Doing Grammar is a practical and lively guide to discovering how the English language works. Author Max Morenberg uses modern linguistic theories to build upon traditional frameworks and provide accessible explanations about the composition of sentences, illustrating them at every step with diagrams and other visual models. In this fourth edition, Doing Grammar retains its unique voice, clarity, and organization, but also demonstrates the author's commitment to a renewed and streamlined focus on the critical skills necessary for writing effective sentences. Featuring updated examples, Morenberg once again makes a seemingly dry subject come alive. Distinctive Features
* Innovative tree diagrams explicate the process of grammatical analysis and guide students through taking apart, labeling, and understanding the various elements of sentences
* Engaging real-world examples and anecdotes illustrate the important elements of clear writing
* Extremely effective exercises provide practice in chapter concepts
* An Answer Key at the back of the book offers students answers to selected exercises Invaluable for students in undergraduate grammar courses, this compact guide is also essential for all readers seeking to discover how the English language works.
By:
Morenberg
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 4th edition
Dimensions:
Height: 206mm,
Width: 137mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 358g
ISBN: 9780195387292
ISBN 10: 0195387295
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 17 September 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface Chapter 1: Identifying Verbs and Core Sentences Preview Grammar and Our View of Language1` Verbs and Core Sentences Verbs: The Basic Sentence Components Intransitive Verbs Linking Verbs Transitive Verbs Two Place Transitive Verbs Vg Verbs Vc Verbs Two Place Transitives as Transitive Verbs The Verb BE Verbs and Slots and Sentence Nuclei Verbs Change Types Reference Material Knowledge and Practice Chapter Summary EXERCISES Identifying Verb Types Chapter 2: Relating Words, Phrases, and Slots Parts of Speech What Nouns Do Verbs, Modals, Auxiliaries, and Tense Adjectives and Noun Characteristics Adverbs Orient Readers and Listeners Prepositions Precede Noun Phrases Words and Grammar Grammatical Slots Identify Phrases The Hierarchy Constituents as Hierarchies Grammatical Analyis and Chicken Parts Heads and Attributes Basic Sentence Structure The Yes/No Question Test Tree Diagrams Diagrams as Tools Multiple-Word Verbs Words, Hierarchies, and Constituents EXERCISES Identifying Sentence Constituents Chapter 3: Expanding Verb Phrases Tense, Modality, and Aspect Statu of the Main Verb Verb Form Finiteness Mood and Purpose Conditional Mood and Possibility Future Time and Conditional Mood Again Aspect Past Participles Present Participles Tense Forms of Main Verbs How to Expand a Main Verb Regular Verbs Summary EXERCISES I. Changing Main Verb Forms II. Identify Verb Status and Analyzing Sentence Chapter 4: Exploring Noun Phrases Noun Phrase Component Proper and Common Nouns Determiners Definite Articles Possessive Pronouns Numbers Prearticles Postnoun Modifiers Genitives
Max Morenberg is Professor Emeritus at Miami University, where he co-directed the Ohio Writing Project. He is the co-author of The Writer's Options: Lessons in Style and Arrangement, Eight Edition (2007) and The Writing Teacher as Researcher: Essays in the Theory and Practice of Class-Based Research (1990).
Reviews for Doing grammar
"""The level of detailed understanding even a beginning student can reach in fifteen weeks with this text is remarkable. I have taught hundreds of students using Doing Grammar, and they consistently remark how much their confidence as writers and readers has improved. It works.""--Laura Halliday, Southern Illinois University ""This is the most complete and accessible English grammar text on the market. In it, Morenberg introduces students to the linguistic toolset they will need to analyze any English sentence effectively, and he does so in a clear, logical, and eminently readable fashion. The work's major strength is its student-centeredness. Morenberg is clearly a master teacher who is not only fully in command of this complex subject matter, but is also capable of relating it to the needs and comprehension level of the average undergraduate.""--Edwin Eleazer, Francis Marion University"
