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English Language Skills Vera Hughes

English Language Skills von Vera Hughes

English Language Skills Vera Hughes

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Zusammenfassung

A reference book of the basic rules of spelling, grammar and punctuation which will be of use to those in the business and office world where clear accurate English is required. At the end of the book there are exercises and a list of words which people mis-spell and confuse.

English Language Skills Zusammenfassung

English Language Skills Vera Hughes

Written in straightforward, simple English, Vera Hughes' book is a lively reminder of the basic rules of the English language. Spelling, grammar and punctuation are treated in an lively and imaginative way. Current usage is a recurring theme and noun, verb, adjective and subject are the only technical terms used.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 Sentences and paragraphs: the right length for a sentence; punctuating the beginnings and ends of a sentence; when to start a new paragraph; presentation skills; piece/peace; practice/practise; points to remember. Part 2 Full stops and commas: full stops, question marks and exclamation marks; the only definite rules about commas; you and I/you and me; accept/except; points to remember. Part 3 Complete sentences; writing a complete sentence; a subject; a verb; of/off; of/have; points to remember. Part 4 Three basic spelling rules: i before e; plurals of nouns ending in "y"; doubled consonants; two/to/too; affect/effect; points to remember. Part 5 Singulars and plurals: making the verb agree with the subject; the verb "to be"; collective nouns; personal/personnel; lend/borrow; points to remember. Part 6 Possessive apostrophes: which word takes the apostrophe?; where does the apostrophe go? singular nouns which end in "s"; seperate; where/were; points to remember. Part 7 Omission apostrophes: how and when to use the omission apostrophe; when to use omission apostrophes in business; when to use "more..." or "...er"; whether/weather; points to remember. Part 8 Its and their: Its and its; their, there and they're; apostrophes in plurals; did/done; points to remember. Part 9 Quotation marks: using double quotation marks; using single quotation marks; common phrases - seperate or together?; sight/site; points to remember. Part 10 Semi-colons and colons: when and how to use a semi-colon; when and how to use a colon; to lie and to lay; different from/to/than; points to remember. Part 11 Hyphens, dashes and brackets: when and how to use hyphens; when and how to use dashes; when and how to use brackets; brackets and full stops; none; stationary/stationery; points to remember. Part 12 Abbreviations: the common abbreviations; time, weight and measurement abbreviations; whose/who's/who/when; teach/learn; them/those; points to remember. Part 13 Writing for special occasions: letter of complaint; thank you letter; letter of condolence; poster or leaflet; newspaper article; radio script; points to remember. Appendices: commonly mis-spelled words, confusibles.

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR002441733
9780333485354
0333485351
English Language Skills Vera Hughes
Vera Hughes
Macmillan modern office series
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Broschiert
Cengage Learning EMEA
1990-04-09
160
N/A
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