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Tables of Contents for Broadview Book of Common Errors in English
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
i
Preface to the Second edition
ix
Preface to the first edition
xii
Words
Verbs and Verb Tense Difficulties
1
14
Dangling Constructions
15
4
Sequence of Tenses
19
2
Irregular or Difficult Verbs
21
8
Infinitives, Gerunds, Objects: `To Be or Not To Be?'
29
4
Preposition Problems ``Up With Which I Will Not Put''
33
13
Singular and Plural Difficulties
46
6
Pronoun Problems: Who Cares About Whom?
52
5
Part of Speech Conversions: A Question of Principle?
57
8
Word Meanings: Are Cars Ever Stationery?
65
34
Word Order Problems
99
4
Too Many Words, Too Few Words
103
7
One Word or Two?
110
2
Usage: Word Conventions
112
13
Style, Structure, and Substance
Putting Ideas Together
125
27
Punctuation
152
14
Direct and Indirect Speech
166
4
Paragraphing
170
2
Generalization, Abstraction, Jargon, and Doublespeak
172
6
Bias-Free Language
178
7
Metaphor and Meaning
185
2
Slang and Informal English
187
4
Form
The Writing Process
191
6
Writing by Computer
197
8
Spelling
205
11
Some National Variations
216
8
Writing about Literature
224
3
MLA Style of Referencing
227
5
APA Style of Referencing
232
4
Chicago Style of Referencing
236
4
Appendix 1: A Reference Guide to Basic Grammar
240
15
Appendix 2: Correction Key
255
1
Exercises
256
33
Index
289