In today's economy and digital workplace, you need to have strong communication and computer skills. PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH gives you those skills through a comprehensive review of English grammar and principles. And because this English textbook has the most comprehensive Internet coverage available, PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH gives you all the tools you'll need to succeed in the class and in the workforce.

Table of Contents

UNIT I. LAYING A FOUNDATION 1. Reference Skills 2. Parts of Speech 3. Sentences: Elements, Patterns, Types UNIT II. KNOWING THE NAMERS 4. Nouns 5. Possessive Nouns 6. Personal Pronouns 7. Pronouns and Antecedents UNIT III: SHOWING THE ACTION 8. Verbs: Kinds, Voices, Moods 9. Verb Tenses and Parts 10. Verb and Subject Agreement 11. Verbals UNIT IV: MODIFYING AND CONNECTING WORDS 12. Modifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs 13. Prepositions 14. Conjunctions That Join Equals 15. Conjunctions That Join Unequals UNIT V: PUNCTUATING SENTENCES 16. Commas 17. Semicolons and Colons 18. Other Punctuation UNIT VI: WRITING WITH STYLE 19. Capitalization 20. Numbers APPENDIXES A. Developing Spelling Skills B. Developing Vocabulary Skills C. Reference Guide to Document Formats