The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: An Easy-to-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-World Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes

228 Pages·2014·1.45 MB·English

by  Jane Straus

Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Preface and Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
Chapter 1: Grammar
Finding Nouns, Verbs, and Subjects
Subject-Verb Agreement
Clauses and Phrases
Pronouns
Who vs. Whom
Whoever vs. Whomever
Who, That, Which
Adjectives and Adverbs
Prepositions
Effective Writing
Chapter 2: Punctuation
Periods
Commas
Semicolons
Colons
Quotation Marks
Parentheses and Brackets
Apostrophes
Hyphens
Dashes
Ellipses
Question Marks
Exclamation Points
Chapter 3: Capitalization
Chapter 4: Writing Numbers
Chapter 5: Confusing Words and Homonyms
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q-R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Chapter 6: Quizzes
Grammar Pretest
Finding Nouns, Verbs, and Subjects Quiz 1
Finding Nouns, Verbs, and Subjects Quiz 2
Subject and Verb Agreement Quiz 1
Subject and Verb Agreement Quiz 2
Pronouns Quiz 1
Pronouns Quiz 2
Who, Whom, Whoever, Whomever Quiz 1
Who, Whom, Whoever, Whomever Quiz 2
Who, Whom, That, Which Quiz 1
Who, Whom, That, Which Quiz 2
Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz 1
Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz 2
Prepositions Quiz 1
Prepositions Quiz 2
Affect vs. Effect Quiz 1
Affect vs. Effect Quiz 2
Lay vs. Lie Quiz 1
Lay vs. Lie Quiz 2
Advice vs. Advise Quiz 1
Advice vs. Advise Quiz 2
Their vs. There vs. They're Quiz 1
Their vs. There vs. They're Quiz 2
More Confusing Words and Homonyms Quiz 1
More Confusing Words and Homonyms Quiz 2
Effective Writing Quiz 1
Effective Writing Quiz 2
Grammar Mastery Test
Punctuation, Capitalization, and Writing Numbers Pretest
Commas and Periods Quiz 1
Commas and Periods Quiz 2
Semicolons and Colons Quiz 1
Semicolons and Colons Quiz 2
Question Marks and Quotation Marks Quiz 1
Question Marks and Quotation Marks Quiz 2
Parentheses and Brackets Quiz 1
Parentheses and Brackets Quiz 2
Apostrophes Quiz 1
Apostrophes Quiz 2
Hyphens Between Words Quiz 1
Hyphens Between Words Quiz 2
Hyphens with Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz 1
Hyphens with Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz 2
Capitalization Quiz 1
Capitalization Quiz 2
Writing Numbers Quiz 1
Writing Numbers Quiz 2
Punctuation, Capitalization, and Writing Numbers Mastery Test
Chapter 7: Answers to Quizzes
Grammar Pretest Answers
Finding Nouns, Verbs, and Subjects Quiz 1 Answers
Finding Nouns, Verbs, and Subjects Quiz 2 Answers
Subject and Verb Agreement Quiz 1 Answers
Subject and Verb Agreement Quiz 2 Answers
Pronouns Quiz 1 Answers
Pronouns Quiz 2 Answers
Who, Whom, Whoever, Whomever Quiz 1 Answers
Who, Whom, Whoever, Whomever Quiz 2 Answers
Who, Whom, That, Which Quiz 1 Answers
Who, Whom, That, Which Quiz 2 Answers
Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz 1 Answers
Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz 2 Answers
Prepositions Quiz 1 Answers
Prepositions Quiz 2 Answers
Affect vs. Effect Quiz 1 Answers
Affect vs. Effect Quiz 2 Answers
Lay vs. Lie Quiz 1 Answers
Lay vs. Lie Quiz 2 Answers
Advice vs. Advise Quiz 1 Answers
Advice vs. Advise Quiz 2 Answers
Their vs. There vs. They're Quiz 1 Answers
Their vs. There vs. They're Quiz 2 Answers
More Confusing Words and Homonyms Quiz 1 Answers
More Confusing Words and Homonyms Quiz 2 Answers
Effective Writing Quiz 1 Answers
Effective Writing Quiz 2 Answers
Grammar Mastery Test Answers
Punctuation, Capitalization, and Writing Numbers Pretest
Answers
Commas and Periods Quiz 1 Answers
Commas and Periods Quiz 2 Answers
Semicolons and Colons Quiz 1 Answers
Semicolons and Colons Quiz 2 Answers
Question Marks and Quotation Marks Quiz 1 Answers
Question Marks and Quotation Marks Quiz 2 Answers
Parentheses and Brackets Quiz 1 Answers
Parentheses and Brackets Quiz 2 Answers
Apostrophes Quiz 1 Answers
Apostrophes Quiz 2 Answers
Hyphens Between Words Quiz 1 Answers
Hyphens Between Words Quiz 2 Answers
Hyphens with Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz 1 Answers
Hyphens with Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz 2 Answers
Capitalization Quiz 1 Answers
Capitalization Quiz 2 Answers
Writing Numbers Quiz 1 Answers
Writing Numbers Quiz 2 Answers
Punctuation, Capitalization, and Writing Numbers Mastery Test
Answers
Index
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