Grammar Basics

Below you will find the pages from the Little, Brown Handbook for Writers which I have distributed as handouts yet so far this semester. Please refer to them as necessary.

Subjects covered are:

  1. The basic structure of a sentence (subjects and predicates)
  2. Developing a thesis sentence
  3. Writing for emphasis (active vs passive voice, strong vs weak verbs, introducing information, coordination and subordination)

Grammar Basics (Sentence Structure, Thesis, Emphasis)