From the Book - 3rd Edition.
Building a firm foundation : the parts of a sentence. Using the right words at the right time ; Verbs: the heart of the sentence ; Who's doing what? How to find the subject ; When all is said and done: complete sentences ; Handling compliments
Clearing up confusing grammar points. Relax! Understanding verb tense ; Nodding your head: all about agreement ; Pronouns and their cases ; Small words, big trouble: prepositions ; Two really good parts of speech: adjectives and adverbs
Conventional wisdom : punctuation and capitalization. Punctuation law that should be repealed: apostrophes ; Quotations: more rules than the internal revenue service ; The pause that refreshes: commas ; Useful little marks: dashes, hyphens, and colons ; CAPITAL LETTERS ; Rules of thumb: adapting grammar to electronic media
Polishing without wax : the finer points of grammar and style. Fine-tuning verbs ; No santas but plenty of clauses ; Spicing up sentence patterns ; Staying on track: parallelism ; Meaning what you say: clarity ; Grammar devils
The part of tens. Ten ways to improve your proofreading ; Relax already! Grammar rules you can stop worrying about.
Already know how to talk. Why should I study grammar?
Verbs: the heart of the sentence
Relax! Understanding verb tense
Who's doing what? How to find the subject
Having it all: the complete sentence
Getting hitched: marrying sentences
Do you feel bad or badly? The lowdown on adjectives and adverbs
Prepositions and interjections and articles, oh my! Other parts of speech
Everyone brought their homework: pronoun errors
Just nod your head: about agreement
Punctuation law that should be repealed: apostrophes
Quotations: more rules than the internal revenue service
The pause that refreshes: commas
Adding information: semicolons, dashes, and colons
Saying what you want to say: descriptive words and phrases
Good, better, best: comparisons
The last word on pronouns
The last word on sentence structure
The last word on punctuation
Ten ways two to improve you proofreading
Ten ways to learn better grammar