Reviewing Basic Grammar: A Guide to Writing Sentences and Paragraphs, Sixth Edition

This basic, step—by—step sentence—to—paragraph developmental writing textbook offers writing instruction and practice on grammar rules and concepts that help students succeed in their college courses and beyond. Introductory material on writing effective paragraphs is also included.

This book provides an effective and thorough review of basic grammatical concepts. It includes many exercises that allow readers to practice what they have learned. Chapters end with "Writing Paragraph" sections that illustrate grammar in the context of writing. The book includes a review of the basic parts of speech, such as making the subject and verb agree. The book also explores common errors in verb and pronoun usage; compound and complex sentences; sentence fragments, run-on sentences and comma splices; and punctuation capitalization. For writers and people interested in improving their writing.