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Grammar for Adults?

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George - 16 Nov 2003 22:41 GMT
I seek a book that can be used to teach college students (and adults!)
about parts of speech, diagramming
 sentences, etc. I have a 7th grade book that does a pretty good job,
but I don't want to give that  to college students.

To reply directly to me, replace all 'z' with 'a' in email address.
John Ramsay - 17 Nov 2003 16:36 GMT
> I seek a book that can be used to teach college students (and adults!)
> about parts of speech, diagramming
>   sentences, etc. I have a 7th grade book that does a pretty good job,
> but I don't want to give that  to college students.
>
> To reply directly to me, replace all 'z' with 'a' in email address.

Are these ESL students or native English speakers?

If native, the McGraw-Hill Handbook of English is
useful and very thorough.
George - 27 Nov 2003 01:29 GMT
>Are these ESL students or native English speakers?

Virtually all are native speakers.
I will look into the book you suggest.
Thank you.
George - 27 Nov 2003 01:37 GMT
>McGraw-Hill Handbook of English

According to Books in Print, that was last published in 1978 and it is
out of print.
John Ramsay - 27 Nov 2003 16:09 GMT
> >McGraw-Hill Handbook of English
>
> According to Books in Print, that was last published in 1978 and it is
> out of print.

It's now called The McGraw-Hill College Handbook

See below. From McGraw-Hill's webpage.

There's been some cut & pasting from the old edition
but the song remains the same -:)

 

             The McGraw-Hill College Handbook  Compositions
                         Author(s): Richard Marius  Harvey Wiener
                         ISBN: 007040481X
                         Format: Hardcover, 640 pages.              
                         Pub date: January 1, 1994      The Short
                         Copyright: 1994                Handbook for
                         $51.87                         US Writers
                         

                       A Writer's Resource CD-ROM

                      Contents            

                            Book ONE: THE WRITING PROCESS.
                             PART ONE: WRITING ESSAYS AND PARAGRAPHS
                              1. Planning a Paper
                              2. Writing and Revising a Paper
                              3. Writing Strong Paragraphs.
                             PART TWO: WRITING CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE
                                       SENTENCES
                              4. Basic Sentence Structure
                              5. Sentence Logic
                              6. Coordination, Subordination,
                                 Parallelism

                              7. Emphasis and Variety.
                             PART THREE: USING WORDS EFFECTIVEL
                              8. Choosing Tone and Diction
                              9. Using Imagery and Figurative Language.
                              10. Making Every Word Count.
                              11. Avoiding Bias.
                              12. Using a Dictionary and Thesaurus.
                            Book TWO: USAGE RULES AND OPTIONS.
                             PART FOUR: UNDERSTANDING GRAMMAR AND
                              WRITING CORRECT SENTENCES.
                              13. Correcting Run-ons and Comma Splices.
                              14. Correcting Sentence Fragments.
                              15. Making Subject and Verb Agree.
                              16. Using Verb Forms Correctly.
                              17. Using Pronouns Correctly.
                              18. Adjective and Adverb Modifiers.
                              19. Avoiding Misplaced Modifiers.
                              20. Avoiding Confusing Shifts.
                             PART FIVE: UNDERSTANDING PUNCTUATION.
                              21. Selecting End Marks.
                              22. Using Commas.
                              23. Using Semicolons.
                              24. Using Apostrophes.
                              25. Using Quotation Marks.
                              26. Other Marks of Punctuation.
                             PART SIX: UNDERSTANDING MECHANICS.
                              27. Improving Spelling.
                              28. Capitalizing Correctly.
                              29. Using Numbers and Abbreviations.
                              30. Using Italics.
                            Book THREE: SPECIAL WRITING TASKS.
                             PART SEVEN: WRITING A RESEARCH PAPER.
                              31. Starting a Research Project.
                              32. Planning a Research Paper.
                              33. Citing and Documenting Sources.
                              34. Developing, Writing, and Revising a
                               Research Paper.
                             PART EIGHT: OTHER WRITING TASKS.
                              35. Writing Logical Arguments.
                              36. Writing About Literature.
                              37. Writing Across the Curriculum.
                              38. Writing in the Work Place.
                              39. Improving Study Techniques.
                              40. Writing an Essay Exam.
                              41. Using a Word Processor
                           ESL Appendix
                              Glossary of Usage
                              Glossary of Grammatical Terms

                     
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George - 07 Dec 2003 04:25 GMT
> The McGraw-Hill College Handbook  Compositions
>                          Author(s): Richard Marius  Harvey Wiener
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>                          $51.87                         US Writers
>                          

I have gotten a copy of this from the library.
I like it but, even though its (c) 1994, it is quite dated because
it discusses typewritten work and does not assume that virtually all
writing is done today on a computer.
Any suggestions for a more modern book?
 
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