Grammar Traps: Table of Contents

Part One--Word Traps Grammar Trap #1 His, Her, Their, and They Pronouns and the Words They Refer To Grammar Trap #2 Hopefully The Controversy about This Sentence Starter Grammar Trap #3 I or Me? Subject and Object Pronouns Grammar Trap #4 It's vs. Its A Problem with Soundalike Words Grammar Trap #5 Myself, Yourself, Hisself, and Theirselves Reflexive Pronouns the Right Way Grammar Trap #6 The Possessive How to Use 'S and S' Grammar Trap #7 Sex-Bias Words and Other Language Stereotypes Choosing the Right Word Grammar Trap #8 That, Which, and Who What's Up with Relative Pronouns Grammar Trap #9 They're, Their, and There Plus There's and Theirs--More Problems with Soundalike Words Grammar Trap #10 Who and Whom; Whoever and Whomever Kissing-Cousin Pronouns Grammar Trap #11 Who's and Whose The Contraction and the Possessive Grammar Trap #12 Worthless Words, Cliches, and Hot Air When Words Get in the Way Grammar Trap #13 You're, Your, and Yours You're My Baby and Baby, I'm Yours

Part Two--Sentence Traps Grammar Trap #14 Dangling Modifiers Words Left Hanging Grammar Trap #15 The Double Negative Grammar's No-No Grammar Trap #16 Incomplete Sentences a.k.a. Fragments Grammar Trap #17 Misplaced Modifiers Words in the Wrong Place Grammar Trap #18 Run-on Sentences Putting a Stop to Fused Sentences and Comma Splices Grammar Trap #19 Subjects and Verbs Getting Them to Agree Grammar Trap #20 There Is, There Are; Here Is, Here Are When the Subject Is Not There (or Here) Glossary Appendix A 99 Troublesome Words Appendix B 101 Commonly Misspelled Words Appendix C Punctuation Primer Appendix D Bibliography and Grammar Web Sites Index

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