Writing Essentials Exercises to Improve Spelling, Sentence Structure, Punctuation, and Writing

Name: Writing Essentials Exercises to Improve Spelling, Sentence Structure, Punctuation, and Writing
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ISBN: 9781413000009

ISBN-10: 1413000002

ISBN-13: 9781413000009

Edition: 2003

Authors: Paige Wilson, Teresa Ferster Glazier

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List price: $69.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Cengage Heinle
Publication date: 3/12/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 7.40" wide x 9.17" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

With an amazing gift for explaining the basics of grammar, punctuation, and writing, Paige Wilson, Associate Professor at Pasadena City College, focuses on the vital structures of English, reinforcing fundamental concepts with an abundance of easy-to-follow exercises.




Word Choice And Spelling



Your Own List of Misspelled Words



Words Often Confused (Set 1)



Words Often Confused (Set 2)



The Eight Parts of Speech



Contractions



Possessives



Words that Can Be Broken into Parts



Rule for Doubling a Final Letter



Using a Dictionary



Sentence Structure



Finding Subjects and Verbs



Locating Prepositional Phrases



Understanding Dependent Clauses



Correcting Fragments



Correcting Run-on Sentences



Identifying Verb Phrases



Using Standard English Verbs



Using Regular and Irregular Verbs



Maintaining Subject/Verb Agreement



Avoiding Shifts in Time



Recognizing Verbal Phrases



Correcting Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers



Following Sentence Patterns



Avoiding Cliches, Awkward Phrasing, and Wordiness



Correcting for Parallel Structure



Using Pronouns



Avoiding Shifts in Person



Punctuation And Capital Letters



Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Point, Semicolon, Colon, Dash



Comma Rules 1, 2, and 3



Comma Rules 4, 5, and 6



Quotation Marks and Underling/Italics



Capital Letters



Writing



What is the Least You Should Know About Writing?



Basic Structures



Writing Skills