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Tables of Contents for The Broadview Book of Common Errors in English
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
7
6
Words
Verbs and Verb Tense Difficulties
13
13
Dangling Constructions
26
4
Sequence of Tenses
30
2
Irregular or Difficult Verbs
32
8
Infinitives, Gerunds, Objects: ``To Be or Not To Be?''
40
4
Preposition Problems: ``Up With Which I Will Not Put''
44
13
Singular and Plural Difficulties
57
6
Pronoun Problems: Who Cares About Whom?
63
5
Part of Speech Conversions: A Question of Principle?
68
8
Word Meanings: Are Cars Ever Stationery?
76
33
Word Order Problems
109
4
Too Many Words, Too Few Words
113
8
One Word or Two?
121
2
Usage: Word Conventions
123
11
Style, Structure, and Substance
Putting Ideas Together
134
32
Punctuation
166
14
Direct and Indirect Speech
180
4
Paragraphing
184
1
Generalization, Abstraction, Jargon, and Doublespeak
185
6
Bias-Free Language
191
9
Metaphor and Meaning
200
2
Slang and Informal English
202
3
Form
The Writing Process
205
5
Writing by Computer
210
7
Format and Spelling
217
11
Vocabulary: Some National Variations
228
8
Special Writing Situations:
236
3
Academic Writing
236
1
Business Writing
236
2
Writing About Literature
238
1
Documentation
239
21
For Those Whose Native Language Is Not English
260
4
Appendix 1: A Reference Guide to Basic Grammar
264
12
Appendix 2: Correction Key
276
1
Exercises
277
31
Index
308