Grammar and Language Workbook

G
Gerund phrases, 7, 89, 93
Gerunds, defined, 7, 89, 93
Good, well, 12, 201, 222
H
Had of, avoiding, 12, 222
Hanged, hung, 12, 222
Hardly, in double negatives, 11, 220
Helping (auxiliary) verbs, 3, 59
Hung, hanged, 12, 222
Hyphens, rules, 16, 279
I
Illusion, allusion, 11, 219
Immigrate, emigrate, 12, 221
Imperative mood, verbs, 4, 147
Imperative sentences, defined, 8,
109
In, into, in to, 12, 222
Incomplete comparisons, avoiding,
10, 199
Indefinite articles, 61
Indefinite pronouns, defined, 2, 54,
167
agreement with verb, 8, 167
as antecedents 31, 187
list, 54, 167
Independent (main) clauses, 7, 97,
99, 101
Indicative mood, verbs, 4, 147
Indirect objects, defined, 6, 79
Indirect quotations, 233, 271
Infinitive phrases, 7, 91, 93

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Infinitives, defined, 7, 91, 93
as adjectives, 7, 91
as adverbs, 7, 91
as direct object, 91
as nouns, 7, 91
as predicate nominatives, 91
as subject, 91
Inquiry, letters of, 20, 339
Inside addresses in letters, 20
Intensive pronouns, 2, 52, 179
Interjections, 5, 69, 253
Interrogative pronouns, 2, 53, 181
list, 53
who, whom, 2, 53, 181
Interrogative sentences, defined, 8,
109
Into, in, in to, 12, 222
Intransitive verbs, defined, 3, 55
Inverted sentences, 6, 8, 26–27, 77,
159
Irregardless, avoiding, 12, 222
Irregular comparisons, modifiers,
197
Irregular verbs, 3–4, 133
Italics, 16, 275
Its, it’s, 41, 175
L
Lay, lie, 12, 223
Learn, teach, 12, 223
Leave, let, 12, 223
Lend, borrow, loan, 11, 220
Less, fewer, 12, 221
Let, leave, 12, 223
Letter writing, 19–20, 335, 337,
339–342
business, 19–20, 339–342
cover letters, 20, 342
letters of complaint, 20, 340
letters of request, 20, 339
opinion letters, 20
résumés, 20, 341
personal, 19–20, 335, 337
invitations, 20, 335
thank-you notes, 20, 335 
Lie, lay, 12, 223
Like, as, 12, 223
Linking verbs, 3, 57, 157
list, 57
Loan, borrow, lend, 11, 219
Loose, lose, 13, 224
M
Main (independent) clauses, 7, 97,
99, 101
Markets, in writing, 321
May, can, 11, 220
Might of, avoiding, 12, 220
Misplaced modifiers, 38–39, 207
Modifiers
adjective clauses, 7, 103–104
adjectives, 4–5, 9–10, 61
adverb clauses, 7, 105, 
adverbs, 5, 9–10, 63
comparisons, degrees, 9–10, 61,
195, 197
comparisons, double and
incomplete, 10, 199
comparisons, irregular, 10, 197
misplaced or dangling, 38–39,
207
Moods of verbs, 4, 147
Must of, avoiding, 12, 220
N
Negative words as adverbs, 63
Negatives, double, avoiding, 10, 203
Neither, with compound subjects,
28, 163
Nominative case, pronouns, 2, 8–9,
175, 177
Nonessential elements,
commas with, 15, 42–43, 104,
253
Nor, with compound subjects, 28,
163
Noun clauses, 7, 107, 123
Nouns, defined, 2, 47
abstract, 2, 48
as appositives, 90
collective, 2, 49, 161, 183
common and proper, 2, 49
concrete, 2, 48
as gerunds, 89
as infinitives, 91
as objects of prepositions, 65, 85
number, 183
plural, 2, 47, 299
possessive, 2, 40, 47, 277
proper, 2, 49, 235
singular, 2, 47, 183
as subjects, 73
Numbers and Numerals, 15–17, 283
and commas, 15, 259
and hyphens, 16–17, 279
O
Object complements, 6, 79, 81
Objective case, pronouns, 2, 9, 175,
177
Objects of prepositions, defined, 6,
65, 85
Of, misused for have, 12, 222
Only, placement of, 10, 207
Outlines, writing, 19, 323
P
Paragraphs, building, 18, 329
chronological order, 18, 329
compare/contrast order, 18, 329
spatial order, 18, 329
Paragraphs, ordering, 18, 315, 329,
333
coherence, 315, 333
unity, 315, 333
Parallelism, sentences, 325
Parentheses, 15, 233, 269
punctuation with, 15, 269