A Handbook of Practical Grammar for Public Communications, Preliminary Edition

A Handbook of Practical Grammar for Public Communications emphasizes both the forms and functions of grammatical elements.

The ability to analyze one's own writing depends, in large measure, upon the ability to identify how a word or word group is functioning.

Two similar forms may not be functioning similarly, and the clash of their functions can result in a kind of dissonance; or a word that appears to be one part of speech may just as easily be another, and the author's ambiguity can leave readers scratching their heads. A Handbook of Practical Grammar for Public Communicationsbegins with a close look at parts of speech and moves from there to an extensive discussion of verbs and verbals. discusses word groups and their functions, includes a summary of punctuation rules, and concludes by addressing common problems. features a set of appendices with useful information, a collection of published articles, excerpts, and stories for analysis, and a Glossary of Grammatical Terms. is student friendly! Throughout the text, as important terms are used for the first time within each section, they are indicated in green, indicating that they are defined in the Glossary.