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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Straus, Jane.
The blue book of grammar and punctuation : an easy-to-use guide with clear rules, real-world examples,
and reproducible quizzes / Jane Straus, Lester Kaufman, Tom Stern.—Eleventh edition.
pages cm
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-118-78556-0 (pbk)—ISBN 978-1-118-79021-2 (pdf)—ISBN 978-1-118-79032-8 (epub)
1. English language—Grammar. 2. English language—Grammar—Problems, exercises, etc. 3. English
language—Punctuation. 4. English language—Punctuation—Problems, exercises, etc. I. Kaufman, Lester II. Stern, Tom III.
Title.
PE1112.S773 2014
428.2—dc23
2013038993
Printed in the United States of America
ELEVENTH EDITION
PB Printing 10987654321
