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THE KNOWLEDGE YOU NEED TO BE A GRAMMAR GURU.

How you speak and write can say a lot about you. Grammar makes a lasting impression, but learning it can seem like a never-ending parade of complicated and contradictory rules! That’s why we at The Princeton Review created Grammar Smart—instead of boring you with countless rules and confusing grammatical terms, this book takes a fun approach to showing the logic behind each correct sentence.

This updated fourth edition of Grammar Smart brings you:
• In-depth reviews of the basic parts of speech
• Tips on how to avoid misplaced modifiers and dangling participles
• A glossary of key grammar terms
• Quick quizzes throughout the book to help you check your progress
• Detailed sentence diagrams to help you identify word classes
• Comprehensive summaries of each major grammar topic

ISBN-13: 9781524710569

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Publication Date: 11-07-2017

Pages: 272

Product Dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)

Series: Smart Guide (Creative Homeowner)

The experts at The Princeton Review have been helping students, parents, and educators achieve the best results at every stage of the education process since 1981. The Princeton Review has helped millions succeed on standardized tests, and provides expert advice and instruction to help parents, teachers, students, and schools navigate the complexities of school admission. In addition to classroom courses in over 40 states and 20 countries, The Princeton Review also offers online and school-based courses, one-to-one and small-group tutoring as well as online services in both admission counseling and academic homework help.

Table of Contents

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Introduction 1

Part 1 The Names of Things 13

A Nouns 15

B Adjectives 19

C Verbs 23

Tense 23

Principal Parts 28

D Adverbs 30

E Pronouns 33

Personal Pronouns 33

Mirror Pronouns 37

Relative Pronouns 38

Question Pronouns 41

Pointing Pronouns 41

Indefinite Pronouns 42

F Prepositions 45

G Conjunctions 48

Coordinating Conjunctions 48

Correlative Conjunctions 48

Subordinating Conjunctions 49

H Interjections 51

I Articles 52

Summary 53

Batting Practice 57

Part 2 The Sentence 65

A The Subject 66

B The Predicate 70

Predicate: The Sequel 72

The Direct Object 73

The Indirect Object 74

C Phrases 75

Prepositional Phrases 75

Verbals 76

Infinitive Phrases 77

Gerund Phrases 79

Participial Phrases 80

D Clauses 82

Noun Clauses 83

Adjective Clauses 84

Adverb Clauses 85

Summary 87

Part 3 Putting It All Together 89

A Agreement 90

Subject-Verb Agreement 91

Pronoun Agreement 95

B Parallel Construction 99

C Misplaced Modifiers 105

D Faulty Comparison 110

E Idioms 114

F Diction 116

G Redundancy 127

H Voice And Mood 128

I Gender-Neutral Writing 130

Summary 133

Batting Practice 134

Part 4 Punctuation 141

A The Period 143

B The Question Mark 144

C The Exclamation Point 145

D The Comma 146

E The Semicolon 152

F The Colon 153

G Parentheses 154

H The Dash 155

I The Apostrophe 156

J The Hyphen 158

K Quotation Marks 159

L Emojis 161

Part 5 Commonly-Asked Questions and Answers 163

Part 6 7 Easy Ways to Look Bad 171

Part 7 Glossary 175

Part 8 The World Series 185

Answer Key 215