Rules of the Game - A Guide to Writing in Standard English

The book analyzes the characteristics of Standard Written American English sentences.

Table des matières

Preface: What is Standard Written American English (SWAE)?
Introduction: Why Writers Have Difficulty with SWAE.
Part I
Chapter One: The Acronym SWAE
Chapter Two: Two Major Characteristics of SWAE
Chapter Three: Elements of SWAE: The Clause
Chapter Four: Elements of SWAE: The Phrase
Chapter Five: Classifying Clauses
Chapter Six: The Flexible Clause
Chapter Seven: Verbal Phrases
Chapter Eight: Sentence Patterns
Chapter Nine: Additional Clause Patterns
Chapter Ten: The Flexible Phrase
Part II
Chapter Eleven: The Big Three
Chapter Twelve: Agreement I: Subjects and Verbs
Chapter Thirteen: Agreement II: Pronouns
Chapter Fourteen: Additional Pronoun Problems
Chapter Fifteen: Modification
Chapter Sixteen: Punctuation
Chapter Seventeen: "Form is the Shape of Content"
Epilogue: Consummatum Est
Notes
Bibliography
Author Biography

A propos de l'auteur

By Philip J. Skerry

Résumé

The book analyzes the characteristics of Standard Written American English sentences.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Philip J. Skerry, Skerry Philip J.
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781475852967
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-5296-7
• Pages: 126
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Pédagogie > Pédagogie, didactique, méthode; Education, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Language Arts / General, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Educational psychology, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: Languages other than English, Educational: Language, literature and literacy, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy