 |  Sentence Skills, Form A, 7/e John Langan,
Atlantic Cape Community College
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Learning Sentence Skills
PART ONE: EFFECTIVE WRITING
1. Learning Sentence Skills
2. A Brief Guide to Effective Writing
3. Practice in Effective Writing
PART TWO: SENTENCE SKILLS
Section 1: Grammar
4. Subjects and Verbs
5. Fragments
6. Run-Ons
7. Sentence Variety 1
Section 2: Verbs, Pronouns, and Agreement
8. Standard English Verbs
9. Irregular Verbs
10. Subject-Verb Agreement
11. Consistent Verb Tense
12. Additional Information about Verbs
13. Pronoun Reference, Agreement, and Point of View
14. Pronoun Types
Section 3: Modifiers and Parallelism
15. Adjectives and Adverbs
16. Misplaced Modifiers
17. Dangling Modifiers
18. Faulty Parallelism
19. Sentence Variety II
Section 4: Punctuation and Mechanics
20. Paper Format
21. Capital Letters
22. Numbers and Abbreviations
23. End Marks
24. Apostrophe
25. Quotation Marks
26. Comma
27. Other Punctuation Marks
Section 5: Word Use
28. Dictionary Use
29. Spelling Improvement
30. Omitted Words and Letters
31. Commonly Confused Words
32. Effective Word Choice
PART THREE: REINFORCEMENT OF SENTENCE SKILLS
Mastery Tests
Subjects and Verbs (4 tests)
Fragments (4)
Run-Ons (4)
Sentence Variety I (2)
Standard English Verbs (4)
Irregular Verbs (4)
Subject-Verb Agreement (4)
Consistent Verb Tense (2)
Pronoun Reference, Agreement, and Point of View (4)
Pronoun Types (2)
Adjectives and Adverbs (2)
Misplaced Modifiers (2)
Dangling Modifiers (2)
Faulty Parallelism (2)
Sentence Variety II (2)
Capital Letters (4)
Numbers and Abbreviations (2)
End Marks (2)
Apostrophe (4)
Quotation Marks (4)
Comma (4)
Other Punctuation Marks (2)
Dictionary Use (2)
Spelling Improvement (2)
Omitted Words and Letters (2)
Commonly Confused Words (4)
Effective Word Choice (4)
Combined Mastery Tests
Fragments and Run-Ons (2)
Verbs (2)
Pronouns (2)
Faulty Modifiers and Parallelism (2)
Capital Letters and Punctuation (2)
Word Use (2)
Editing and Proofreading Tests
Test 1: Fragments
Test 2: Fragments
Test 3: Run-Ons (Fused Sentences)
Test 4: Run-Ons (Comma Splices)
Test 5: Standard English Verbs
Test 6: Irregular Verbs
Test 7: Faulty Parallelism
Test 8: Capital Letters
Test 9: Apostrophes
Test 10: Quotation Marks
Test 11: Commas
Test 12: Commonly Confused Words
Combined Editing Tests
APPENDIXES
A. Parts of Speech
B. ESL Pointers
C. Sentence-Skills Diagnostic Test
D. Sentence-Skills Achievement Test
E. Answers to Introductory Activities and Practice Exercises in Part Two
F. Progress Charts
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