Painless grammar

1. Parts of speech

Noun pointers

Pronoun pointers

Verb pointers

Adjective and adverb pointers

Conjunction pointers

Preposition pointers

Interjection pointers

2. Building and punctuating sentences

Sentences, fragments, phrases, and clauses

Road signs : punctuation

Highlights : abbreviations, symbols, numbers, and emphasis

3. Agreement

Agreement between subject and verb

Agreement between pronouns and antecedents

4. Words, words, words

Wacky words we love to misuse

One word or two?

Confusing pears

5. Cleaning up messy writing

The fifteen top techniques for correcting messy writing

6. Writing a good e-mail

Some guidelines

The old-fashioned way

7. Getting it all together

Editing a paper.