Nuala O’Sullivan & Geraldine Woods 
English Grammar Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition 

English Grammar Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition is grammar
First Aid for anyone wanting to perfect their English and develop
the practical skills needed to write and speak correctly. Each
chapter focuses on key grammatical principles, with easy-to-follow
theory and examples as well as practice questions and explanations.
From verbs, prepositions and tenses, to style, expressions and
tricky word traps, this hands-on workbook is essential for both
beginners looking to learn and practise the basics of English
grammar, and those who want to brush up skills they already have –
quickly, easily, and with confidence.



English Grammar Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition
covers:

Part I: Laying the Groundwork: Grammar
Basics

Chapter 1: Placing the Proper Verb in the Proper
Place

Chapter 2: Matchmaker, Make Me a Match: Pairing Subjects and Verbs
Correctly

Chapter 3: Who Is She, and What Is It? The Lowdown on
Pronouns

Chapter 4: Finishing What You Start: Writing Complete
Sentences

Part II: Mastering
Mechanics

Chapter 5: Exercising Comma Sense

Chapter 6: Made You Look! Punctuation Marks That Demand
Attention

Chapter 7: One Small Mark, a Whole New Meaning:
Apostrophes

Chapter 8: ‚Let Me Speak!‘ Quotation Marks

Chapter 9: Hitting the Big Time: Capital
Letters

Part III: The Pickier Points of Correct Verb and Pronoun
Use

Chapter 10: The Case of It (And Other
Pronouns)

Chapter 11: Choosing the Best Pronoun for a Tricky Sentence

Chapter 12: Travelling in Time: Tricky Verb-Tense
Situations

Chapter 13: Are You and Your Verbs in the Right Mood?

Part IV: All You Need to Know about Descriptions and
Comparisons

Chapter 14: Writing Good or Well: Adjectives and Adverbs

Chapter 15: Going on Location: Placing Descriptions Correctly

Chapter 16: For Better or Worse: Forming
Comparisons

Chapter 17: Apples and Oranges: Improper
Comparisons

Part V: Writing with Style

Chapter 18: Keeping Your
Balance

Chapter 19: Spicing Up and Trimming Down Your
Sentences

Chapter 20: Steering Clear of Tricky Word Traps

Part VI: The Part of Tens

Chapter 21: Ten Over-corrections

Chapter 22: Ten Errors to Avoid at All Cost

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1

Part I: Laying the Foundations: Grammar Basics 7

Chapter 1: Placing the Proper Verb in the Proper Place 9

Chapter 2: Matchmaker, Make Me a Match: Pairing Subjects and Verbs Correctly 23

Chapter 3: Who Is She, and What Is It? The Lowdown on Pronouns 35

Chapter 4: Finishing What You Start: Writing Complete Sentences 49

Part II: Mastering Mechanics 65

Chapter 5: Exercising Comma Sense 67

Chapter 6: Made You Look! Punctuation Marks That Demand Attention 83

Chapter 7: One Small Mark, a Whole New Meaning: Apostrophes 93

Chapter 8: ‚Let Me Speak!‘ Quotation Marks 105

Chapter 9: Hitting the Big Time: Capital Letters 117

Part III: The Pickier Points of Correct Verb and Pronoun Use 129

Chapter 10: The Case of It (And Other Pronouns) 131

Chapter 11: Choosing the Best Pronoun for a Tricky Sentence 145

Chapter 12: Travelling in Time: Tricky Verb Tense Situations 161

Chapter 13: Getting Your Verbs in the Right Mood 173

Part IV: All You Need to Know about Descriptions and Comparisons 183

Chapter 14: Writing Good or Well: Adjectives, Adverbs and Articles 185

Chapter 15: Going on Location: Placing Descriptions Correctly 197

Chapter 16: Forming Comparisons: For Better or Worse 213

Chapter 17: Apples and Oranges: Improper Comparisons 225

Part V: Writing with Style 237

Chapter 18: Practising Parallel Structure 239

Chapter 19: Spicing Up and Trimming Down Your Sentences 253

Chapter 20: Steering Clear of Tricky Word Traps 267

Part VI: The Part of Tens 279

Chapter 21: Ten Overcorrections 281

Chapter 22: Ten Errors to Avoid at All Costs 285

Appendix: Your Final Challenge 289

Index 305

Über den Autor

Nuala O’Sullivan is an English teacher. Geraldine Woods is the co-author of the bestselling English Grammar For Dummies,
UK Edition