02374cam a2200253 i 4500 on1414370496 OCoLC 20250331132742.0 231216t20242024enk b 001 0 eng d 9781509560547 (hardcover) (OCoLC)1414370496 YDX eng rda YDX SINLB OCLCO MNJ IMD LE# YDX IMT IG# VP@ PE1112 .P85 2024 Pullum, Geoffrey K., author. 25096 The truth about English grammar / Geoffrey K. Pullum. Cambridge, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Polity Press, 2024. xii, 189 pages ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-177) and index. Clauses, sentences, and phrases — Types of words — Clause types — Nouns and their phrases — Determinatives — Verbs — Adjectives — Adverbs — Prepositions — Coordinators, subordinators, and interjections — Content clauses — Tenseless subordinate clauses — Passive clauses — Relative clauses — Mythical grammar errors — Spelling and punctuation — Style. "Do you worry that your understanding of English grammar isn't what it should be? It may not be your fault. For hundreds of years, vague and confused ideas about how to state the rules have been passed down from one generation to the next. The available books for the general reader - thousands of them, shamelessly plagiarizing each other - repeat the same misguided definitions and generalizations that appeared in the schoolbooks used by your great-great-grandparents. Geoffrey K. Pullum thinks you deserve better. In this book he breaks away from the tradition. Presupposing no prior knowledge or technical terms, he provides an informal introduction to the essential concepts underlying grammar and usage. With his foundation, you will be equipped to understand the classification of words, the structure of phrases and clauses, and why some supposed grammar rules are really just myths. Also covered are some of the key points about spelling, apostrophes, hyphens, capitalization, and punctuation. Illuminating, witty, and incisive, The Truth About English Grammar is a vital book for all who love writing, reading, and thinking about English"-- Dust jacket flap. English grammar Grammar. English language 22368 lcc 0 0 lcc 0 0 TBS TBS 2025-03-31 0 P-EN LEARN PUL B07517 2025-03-31 1 2025-03-31 1 4615 4615