book and quickly find the unit they need. Short, focused exercises at the end of each unit - with answers provided at the back of the book - make this text ideal for both self-study and classroom use. This third edition contains four new units on hedging, being critical and collocation.Improve Your Grammar is an essential resource for students of all disciplines and levels wanting to excel at writing, and can be used as a self-study workbook or on tutor-led grammar modules.Parts of speech
Parts of a sentence
Singular or plural subjects and verbs
Correct tense formation
Using more than one verb tense
Modal verbs
Using the passive
Direct and indirect questions
Conditionals (If …)
Using adverbs
Emphasising
Negative words and phrases
Gerunds and infinitives
Articles: a/an, the
Relative clauses: who, which, that, etc.
Comparing and contrasting
Describing similarities and differences
Using noun phrases
Commas (1): correct uses
Commas (2): incorrect uses
Colons and semicolons
Hyphens, dashes and brackets
Apostrophes
Inverted commas
Capital letters
Linking: contrasting
Linking: adding
Linking: causes
Linking: results
Signposting
Using pronouns correctly
Avoiding repetition of words