The Briefest English Grammar and Punctuation Guide Ever_2011.pdf

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1、BeeTextGRAMPUNC17FebQ7.qxd:Layout123/2/113:20PMPage1ThebriefestEnglishgrammarandpunctuationguideever!RuthColmangrewupinanorthernSydneybeachsuburbandattendedstateschools.ShedidacolourfulBAattheUniversityofSydney.ShetaughtEnglishatsecondaryschoolsforabouttenyearsin

2、AustraliaandSouth-eastAsia,beforegettingsidetrackedintoeditorialwork.BeeTextGRAMPUNC17FebQ7.qxd:Layout123/2/113:20PMPage2AUNSWPressbookPublishedbyUniversityofNewSouthWalesPressLtdUniversityofNewSouthWalesSydneyNSW2052AUSTRALIAwww.unswpress.com.au©RuthColman2005,2

3、010,2011ThebriefestEnglishgrammarever!Firstpublishedbytheauthor2004.FirstpublishedbyUNSWPress2005.Reprinted2006,2008.Thebriefestpunctuationguideever!FirstpublishedbyUNSWPress2010.Thisbookiscopyright.Apartfromanyfairdealingforthepurposeofprivatestudy,research,crit

4、icismorreview,aspermittedundertheCopyrightAct,nopartmaybereproducedbyanyprocesswithoutwrittenpermission.Inquiriesshouldbeaddressedtothepublisher.NationalLibraryofAustraliaCataloguing-in-PublicationentryAuthor:Colman,RuthV.Title:ThebriefestEnglishgrammarandpunctua

5、tionguideever!/byRuthColman.ISBN:9781742232799(pbk.)Subjects:Englishlanguage–Grammar.Englishlanguage–Punctuation.DeweyNumber:428.2DesignDiQuickPrintEverbest,ChinaBeeTextGRAMPUNC17FebQ7.qxd:Layout123/2/113:20PMPage3ThebriefestEnglishgrammarandpunctuationguideever!

6、UNSWRuthColmanPRESSBeeTextGRAMPUNC17FebQ7.qxd:Layout123/2/113:20PMPage4BeeTextGRAMPUNC17FebQ7.qxd:Layout123/2/113:20PMPage5ContentsPART1:GrammarPrefacetothegrammarguide2Intro3Sentences4Clausesandphrases6Words–andtheirfunctions8Nouns9Pronouns11Verbs14Adjectives25A

7、dverbs27Prepositions29Conjunctions30Articles(ordeterminers)30Exclamations31Moreaboutclauses32Inconclusion...35BeeTextGRAMPUNC17FebQ7.qxd:Layout123/2/113:20PMPage7PART2:PunctuationPreface:Whatthispartisandisn’t37Intro38I’mwritingordinarysentences.Whatpunctuationma

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