Chapter 12
Giving Grammar a Glance
IN THIS CHAPTER
Identifying the purposes of the parts of speech
Putting together various sentence structures
Reviewing the rules regarding punctuation and capitalization
Watching out for misplaced modifiers, redundancy, and double negatives
Homing in on homophones
You probably wince when you hear the word “grammar.” That’s okay; so do most people. Folks tend to run screaming when they hear the word because they imagine “grammar” as a set of “rules for the sake of rules” that some highfalutin’ person imposes on them in an effort to force them to speak “properly.”
Grammar rules aren’t rules “because someone says so.” Rather, grammar refers to the internal logic by which words in English — or any other language — connect to one another in speech or writing. This chapter reviews the rules you need to know to ace the Praxis Core exam, featuring selected-response questions that cover standard English usage, revision in context, and sentence correction. ...
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