Synopses & Reviews
Empower Yourself. Communicate with Confidence.How you say things is sometimes more important than what you say. Grammatical errors can distract readers and listeners, and detract from an otherwise brilliant presentation. This essential guide to grammar will help you communicate your thoughts with precision and confidence.
Kaplan Grammar Power includes:
and#149; Complete review of sentence structureand#149; Everything you need to know about nouns, verbs, pronouns, modifiers, and more
and#149; The key rules of punctuation
and#149; Helpful tips and strategies
and#149; Skill-honing exercises with answer key, glossary, and more
Synopsis
Kaplan's Power series helps students score higher on standardized tests like the SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT by providing targeted tools concentrated in five critical skill areas.
Kaplan Grammar Power, Third Edition includes:
-- A thorough review of sentence structure
-- Everything readers need to know about nouns, verbs, pronouns, modifiers, and more
-- The key rules of punctuation
Synopsis
Features:
*Complete review of sentence structure
*Essential rules about nouns, verbs, pronouns, modifiers, and more
*The key rules of punctuation
*Helpful tips and strategies to improve performance on tests like the SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT
*Skill-honing exercises with answer key, glossary, and more
About the Author
Kaplan is the world's largest, most successful test preparation company, with 185 centers and 1,200 satellite locations worldwide.
Table of Contents
Table of ContentsPower Up! Getting Charged Up about Grammar
Chapter 1: A Life Sentence
Chapter 2: I'll Have Noun of It
Chapter 3: The Verb Circus: Under the Big Tense
Chapter 4: We're on the Case: In Search of the Elusive Pronoun
Chapter 5: Which Witch is Which? Using Modifiers to Describe, Distinguish, and Explain
Chapter 6: Punctuation and Other Vital Issues: From Capital-ism to Colon-ialism
Chapter 7: Some Pleasures (and Perils) of English: Idioms and Troublesome Word Pairs
Chapter 8: Prose and Cons: Some Tips for Strong, Clear Writing
Appendixes
Appendix A: Answer Key
Appendix B: Glossary of Terms
Appendix C: Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs (With a Special Feature on Lay and Lie)
Appendix D: Power Sources