Lynch, Guide to Grammar and Style. By Jack Lynch Last revised 28 January 2011. Note: I've been working on a new guide that might help some readers of this one, called “Getting an A on an English Paper.” It's far from finished, but it may still be useful. Jump directly to: Contents a — b — c — d — e — f — g — h — i — j — l — m n — o — p — q — r — s — t — u — v — w Links I've also been experimenting with a new search engine.
Introduction These notes are a miscellany of grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage I put together for my classes. I should be clear up front: I'm not a linguist, nor a scholar of the history of the language. And they're right. Why, then, have I spent so much time on a prescriptive and fairly traditional usage guide? The entries here are of two types: specific articles on usage, and more general articles on style.
These general articles are no less important than the “rules.” Additional Reading H. On-Line Sources. Oh My Grammar! Language Felonies: Top 10 Grammar Errors, Common Mistakes, and the Importance of Correct Grammar (Infographic) Grammar. 162views 935views 3,220views 2,594views 11,249views 4,056views 4,797views 6,080views 4,349views 7,165views 6,520views 11,979views 12,430views 11,699views 8,738views 7,180views 7,425views 21,645views 54,559views 12,871views 42,534views 11,539views 10,036views 10,743views 15,237views 9,835views 21,354views 14,716views 5,593views 21,639views 12,994views 7,353views 33,436views 7,399views 11,718views 11,861views 7,480views 19,951views 49,563views 6,736views 7,368views 9,068views ShareThis Copy and Paste.
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