Rules of the Game

The book analyzes the characteristics of Standard Written American English sentences.

Philip J. Skerry, Ph.D., is emeritus professor at Lakeland Community College, where he taught English and film classes for over forty years. Dr. Skerry has written several books on Alfred Hitchcock and has published numerous articles in scholarly journals.

Preface: What is Standard Written American English (SWAE)? Introduction: Why Writers Have Difficulty with SWAE. Part I Chapter One: The Acronym SWAE Chapter Two: Two Major Characteristics of SWAE Chapter Three: Elements of SWAE: The Clause Chapter Four: Elements of SWAE: The Phrase Chapter Five: Classifying Clauses Chapter Six: The Flexible Clause Chapter Seven: Verbal Phrases Chapter Eight: Sentence Patterns Chapter Nine: Additional Clause Patterns Chapter Ten: The Flexible Phrase Part II Chapter Eleven: The Big Three Chapter Twelve: Agreement I: Subjects and Verbs Chapter Thirteen: Agreement II: Pronouns Chapter Fourteen: Additional Pronoun Problems Chapter Fifteen: Modification Chapter Sixteen: Punctuation Chapter Seventeen: "Form is the Shape of Content" Epilogue: Consummatum Est Notes Bibliography Author Biography