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Print Price: $44.99

Format:
Paperback
160 pp.
190 mm x 255 mm

ISBN-13:
9780195529098

Copyright Year:
2014

Imprint: Oxford University Press


The Grammar Handbook

Second Edition

Gordon Winch

The Grammar Handbook is an essential reference for English grammar, punctuation and usage. It is ideal for undergraduate students seeking additional assistance with their grammar. The functional grammar section includes models of text types divided into literary text types and factual text types and grammar is introduced in a logical sequence so that students will understand the meaning of terms. The easy-to-use contents list and page tabs provide a handy reference to support any language activity from word, phrase and sentence level through to text level. This Handbook provides students the answers to everyday English usage questions.

Readership : Suitable for undergraduate students seeking additional assistance with their grammar.

Introduction
Word Level: The Parts of Speech
- Nouns
- Pronouns
- Adjectives
- Verbs
- Adverbs
- Prepositions
- Conjunctions
- Articles
- Interjections
- Parsing
Group, Phrase, Clause and Sentence Levels
- Groups
- Phrases
- Clauses
- Sentences
- Punctuation
Text Level
- Text Level Structure
- Text Types/Genres
- Literary Texts
- Factual Texts
- Persuasive Texts
Correct Usage
- Confused Words
- Homonyms
- Making Sense
Figurative Language
The Affix
Origins of Words

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Gordon Winch was previously Head of the Department of English at Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education, now the Lindfield campus of the University of Technology, Sydney, and is currently a full-time author and educational consultant. He has taught in primary and secondary schools in Australia and overseas, holds a Master of Arts and Master of Education form Sydney University, and a PhD in English and Education from the University of Wisconsin. He is currently an Ambassador for the Dymocks Literacy Foundation, now called Dymocks Children's Charities, and acts on the selection panel of the Premier's Literacy Challenge, New South Wales.

Making Sense - Margot Northey and Joan McKibbin

Special Features

  • Includes sections on all levels of traditional grammar.
  • Provides clear definitions and examples to show how language works.
  • Demonstrates the function of grammar in a broad range of informative, imaginative and persuasive text types.
  • The user-friendly index allows students to dip in and out to support any language activity.