Sentence Skills with Readings

Name: Sentence Skills with Readings
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ISBN: 9780073533261

ISBN-10: 0073533262

ISBN-13: 9780073533261

Edition: 4th 2010

Authors: John Langan

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Book details

List price: $145.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 1/6/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 704
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.244
Language: English




Effective Writing



Learning Sentence Skills Why Learn Sentence Skills? Your Attitude about Writing How This Book is Organized How to Use This Book



A Brief Guide to Effective Writing What Is a Paragraph? The Goals of Effective Writing Activities in the Goals of Effective Writing



The Writing Process Steps in the Writing Process Activities in the Writing Process Ten Writing Assignments



Sentence Skills



Grammar



Subjects and Verbs



Fragments



Run-Ons



Sentence Variety I



Verbs, Pronouns, and Agreement



Standard English Verbs



Irregular Verbs



Subject-Verb Agreement



Consistent Verb Tense



Additional Information about Verbs



Pronoun Reference, Agreement, and Point of View



Pronoun Types



Modifiers and Parallelism



Adjectives and Adverbs



Misplaced Modifier



Dangling Modifiers



Faulty Parallelism



Punctuation and Mechanics



Paper Format



Capital Letters



Numbers and Abbreviations



End Marks



Apostrophe



Quotation Marks



Comma



Other Punctuation Marks



Word Use



Dictionary Use



Spelling Improvement



Omitted Words and Letters



Commonly Confused Words



Effective Word Choice



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



Fragments



Fragments



Run-Ons (Fused Sentences)



Run-Ons (Comma Splices)



Standard English Verbs



Irregular Verbs



Faulty Parallelism



Capital Letters



Apostrophes



Quotation Marks



Commas



Commonly Confused Words Combined Editing Tests





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



How a Computer Can Help



Parts of Speech



ESL Pointers



Sentence-Skills Diagnostic Test



Sentence-Skills Achievement Test



Ansswers to Introductory Activities and Practice Exercises in Part Two


Index Corrections Symbols