PART ONE: EFFECTIVE WRITING
CHAPTER 1: Learning Sentence Skills
Why Learn Sentence Skills?
Your Attitude about Writing
How This Book is Organized
How to Use This Book
CHAPTER 2: A Brief Guide to Effective Writing
What Is a Paragraph?
The Goals of Effective Writing
Activities in the Goals of Effective Writing
CHAPTER 3: The Writing Process
Steps in the Writing Process
Activities in the Writing Process
Ten Writing Assignments
PART TWO: SENTENCE SKILLS
Section 1: Grammar
CHAPTER 4: Subjects and Verbs
CHAPTER 5: Fragments
CHAPTER 6: Run-Ons
CHAPTER 7: Sentence Variety I
Section 2: Verbs, Pronouns, and Agreement
CHAPTER 8: Standard English Verbs
CHAPTER 9: Irregular Verbs
CHAPTER 10: Subject-Verb Agreement
CHAPTER 11: Consistent Verb Tense
CHAPTER 12: Additional Information about Verbs
CHAPTER 13: Pronoun Reference, Agreement, and Point of View
CHAPTER 14: Pronoun Types
Section 3: Modifiers and Parallelism
CHAPTER 15: Adjectives and Adverbs
CHAPTER 16: Misplaced Modifier
CHAPTER 17: Dangling Modifiers
CHAPTER 18: Faulty Parallelism
CHAPTER 19: Sentence Variety II
Section 4: Punctuation and Mechanics
CHAPTER 20: Paper Format
CHAPTER 21: Capital Letters
CHAPTER 22: Numbers and Abbreviations
CHAPTER 23: End Marks
CHAPTER 24: Apostrophe
CHAPTER 25: Quotation Marks
CHAPTER 26: Comma
CHAPTER 27: Other Punctuation Marks
Section 5: Word Use
CHAPTER 28: Dictionary Use
CHAPTER 29: Spelling Improvement
CHAPTER 30: Omitted Words and Letters
CHAPTER 31: Commonly Confused Words
CHAPTER 32: Effective Word Choice
PART THREE: REINFORCEMENT OF SENTENCE SKILLS
Combined Mastery Tests
Fragments and Run-Ons
Verbs
Pronouns
Faulty Modifiers and Parallelism
Capital Letters and Punctuation
Word Use
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
PART FOUR: REINFORCEMENT OF THE SKILLS
Introduction to the Readings A Change of Attitude, Grant Berry Do It Better!, Ben Carson, M.D., with Cecil Murphey Lost Years, Found Dreams Regina Ruiz Papa, Leo Buscaglia Let's Get Specific, Beth Johnson All the Good Things, Sister Helen Mrosla Responsibility, M. Scott Peck The Most Hateful Words, Amy Tan My Daughter Smokes, Alice Walker Wonder in the Air, Jeff Gammage The Warrior Within, Dawn Cogliser
Appendixes
Appendix A: How a Computer Can Help
Appendix B: Parts of Speech
Appendix C: ESL Pointers
Appendix D: Sentence-Skills Diagnostic Test
Appendix E: Sentence-Skills Achievement Test
Appendix F: Answers to Introductory Activities and Practice Exercises in Part Two
Index
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