赵岩博士毕业于中国河北大学英文系。80年代中期去美国普渡大学读英语语言学，1987年获英语语言学硕士学位。1994年获英文博士学位。赵博士学位的第二主读科目是18世纪英国文学，第三主读科目是幽默语意和实用分析及研究。
自1990年起，赵博士一直在美国加州承担大学类语及写作等课程的教学，积累了丰富的实践经验。目前已是美国加州艾尔卡米诺学院（EI College）终身教授。
在执教的同肘，赵博士热衷于编写大学英语教材。除本书外，她还编著了： A College Reader and Rhetoric ;A Gude and Reader for Critical Thinking； Star Student Essop： A Motivating Reader;均由美国国会图书馆注册。
赵岩博士现与她的丈夫赵和平博士及他们的儿子乔治（George）和女儿艾米（Amy）住在美国加州的花园城（Garde Grove）。
书摘
目 录
Unit One: Introduction
1 Orientation
1.1 Words to Learners
1.2 Regarding Rules of Grammar
1.3 A Happy Median
E1 Exercises for Introduction
2 English — Indebted， Prestigious and Unpredictable
2.1 The Indebted Status of English: Three Periods of Language Development
2.2 The Prestigious Status of English
2.3 The Unpredictable Status of English: A Poetic Complaint
2.4 A Gracious Attitude
E2 Exercises for Introduction
Unit Two: Parts of Speech
3 Seven Word Classes of English
3.1 Seven Parts of Speech: A Table
3.2 Common Word Order and Positions
3.3 Identifying Parts of Speech
E3 Exercises for Parts of Speech
4 English Nouns
4.1 The Naming Function of Nouns
4.2 Concrete versus Abstract Nouns
4.3 Countable versus Uncountable Nouns
4.4 Common versus Proper Nouns
4.5 Collective Nouns
4.6 Regular versus Irregular Nouns
4.7 Irregular Nouns and Their Erratic Spellings
4.8 Useful NounˉMaking Suffixes
E4 Exercises for Nouns
5 English Pronouns
5.1 Pronouns versus Nouns
5.2 Personal Pronouns
5.3 Possessive Pronouns
5.4 Reflexive Pronouns
5.5 Demonstrative Pronouns
5.6 Indefinite Pronouns
5.7 Interrogative Pronouns
5.8 Relative Pronouns
5.9 Expletive Pronouns
5.10Reciprocal Pronouns
E5 Exercises for Pronouns
6 English Verbs
6.1 Analyzing Verbs in a Quotation
6.2 The Importance of Verbs
6.3 Various Attributes of English Verbs
6.4 Transitive versus Intransitive Verbs
6.5 Regular versus Irregular Verbs
6.6 Action， Linking and Helping Verbs
6.7 Verbs as Tense Markers
6.8 Productive VerbˉMaking Affixes
E6 Exercises for Verbs
7 English Adjectives
7.1 Semantic Functions of Adjectives
7.2 Attributive versus Predicative Adjectives
7.3 Regular versus Irregular Adjectives
7.4 The Comparative and Superlative Degrees of Adjectives
7.5 The Gradable Status of Adjectives
7.6 Nominal， Phrasal， and Sentential Adjectives
7.7 Productive AdjectiveˉMaking Affixes
E7 Exercises for Adjectives
8 English Adverbs
8.1 The Modifying Capability of Adverbs
8.2 The Semantic Coverage of Adverbs
8.3 The Mobility of Adverbs
8.4 Conjunctive Adverbs
8.5 The AdverbˉMaking Suffix:ˉly
E8 Exercises for Adverbs
9 English Prepositions
9.1 Attributes of Prepositions
9.2 SingleˉWord Prepositions
9.3 Fixed Prepositional Phrases
9.4 NonˉFixed Prepositional Phrases
9.5 Grammatical Functions of Prepositional Phrases
E9 Exercises for Prepositions
10 English Conjunctions
10.1 Coordinating Conjunctions
10.2 Correlative Conjunctions
10.3 Subordinating Conjunctions
10.4 Conjunctions versus Conjunctive Adverbs
E10 Exercises for Conjunctions
Unit Three: Controlling Word-Level Errors
11 Wrong Verb Form:V
11.1 Confusing Irregular and Regular Verbs
11.2 Confusing Past Participial and Perfect Verb Forms
11.3 How to Tackle Wrong Verb Forms
E11 Exercises against Wrong Verb Form
12 Wrong Pronoun:P
12.1 Confusing the Two Pronoun Cases
12.2 Confusing the Two Types of Possessive Pronouns
12.3 Confusing the Two Types of Relative Pronouns
12.4 Confusing the Two Types of Reciprocal Pronouns
E12 Exercises against Wrong Pronoun
13 Faulty Pronoun Reference:PR
13.1 Pronouns with No Antecedent
13.2 Pronouns with More Than One Antecedent
13.3 Pronouns with an Unqualified Antecedent
13.4 Pronouns with an Incompatible Antecedent
E13 Exercises against Faulty Pronoun Reference
14 Wrong Possessive Form:Pos
14.1 A Test for the Possessive Case
14.2 Rules Governing the Possessive Case
14.3 Possessive Pronouns versus Contracted Words
14.4 Key Points about the Possessive Form
E14 Exercises against Wrong Possessive Form
15 Wrong Spelling:Sp
15.1 Useful Spelling Rules
15.2 （More）Ways to Improve Your Spelling
E15 Exercises against Wrong Spelling
16 Wrong Word Choice:W
16.1 Understanding Wrong Word Choices
16.2 Confusing Words that Sound Alike
16.3 Confusing Words that Look Alike
16.4 Misunderstanding a Word
16.5 Being Careless
E16 Exercises against Wrong Word Choice
Unit Four: Controlling Sentence ˉLevel Errors
17 Requirements for a Correct English Sentence
17.1 The Subject
17.2 The Predicate
17.3 More on the Defining Requirements
E17 Exercises for the Correct Sentence
18 Fragment:Frag
18.1 The Unsettling Effect of Fragments
18.2 Purposeful versus Purposeless Fragments
18.3 Causes of Fragments and Their Solutions
E18 Exercises against Fragment
19 Fused Sentence:FS
19.1 Overt Fused Sentences and Their Solutions
19.2 Covert Fused Sentences and Their Solutions
E19 Exercises against Fused Sentence
20 Comma Splice:CS
20.1 The Cause of Comma Splices
20.2 Ways to Avoid Comma Splices
E20 Exercises against Comma Splice
21 Misplaced Modifiers:MM
21.1 Modifier Defined and Classified
21.2 Understanding Misplaced Modifiers
21.3 The Rule against Misplaced Modifiers
E21 Exercises against Misplaced Modifier
22 Dangling Modifiers:DM
22.1 Understanding Dangling Modifiers
22.2 The DM Rule against Dangling Modifiers
22.3 Ways to Correct Dangling Modifiers
E22 Exercises against Dangling Modifier
Unit Five: Controlling Inconsistency ˉBased Errors
23.1 Common Situations behind S ˉV Errors
23.2 Ways to Correct S ˉV Errors
E23 Exercises against SubjectˉVerb Disagreement
24 Number Disagreement: #Ag
24.1 Analyzing Number Disagreement Errors
24.2 Analyzing Writers Who Make Number Disagreement Errors
24.3 Ways to Control Number Disagreement Errors
E24 Exercises against Number Disagreement
25 Number Shift: #S
25.1 The Problem with Number Shift Errors
25.2 How to Be Politically Correct Without Being Illogical
E25 Exercises against Number Shift
26 Pronoun Shift:PS
26.1 A Pronoun Shift that Grants Telepathic Power
26.2 Reasons for Avoiding Pronoun Shifts
26.3 How to Fix Pronoun Shifts
26.4 A Contrastive Look at Personal Pronouns
E26 Exercises against Pronoun Shift
27 Tense Shift:TS
27.1 The Various Kinds of Tenses
27.2 Problems with Tense Shifts
27.3 Analyzing Tense Shifts
27.4 Ways to Control Tense Shifts
27.5 Acceptable Cases for Tense Shifts
E27 Exercises against Tense Shift
28 Mood Shift:MS
28.1 Understanding the Four Mood Types
28.2 Understanding Mood Shifts
28.3 How to Control Mood Shifts
E28 Exercises against Mood Shift
29 Voice Shift:VS
29.1 Active Voice versus Passive Voice
29.2 Understanding Voice Shifts
29.3 How to Control Voice Shifts
29.4 Situations that Need Passive Voice
29.5 Using Both Voices Meaningfully
E29 Exercises against Voice Shift
Unit Six: Controlling the English Punctuation
30 An Overview of English Punctuation
30.1 The Semantic Importance of Punctuation
30.2 A Unique Quote on Punctuation
30.3 Classifying Punctuation Marks
E30 Exercises for Overview
31 Ending Punctuation Marks
31.1 The Period （ . ）
31.2 The Exclamation Mark （ ! ）
31.3 The Question Mark （ ? ）
31.4 Modeling the Professional
E31 Exercises for Ending Punctuation Marks
32 Non-Ending Punctuation Marks
32.1 The Comma （ ， ）
32.2 The Colon （ : ）
32.3 The Semicolon （ ; ）
32.4 The Dash （ — ）
32.5 Modeling the Professional
E32 Exercises for NonˉEnding Punctuation Marks
33 Pairing Punctuation Marks
33.1 The Double Quotation Marks （ “ ” ）
33.2 The Single Quotation Marks （‘ ’ ）
33.3 The Parentheses ［ （ ） ］
33.4 Modeling the Professional
E33 Exercises for Pairing Punctuation Marks
E34 Exercises for General Punctuation Control
Appendixes
Diagnostic Test 1
Diagnostic Test 2
Progress Test 1 —Word
Progress Test 2 —Verb
Progress Test 3 —Sentence
Progress Test 4 —Punctuation
Progress Test 5 —General
Progress Test 6 —Bonus
Final Diagnostic Test
Keys to Self-Grading Exercises
Editing Symbols
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