Writing essentials : exercises to improve spelling, sentence structure punctuation, and writing
Wilson, Paige2006
Book
Ideal as a classroom or self-study text, WRITING ESSENTIALS reviews basic English skills needed for proper spelling, sentence structure, punctuation, and writing. Offering brief, clear explanations, and a wealth of exercises, students can practice what they've learned, receive feedback, and apply it to their writing.
Main title:
Writing essentials : exercises to improve spelling, sentence structure punctuation, and writing / Paige Wilson, Teresa Ferster Glazier.
Work:
Imprint:
Boston, Mass. : Thomson Heinle, c2003.
Collation:
viii, 328 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Text on inside covers.
Contents:
UNIT 1. WORD CHOICE AND SPELLING -- 1. Your Own List of Misspelled Words -- 2. Words Often Confused (Set 1) -- 3. Words Often Confused (Set 2) -- 4. The Eight Parts of Speech -- 5. Contractions -- 6. Possessives -- 7. Words that Can Be Broken into Parts -- 8. Rule for Doubling a Final Letter -- 9. Using a Dictionary -- UNIT 2. SENTENCE STRUCTURE -- 1. Finding Subjects and Verbs -- 2. Locating Prepositional Phrases -- 3. Understanding Dependent Clauses -- 4. Correcting Fragments -- 5. Correcting Run-on Sentences -- 6. Identifying Verb Phrases -- 7. Using Standard English Verbs -- 8. Using Regular and Irregular Verbs -- 9. Maintaining Subject/Verb Agreement -- 10. Avoiding Shifts in Time -- 11. Recognizing Verbal Phrases -- 12. Correcting Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers -- 13. Following Sentence Patterns -- 14. Avoiding Cliches, Awkward Phrasing, and Wordiness -- 15. Correcting for Parallel Structure -- 16. Using Pronouns -- 17. Avoiding Shifts in Person -- UNIT 3. PUNCTUATION AND CAPITAL LETTERS -- 1. Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Point, Semicolon, Colon, Dash -- 2. Comma Rules 1, 2, and 3 -- 3. Comma Rules 4, 5, and 6 -- 4. Quotation Marks and Underling/Italics -- 5. Capital Letters -- UNIT 4. WRITING -- 1. What is the Least You Should Know About Writing? -- 2. Basic Structures -- 3. Writing Skills
ISBN:
9781413000009 (pbk)
Dewey class:
808.042
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3124634