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This best-selling sentence-level worktext by John Langan continues to help students master the essential grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and usage skills needed for clear, thoughtful writing. The seventh edition of "Sentence Skills, Form A" features a greater emphasis on prewriting and revision, a new chapter for non-native speakers, and much more!

Table of Contents:
Introduction: Learning Sentence SkillsPART ONE: EFFECTIVE WRITING A Brief Guide to Effective Writing Practice in Effective WritingPART TWO: SENTENCE SKILLSSection 1: Grammar Subjects and Verbs Fragments Run-Ons Standard English Verbs Irregular Verbs Subject-Verb Agreement Consistent Verb Tense Additional Information about Verbs Pronoun Reference, Agreement, and Point of View Pronoun Types Adjectives and Adverbs Misplaced Modifier Dangling Modifiers Faulty ParallelismSection 2: Mechanics Paper Format Capital Letters Numbers and AbbreviationsSection 3: Punctuation End Marks Apostrophe Quotation Marks Comma Other Punctuation MarksSection 4: Word Use Dictionary Use Spelling Improvement Omitted Words and Letters Commonly Confused Words Effective Word ChoicePART THREE: REINFORCEMENT OF SENTENCE SKILLS Mastery Tests Subjects and Verbs (4 tests) Fragments (4) Run-Ons (4) Standard English Verbs (4) Subject-Verb Agreement (4)Consistent Verb Tense (2) Pronoun Reference, Agreement, and Point of View (4) Pronoun Types (2) Adjectives and Adverbs (2) Misplaced Modifiers (2) Dangling Modifiers (2) Parallelism (2) Capital Letters (4) Numbers and Abbreviations (2) End Marks (2) Apostrophe (4) Quotation Marks (4) Comma (4) Other Punctuation Marks (2) Dictionary Use (2) Spelling Improvement (2) Omitted Words and Letters (2) Commonly Confused Words (4) Effective Word Choice (4) Combined Mastery Tests Fragments and Run-Ons (2) Verbs (2) Pronouns (2) Faulty Modifiers and Parallelism (2) Capital Letters and Punctuation (2) Word Use (2) Editing and Proofreading Tests Test 1: Fragments Test 2: Run-Ons (Fused Sentences) Test 3: Run-Ons (Comma Splices) Test 4: Standard English Verbs Test 5: Irregular Verbs Test 6: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers Test 7: Parallelism Test 8: Capital Letters Test 9: Apostrophe Test 10: Quotation Marks Test 11: Commas Test 12: Commonly Confused Words Combined Editing TestsPART FOUR: SENTENCE VARIETY THROUGH COMBINING ACTIVITIES Four Traditional Sentence Patterns The Simple Sentence The Compound Sentence The Complex Sentence The Compound-Complex Sentence Review of Coordination and Subordination Other Patterns That Add Variety to Writing -ing Word Groups -ed Word Groups Appositives -ly Openers To Openers Prepositional Phrase Openers Series of Items Sentence-Combining ExercisesAPPENDIXESA. Diagnostic and Achievement TestsB. Answers to Introductory Projects and Practice ExercisesC. Progress Charts

About the Author :
John Langan has taught reading and writing at Atlantic Community College near Atlantic City, New Jersey, for over twenty years. The author of a popular series of college textbook on both reading and writing, he enjoys the challenge of developinging materials that teach skills in an especially clear and lively way. Before teaching, he earned advanced degrees in writing at Rutgers University and in reading at Glassboro State Collee. He also spent a year writing fiction.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780071121392
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
  • Publisher Imprint: McGraw Hill Higher Education
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Form A A Workbook for Writers
  • Width: 177 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0071121390
  • Publisher Date: 01 Sep 2002
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 228 mm
  • Spine Width: 27 mm
  • Weight: 839 gr


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