Along These Lines Writing Sentences and Paragraphs (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card)

Name: Along These Lines Writing Sentences and Paragraphs (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card)
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ISBN: 9780135147474

ISBN-10: 0135147476

ISBN-13: 9780135147474

Edition: 3rd 2007

Authors: John Sheridan Biays, Carol Wershoven

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For basic writing courses covering sentences and paragraphs. This text ships automatically with MyWritngLab. Along These Lines better prepares students for their future writing courses! How do you prepare your students for their future writing courses? John Biays and Carol Wershoven believe you offer students constant reinforcement of the writing process. With a conversational tone and a blend of engaging activities, each writing chapter takes students through all of the steps of generating ideas, planning, drafting, and proofreading. Even the grammar chapters include sentence-generating and editing exercises as well as excerpts from powerful writers. The third edition continues this…

Book details

List price: $89.20
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Prentice Hall Higher Education
Publication date: 6/28/2007
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 540
Size: 8.00" wide x 11.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.640
Language: English




Sentence-Level Skills



The Simple Sentence



Beyond the Simple Sentence: Coordination



Avoiding Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices



Beyond the Simple Sentence: Subordination



Combining Sentences: A Review of Your Options



Avoiding Sentence Fragments



Using Parallelism in Sentences



Using Adjectives and Adverbs



Correcting Problems with Modifiers



Verbs: The Four Main Forms



More on Verb Tenses



Verbs: Consistency and Voice



Making Subjects and Verbs Agree



Using Pronouns Correctly: Agreement and Reference



Using Pronouns Correctly: Consistency and Case



Punctuation



Spelling



Words That Sound Alike/Look Alike



Using Prepositions Correctly



Writing in Steps: The Process Approach



Writing a Paragraph: Prewriting - Generating Ideas



Writing a Paragraph: Planning - Devising a Plan



Writing a Paragraph: Drafting - Writing and Revising the Drafts



Writing a Paragraph: Polishing -- Polishing and Proofreading



Writing a Narrative Paragraph



Writing a Descriptive Paragraph



Writing an Illustration Paragraph



Writing a Process Paragraph



Moving from Paragraphs to Essays



Writing from Reading



Reading Selections to Accompany the Writing Chapters



Grammar Practice for ESL Students