01297nam a2200253Ia 450000500170000000800410001724500590005810000240011726000460014125000080018730000140019530000110020950000480022002000220026865000300029065000280032005000140034854600120036250504640037452001700083833600090100833700150101733800110103220260803094045.0251212s2010    xx            000 0 und d1 aGrammar : ba friendly approach /cChristine Sinclair.  aSinclair, Christine  aMainland :bOpen University Press,c2010.  a2nd  axiv, 185:  c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographic references and index  a978-0-33-524086-9  aEnglish languagexGrammar  aEnglish languagexUsage  a425 Si61g  aEnglish  aList of figures Introduction to the second edition Introduction Bad language Standard practice Who or what is the subject? Where`s the action? The verb The complete sentence What goes wrong with sentences? Speaking personally More on complex sentences: relationships and relatives How to be offensive with punctuation That pesky apostrophe Checking the checker Quote/unquote - avoiding plagiarism The machine`s out to get us Finale Glossary Bibliography Index  aThis book introduces grammar in a gentle way by illustrating the kinds of issues students may come across by setting them in context using a soap opera style script.  aText  aUnmediated  aVolume