Help students refresh and strengthen their language skills with the proven grammar instruction and extensive in-text and online resources found in BUSINESS ENGLISH, 12E by Mary Ellen Guffey and Carolyn Seefer. The market leader in grammar and mechanics since its first publication, BUSINESS ENGLISH uses a three-level approach to divide topics into manageable units and give you ultimate flexibility in your course. Now updated with contemporary examples of language use, this latest edition offers even more digital resources to ensure that students master key skills. Students complete Reinforcement Exercises where they receive the authors’ feedback for every response. Packed with insights from more than 60 years of combined classroom experience, BUSINESS ENGLISH provides unparalleled support with a Instructor’s Edition loaded with answers and ideas, as well as extensive PowerPoint® slides ideal for both traditional and online environments, easy to organize, and valuable for students.

UNIT 1: LAYING A FOUNDATION.
1. Parts of Speech.
2. Sentences: Elements, Varieties, Patterns, Types, Faults.
UNIT II: KNOWING THE NAMERS.
3. Nouns: Plurals and Possessives.
4. Pronouns.
UNIT III: SHOWING THE ACTION.
5. Verbs.
6. Subject–Verb Agreement.
UNIT IV: MODIFYING AND CONNECTING WORDS.
7. Modifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs.
8. Prepositions.
9. Conjunctions.
UNIT V: PUNCTUATING SENTENCES.
10. Commas.
11. Semicolons and Colons.
12. Other Punctuation.
UNIT VI: WRITING WITH STYLE.
13. Capitalization.
14. Numbers.
Appendix A: Document Format Guide.
Appendix B: Developing Spelling Skills.
Appendix C: Developing Vocabulary Skills.
Appendix D: Proofreading Marks.

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