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Preface | |
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Getting Started: Computers, Grammar, and Paragraphs. Standard English: Who Needs It? Writing with the Computer. Writing Sentences | |
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The Paragraph: An Overview | |
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Writing Paragraphs | |
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The Parts of Speech: A Review | |
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The Noun | |
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The Pronoun | |
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The Verb | |
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The Adjective | |
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The Adverb | |
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The Preposition | |
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The Conjunction | |
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The Interjection | |
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Language Tips | |
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Writing Sentences | |
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Review Test 2-A: Parts of Speech | |
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Review Test 2-B: Parts of Speech | |
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Writing Paragraphs | |
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The Topic Sentence and Unity in the Paragraph | |
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Finding the Subject and the Verb in the Sentence | |
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The Subject and the Verb | |
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Finding the Verb | |
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Action Verbs | |
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Linking Verbs | |
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Words Mistaken for the Verb | |
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Finding the Subject | |
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Subjects and Other Words in the Sentence | |
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Simple and Complete Subjects | |
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Compound Subjects | |
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Subjects in Inverted Sentences | |
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Subjects with Verbs in Active and Passive Voice | |
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Subjects and Prepositional Phrases | |
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Subjects and Verbs in Compound and Complex Sentences | |
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Language Tips | |
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Writing Sentences | |
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Review Test 3-A: Finding the Subject and the Verb in the Sentence | |
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Review Text 3-B: Finding the Subject and the Verb in the Sentence | |
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Writing Paragraphs | |
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Coherence in the Paragraph Through Chronological Order | |
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Making the Subject and Verb Agree | |
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Language Tips | |
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Writing Sentences | |
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Review Test 4-A: Making the Subject and Verb Agree | |
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Review Test 4-B: Making the Subject and Verb Agree | |
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Writing Paragraphs | |
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Coherence in the Paragraph Through Spatial Order | |
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Common Errors Involving Verbs | |
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Regular Verbs | |
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Irregular Verbs | |
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Suggestions for Using Irregular Verbs | |
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Using the Correct Tense | |
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Shifts in Tense | |
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Two Pairs of Irregular Verbs | |
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Language Tips | |
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Writing Sentences | |
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Review Test 5-A: Common Errors Involving Verbs | |
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Review Test 5-B: Common Errors Involving Verbs | |
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Writing Paragraphs | |
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Coherence in the Paragraph Through Order of Importance | |
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Using the Correct Form of the Pronoun | |
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The Classes of Pronouns | |
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Personal Pronouns | |
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The Subject Pronouns | |
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The Object Pronouns | |
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The Possessive Pronouns | |
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The Relative Pronouns | |
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Who, Which, and That: Special Uses | |
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Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns: Pronouns Ending in -self and -selves | |
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Some Problems with Pronouns: Who and Whom | |
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Language Tips | |
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Writing Sentences | |
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Review Exercise 6-A: Using the Correct Form of the Pronoun | |
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Review Exercise 6-B: Using the Correct Form of the Pronoun | |
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Writing Paragraphs | |
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Coherence in the Paragraph by Using Transitional Words and Phrases | |
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Common Errors in Pronoun Agreement and Reference | |
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Agreement in Number | |
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Agreement in Person | |
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Pronoun Reference | |
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Avoiding Sexism in Pronoun Usage | |
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Language Tips | |
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Writing Sentences | |
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Review Test 7-A: Common Errors in Pronoun Agreement and Reference | |
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Review Test 7-B: Common Errors in Pronoun Agreement and Reference | |
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Writing Paragraphs | |
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Developing a Paragraph by Examples | |
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Compound and Complex Sentences | |
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Compound Sentences | |
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Tips for Punctuating Compound Sentences | |
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Complex Sentences | |
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Three Kinds of Dependent Clauses | |
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Adverb Clauses | |
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Adjective Clauses | |
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Noun Clauses | |
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Language Tips | |
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Review Test 8-A: Compound and Complex Sentences | |
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Review Test 8-B: Compound and Complex Sentences | |
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Writing Paragraphs | |
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Developing a Paragraph by Comparison and Contrast | |
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Correcting Sentence Fragments, Run-on Sentences, and Comma-Splices | |
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Sentence Fragments | |
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Phrases as Fragments | |
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Noun Fragments | |
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Dependent Clauses as Fragments | |
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Run-on Sentences | |
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Comma-Splices | |
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Comma-Splices and Conjunctive Adverbs | |
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Language Tips | |
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Writing Sentences | |
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Review Test 9-A: Correcting Sentence Fragments, Run-on Sentences, and Comma- Splices | |
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Review Test 9-B: Correcting Sentence Fragments, Run-on Sentences, and Comma-Splices | |
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Writin | |