Author:
Cioffi, Frank L., 1951-
Imprint:Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Descriptionxviii, 355 pages ; 19 cm
Note:Introduction -- Actants, actions, ongoing states : nouns, verbs, and the sentences they form -- Words that modify and orient : adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, articles, interjections -- Who is he/she? : pronouns -- Punctuation, part I : the comma-- promiscuous uses -- Punctuation, part II : the colon, semicolon, and more mysteries of punctuation -- Diction : sentences as clockwork -- Appendix I. Fifteen myths of digital-age English -- Appendix II. Using this book to teach college writing : a microguide -- Fifty key terms : a microglossary.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-349) and index.
