The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grammar and StylePenguin, 10. 3. 2003 - Počet stran: 352 A staple for adults, students, and anyone who has ever been baffled by then to use a comma--and a serial comma--The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grammar and Style contains basic chapters on the parts of speech, gradually building up to the finer points of writing, sentence structure, punctuation, creating paragraphs, and following accepted publishing styles. |
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Part 1 No Uncertain Terms | 1 |
Part 2 Under the Grammar Hammer | 35 |
Part 3 Usage and Abusage | 127 |
Part 4 Tools of the Trade | 175 |
Style | 229 |
Part 6 In Your Write Mind | 275 |
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grammar and Style Laurie Tozakis,Rabbi Benjamin Blech Omezený náhled - 1997 |
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