TY  - BOOK
AU  - Young,A.Robert
AU  - Strauch,Ann O.
TI  - Nitty Gritty Grammar: Sentence Essentials for Writers 
SN  - 9780521606547 (Student Book)
U1  - 428.2/4 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Sentences
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Rhetoric
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Grammar
KW  - Report writing
N1  - Includes index; Previous ed. 1998; First published by St. Martin's Press, Inc. 1994; "Nitty Gritty Grammar, Second Edition, focuses on essential areas of English grammar that cause difficulty for developing writers. It guides students through the learning process by exploring grammar in context, providing controlled practice, and giving students thought-provoking writing assignments in which they can practice grammar in a more open-minded format.; The grammar points are illustrated in reading passages from a variety of genres, from comic strips to an excerpt from the 9/11 Comission Report. After each grammar points is thoroughly explained. it is presented in summary form in a Nitty Gritty box that serves as a handy reference tool for students and teachers. A Chapter Review at the end of each chapter list all of the grammar points in the chapter and offers exercises that give students the opportunity to practice and consolidate what they have learned.; This book addresses the specific grammar problems common in student writing, such as run-on sentences, sentence fragmetns, and incorrect article usage. It truly covers the "nitty gritty." In keeping with this focus on grammar for writers, some grammar structures that are traditionally included in a general grammar text are not covered or are mentioned only briefly in this book. For example, in the chapters on verb tenses, significantly more attention is paid to statements than to questions because questions are relatively uncommon in academic writing; Nitty Gritty Grammar can be used as a main text in a grammar class or as a grammar supplement in a writing class. It teaches grammar in the context of writing and includes several writing assignments in every chapter. However, because Nitty Gritty Grammar does not teach composition per se, teachers may want to supplement the material in this book with a composition in academic writing; Nitty Gritty Grammar can be used as the main text in a grammar class or as a grammar supplement in a writing class. It teaches grammar in the context of writing and includes several writing assignments in every chapter. However, because Nitty Gritty Grammar does not teach composition per se, teachers may want to supplement the material in this book with a composition text as needed.; It is not necessary to teach the chapters in order and it is not necessary to cover all of them. Students and teachers should select the chapters that are relevant to their needs." (p.ix); FEATURES OF THE TEACHER'S MANUAL; The Teacher's Manual provides the following support for teachers:
; Background information for the opening reading selections, which you may want to share with your students
; Common "trouble spots" for students and ways to handle them
; Additional information on the usage of grammar
; Additional example sentences that illustrate the grammar and can be used to clarify or check students' understanding of the concepts
; Additional explanation of the practice exercises to help you understand their purpose and to prepare students for them
; Suggestions on how to develop, vary, or streamline the lessons for your class
;  Answers to all exercises, except for those that appear in the Student's Book as part of the explanation and those that are answers to open-ended exercises." (p. v); PLAN OF THE BOOK; SECTION 1; Chapter 1 Sentence Essentials; Part 1 Subjects; Part 2 Verbs; Part 3 Sentence Beginnings and Endings; Chapter 2 Simple,Compound, and Complex Sentences; Part 1 Independent and Dependent Clauses; Part 2 Simple and Compound Sentences; Part 3 Complex Sentences; Chapter 3 Run-On Sentences and Sentence Fragments; Part 1 Run-On Sentences; Part 2 Sentence Fragments; Section 2; Chapter 4 Nouns; Part 1 Count Nouns; Part 2 Noncount Nouns; Part 3 Proper Nouns; Chapter 5 Articles; Part 1 Articles with Singular Count Nouns; Part 2 Articles with Plural and Noncount Nouns; SECTION 3; Chapter 6 The Simple Present and Present Progressive; Part 1 The Simple Present; Part 2 The Present Progressive; Chapter 7 The Simple Past and Past Progressive; Part 1 The Simple Past; Part 2 The Past Progressive; Chapter 8 The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Progressive; Part 1 The Present Perfect; Part 2 The Present Perfect Progressive; Chapter 9 The Future; Part 1 The Future; Part 2 Future in the Past; SECTION 4; Chapter 10 Modals; Part 1 Forming Modals; Part 2 Using Modals to Express Ability; Part 3 Using Modals to Express Possibility, and Logical Conclusions.; Part 4 Using Modals to Express Requirements, Recommandations, and Mistakes; Chapter 11 Conditionals; Part 1 Clauses in Conditional Sentences; Part 2 Unreal Conditions; Part 3 Real Conditionals; Chapter 12 Hope and Wish; Part 1 Clauses in Sentences with Wish and Hope; Part 2 Verb Tenses in Sentences with Wish and Hope; Part 3 Meaning Hope vs Wish; SECTION 5; Chapter 13 Prepositions; Part 1 Location; Part 2 Time; Chapter 14 Words Form; Part 1 Parts of Speech; Part 2 Common Word Endings; Chapter 15 Final Do's and Don'ts
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