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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Naming the Parts | |
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Subjects and Verbs | |
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Subjects: Nouns and Pronouns | |
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Verbs | |
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Identifying Subjects and Verbs | |
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Section One Review | |
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Modifiers | |
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Adjectives | |
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Adverbs | |
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Comparative and Superlative Forms | |
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Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly | |
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Section Two Review | |
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Connectors | |
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Conjunctions | |
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Prepositions | |
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Prepositional Phrases | |
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Section Three Review | |
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Sentence Practice: Embedding Adjectives, Adverbs, and Prepositional Phrases | |
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Sentence Combining Exercises | |
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Paragraph Practice: Narrating an Event | |
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Assignment | |
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Prewriting to Generate Ideas | |
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Choosing and Narrowing the Topic | |
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Writing a Topic Sentence | |
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Organizing Details | |
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Writing the Paragraph | |
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Rewriting and Improving the Paragraph | |
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Improving Supporting Details | |
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Proofreading | |
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Chapter One Practice Test | |
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Understanding Sentence Patterns | |
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Clauses | |
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Main Clauses and Subordinate Clauses | |
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Subordinators | |
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Adverb and Adjective Subordinate Clauses | |
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Section One Review | |
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Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences | |
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The Simple Sentence | |
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The Compound Sentence | |
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The Complex Sentence | |
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The Compound-Complex Sentence | |
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Section Two Review | |
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Fragments, Fused Sentences, and Comma Splices | |
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Fragments | |
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Fused Sentences and Comma Splices | |
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Section Three Review | |
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Sentence Practice: Combining Main and Subordinate Clauses | |
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Sentence Combining Exercises | |
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Paragraph Practice: Describing a Place | |
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Assignment | |
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Prewriting to Generate Ideas | |
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Choosing and Narrowing the Topic | |
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Writing a Topic Sentence | |
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Organizing Descriptive Details | |
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Writing the Paragraph | |
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Rewriting and Improving the Paragraph | |
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Adding Specific and Concrete Details | |
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Adding Subordinate Clauses | |
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Proofreading | |
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Chapter Two Practice Test | |
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Improving Sentence Patterns | |
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Modifying with Participial and Infinitive Phrases | |
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Present Participial Phrases | |
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Past Participial Phrases | |
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Infinitive Phrases | |
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Section One Review | |
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Modifying with Adjective Clauses and Appositives | |
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Adjective Clauses | |
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Appositives | |
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Section Two Review | |
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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers | |
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Misplaced Modifiers | |
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Dangling Modifiers | |
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Section Three Review | |
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Sentence Practice: Using Participial and Infinitive Phrases, Appositives, and Adjective Clauses | |
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Sentence Combining Exercises | |
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Essay and Paragraph Practice: Using Examples | |
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Assignment | |
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Prewriting to Generate Ideas | |
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Choosing and Narrowing the Topic | |
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Writing a Topic Sentence | |
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Organizing Examples | |
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Writing the Paragraph | |
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Using Transitions | |
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Rewriting and Improving the Paragraph | |
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Moving from Paragraph to Essay | |
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Recognizing Essay Form | |
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Choosing and Narrowing a Thesis Statement | |
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Writing the Essay | |
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Rewriting and Improving the Essay | |
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Proofreading | |
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Chapter Three Practice Test | |
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Lining Up the Parts of a Sentence | |
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Subject-Verb Agreement | |
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Identifying Subjects: A Review | |
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Subject-Verb Agreement: Points to Know | |
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Section One Review | |
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Pronoun Agreement and Reference | |
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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement | |
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Sexist Language | |
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Unclear Pronoun Reference | |
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Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns | |
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Section Two Review | |
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Pronoun Case | |
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Subjective Pronouns | |
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Objective Pronouns | |
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Possessive Pronouns | |
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Common Sources of Errors in Pronoun Case | |
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Section Three Review | |
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Sentence Practice: Using Transitions | |
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Sentence Combining Exercises | |
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Essay and Paragraph Practice: Explaining Causes and Effects | |
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Assignment | |
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Prewriting to Generate Ideas | |
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Choosing and Narrowing the Topic | |
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Writing a Thesis Statement or Topic Sentence | |
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Organizing Causes and Effects | |
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Writing the Essay | |
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Writing the Paragraph | |
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Rewriting and Improving the Paper | |
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Proofreading | |
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Chapter Four Practice Test | |
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Using Punctuation and Capitalization | |
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Using Commas | |
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Commas in Compound Sentences | |
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Commas with Elements in a Series | |
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Commas with Introductory Elements | |
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Commas with Interrupters | |
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Section One Review | |
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Other Punctuation Marks | |
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End Punctuation | |
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Internal Punctuation | |
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Section Two Review | |
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Titles, Capitalization, and Numbers | |
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Titles | |
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Capitalization | |
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Numbers | |
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Section Three Review | |
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Sentence Practice: Sentence Variety | |
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Sentence Combining Exercises | |
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Essay and Paragraph Practice: Comparing and Contrasting | |
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Assignment | |
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Prewriting to Generate Ideas | |
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Choosing and Narrowing the Topic | |
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Writing a Thesis Statement or Topic Sentence | |
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Organizing Similarities and Differences | |
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Writing the Paper | |
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Rewriting and Improving the Paper | |
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Proofreading | |
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Chapter Five Practice Test | |
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Choosing the Right Words and Spelling Them Correctly | |
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Irregular Verbs | |
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Special Problems with Irregular Verbs | |
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Section One Review | |
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Commonly Confused Words | |
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Section Two Review | |
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Spelling Rules | |
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Techniques to Improve Your Spelling | |
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Using ie or ei | |
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Keeping or Changing a Final -y | |
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Keeping or Dropping a Silent Final -e | |
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Doubling the Final Consonant | |
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Using Prefixes | |
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Forming Plurals | |
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Commonly Misspelled Words | |
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Section Three Review | |
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Sentence Practice: Effective and Meaningful Sentences | |
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Sentence Combining Exercises | |
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Essay and Paragraph Practice: Expressing an Opinion | |
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Assignment | |
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Prewriting to Generate Ideas | |
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Choosing and Narrowing the Topic | |
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Writing a Thesis Statement or Topic Sentence | |
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Organizing Opinion Papers | |
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Writing the Essay | |
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Writing the Paragraph | |
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Rewriting and Improving the Paper | |
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Proofreading | |
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Chapter 6 Practice Test | |
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Practice Final Examination | |
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Working with ESL Issues | |
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Count and Noncount Nouns | |
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Articles with Count and Noncount Nouns | |
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Subjects | |
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Helping Verbs and Main Verbs | |
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Two-Word Verbs | |
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Adjectives in the Correct Order | |
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Answers to Practices | |
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Index | |