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| To the Student | |
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| Pretest | |
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| Pretest Answers and Evaluation Chart | |
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| Editing | |
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| Sentence Basics | |
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| Parts of a Sentence | |
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| Identifying the Subject and Predicate | |
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| Sentence Fragments in a Paragraph | |
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| Simple Subjects and Verbs | |
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| Action versus Linking Verbs | |
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| Commands, Questions, and Here or There Statements | |
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| Compound Subjects and Verbs | |
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| Nouns | |
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| Possessive Nouns | |
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| Pronouns | |
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| Pronoun Forms | |
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| Pronouns in Compounds | |
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| Editing Practice | |
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| GED Practice: Chapter Review | |
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| Evaluate Your Progress | |
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| Using Verbs | |
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| Simple Tenses | |
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| Continuing Tenses | |
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| Perfect Tenses | |
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| Irregular Verbs | |
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| Using Consistent Verb Tenses | |
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| Basic Subject-Verb Agreement | |
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| Compound Subject | |
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| Inverted Word Order | |
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| Prepositional Phrases and Other Interrupters | |
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| Indefinite Pronouns | |
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| Editing Practice | |
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| GED Practice: Chapter Review | |
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| GED Practice: Cumulative Review | |
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| Combining Sentences | |
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| Compound Sentences | |
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| Run-on Sentences | |
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| Complex Sentences | |
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| Dependent Clauses in a Paragraph | |
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| Rewriting Sentences | |
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| Sentence Construction on the GED Test | |
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| Sequence of Tenses | |
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| Effective Revisions | |
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| Editing Practice | |
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| GED Practice: Chapter Review | |
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| GED Practice: Cumulative Review | |
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| Organization | |
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| Effective Paragraphs | |
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| Inserting a Topic Sentence | |
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| Dividing Paragraphs | |
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| Rearranging Sentences and Combining Paragraphs | |
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| Deleting Sentences | |
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| Tone and Diction | |
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| Editing Practice | |
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| GED Practice: Chapter Review | |
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| GED Practice: Cumulative Review | |
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| Evaluate Your Progress | |
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| Using Correct Language | |
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| Adjectives and Adverbs | |
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| Modifying Phrases | |
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| Misplaced Modifiers | |
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| Dangling Modifiers | |
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| Renaming Phrases | |
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| Using Parallel Structure | |
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| Unclear Pronouns | |
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| Agreement in Number | |
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| Agreement in Person | |
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| Editing Practice | |
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| GED Practice: Chapter Review | |
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| GED Practice: Cumulative Review | |
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| Mechanics | |
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| Capitalization Review | |
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| Spelling Homonyms | |
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| Comma Review | |
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| Editing Practice | |
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| GED Practice: Chapter Review | |
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| GED Practice: Cumulative Review | |
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| Evaluate Your Progress | |
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| Test-Taking Strategies | |
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| What Will the Test Be Like? | |
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| Know the Common Errors | |
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| Organization Errors | |
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| Understand the Question Types | |
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| Look at the Whole Passage | |
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| Answer All Fifty Questions | |
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| The Essay | |
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| Preparing for the GED Essay | |
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| What the GED Essay Is Like | |
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| How This Section Will Help You | |
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| The Writing Process | |
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| The Five-Paragraph Essay | |
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| Using the GED Scoring Guide to Improve Your Work | |
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| Gathering Your Ideas | |
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| Analyzing the GED Essay Question | |
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| Choosing Your Main Idea | |
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| Thinking of Ideas and Supporting Details | |
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| GED Practice: Writing a GED Essay | |
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| Organizing Your Ideas | |
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| Deciding on a Pattern of Organization | |
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| Arranging Your Ideas | |
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| Making Sure All Your Ideas Are About the Main Idea | |
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| Making Sure You Have Enough Ideas | |
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| GED Practice: Writing a GED Essay | |
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| Writing Your GED Essay | |
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| Writing Paragraphs | |
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| Writing the Introductory Paragraph | |
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| Writing the Body Paragraphs | |
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| Writing the Concluding Paragraph | |
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| GED Practice: Writing a GED Essay | |
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| Revising Your GED Essay | |
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| Rating Your GED Essay | |
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| Revising the Organization and Content | |
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| Checking for Edited American English | |
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| GED Practice: Writing a GED Essay | |
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| Review of the Writing Process | |
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| The Five-Paragraph Essay | |
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| The Writing Process | |
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| Following the Steps in 45 Minutes | |
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| GED Practice: Writing a GED Essay | |
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| Posttest | |
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| Posttest Answers and Evaluation Chart | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Practice Test Answers and Evaluation Chart | |
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| Additional Essay Topics | |
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| Answer Key | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |