EN - English Grammar for the Utterly Confused.pdf

xContentsUsing Who, Which, That 26It’s a Wrap 27Test Yourself 27Chapter 3 Using Verbs Correctly 31Overview of Verb Functions 32The Six Verb Tenses 32Regular and Irregular Verbs 33How to Use Tenses 37Active and Passive Voice 39It’s a Wrap 40Test Yourself 40PART 2 USAGE AND ABUSAGE 45Chapter 4 Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly 47Is It an Adjective or an Adverb? 48Positive, Comparative, and Superlative Degrees of Comparisons 49Comparing with Adjectives and Adverbs 51Using Predicate Adjectives after Linking Verbs 52Double Negatives 54It’s a Wrap 55Test Yourself 55Chapter 5 Agreement: Matching Sentence Parts 61Like Peas in a Pod 62A Singular Subject Must Have a Singular Verb 63A Plural Subject Must Have a Plural Verb 65Collective Nouns and Indefinite Pronouns 66Special Problems in Agreement 69Agreement of Pronouns and Antecedents 70It’s a Wrap 71Test Yourself 71Chapter 6 The 25 Most Common Usage Problems 77Top Trouble Spots in Writing 78Most Common Grammar and Usage Errors 79Most Common Sentence Errors 83Most Common Spelling Errors 83Most Common Punctuation Errors 92Most Common Capitalization Errors 93Most Common Proofreading Errors 93