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| Preface | |
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| Basic Sentence Patterns | |
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| Lessons, Practice Sheets, and Exercises | |
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| The Simple Sentence; Subjects and Verbs | |
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| Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, and Prepositions | |
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| Basic Sentence Patterns with Intransitive Verbs | |
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| Basic Sentence Patterns with Transitive Verbs | |
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| Forms of the Verb; Auxiliary Verbs | |
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| Alterations of Basic Sentence Patterns | |
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| Clauses and Phrases | |
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| Lessons, Practice Sheets, and Exercises | |
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| Coordination: Compound Sentences | |
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| Subordination: Adverb Clauses | |
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| Subordination: Adjective Clauses | |
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| Subordination: Noun Clauses | |
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| Subordination: Gerund and Infinitive Phrases | |
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| Subordination: Participial and Absolute Phrases | |
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| Sentence Building | |
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| Lessons, Practice Sheets, and Exercises | |
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| Completeness | |
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| Misplaced Modifiers; Dangling Modifiers | |
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| Subordination | |
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| Parallel Structure; Comparisons | |
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| Punctuation | |
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| Lessons, Practice Sheets, and Exercises | |
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| Commas to Separate | |
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| Commas to Enclose | |
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| Tricky Punctuation Marks | |
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| End Marks; Summary of Punctuation Rules | |
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| Usage | |
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| Lessons, Practice Sheets, and Exercises | |
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| Using Verbs Correctly: Principal Parts; Tense | |
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| Using Verbs Correctly: Subject-Verb Agreement | |
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| Using Pronouns Correctly: Reference; Agreement | |
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| Using Pronouns Correctly: Case | |
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| Using Modifiers and Prepositions Correctly | |
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| A Glossary of Usage | |
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| Spelling and Capitalization | |
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| Lessons, Practice Sheets, and Exercises | |
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| Spelling Rules; Words Similar in Sound | |
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| Plurals and Capitals | |
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| Spelling List | |
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| Writing Paragraphs and Essays | |
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| An Overview of College Writing | |
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| Taking Essay Tests | |
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| Writing Effective Paragraphs | |
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| Writing Longer Essays | |
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| Progress Tests | |
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| Subjects and Verbs; Parts of Speech | |
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| Complements | |
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| Subordinate Clauses | |
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| Verbal Phrases | |
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| Dangling Modifiers | |
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| Sentence Building | |
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| Subordination | |
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| Commas and Semicolons: Compound Units | |
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| Punctuation: All Marks | |
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| Punctuation: All Marks | |
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| Verbs | |
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| Pronouns | |
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| Modifiers: Appropriate Use | |
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| Usage | |
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| Spelling Rules; Words Similar in Sound | |
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| Spelling | |
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| Spelling | |
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| Plurals and Capitals | |
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| General Review: Proofreading | |
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| General Review: Proofreading | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Sentence Combining | |
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| Diagnostic Tests | |
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| Answer Key to Practice Sheets | |
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| Index | |