The Transitive Vampire
Playful, practical, this is the style book you can't wait to use, a guide that addresses classic questions of English usage with wit & black humor. Black-&-white illustrations throughout. Introduction Sentences & what we mean by them Words & what kinds of words they are Nouns Verbs Verbals More on verbs Adjectives & adverbs Pronouns Arriving at agreements Phrases Clauses Fragments Comma splices The creation of sentences