English Fundamentals (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card)

For more than eight decades English Fundamentals has offered lucid and strong explanations to reach to students.  Beginning with the fundamental elements of the sentence, the authors introduce the basic system of the language and in progressive lessons explore more complex structures and relationships.

Table of Contents:
Preface.   I. BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS: LESSONS, PRACTICE SHEETS, AND EXERCISES. 1. The Simple Sentence; Subjects and Verbs. Practice Sheet 1–Subjects and Verbs. Exercise 1–Subjects and Verbs. 2. Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, and Prepositions. Practice Sheet 2–Parts of Speech. Exercise 2–Parts of Speech. Exercise 2A–Subjects and Verbs. 3. Basic Sentence Patterns with Intransitive Verbs. Practice Sheet 3–Sentence Pattern 2. Exercise 3–Sentence Patterns with Intransitive Verbs. 4. Basic Sentence Patterns with Transitive Verbs. Practice Sheet 4–Complements of Transitive Verbs. Exercise 4–Complements. 5. Forms of the Verb; Auxiliary Verbs. Practice Sheet 5–Auxiliary Verbs; Basic Sentence Patterns. Exercise 5–Complements. 6. Alterations of Basic Sentence Patterns. Practice Sheet 6–Alterations of Basic Sentence Patterns: Passive Verbs; Questions. Exercise 6–Alterations of Basic Sentence Patterns: Passive Verbs; Questions. II. CLAUSES AND PHRASES: LESSONS, PRACTICE SHEETS, AND EXERCISES. 7. Coordination: Creating Compound Sentences; Avoiding Comma Splices and Run—on Sentences. Practice Sheet 7–Coordination: Compound Sentences. Exercise 7–Coordination: Compound Sentences. 8. Subordination: Adverb Clauses. Practice Sheet 8–Adverb Clauses. Exercise 8–Adverb Clauses. 9. Subordination: Adjective Clauses. Practice Sheet 9–Adjective Clauses. Exercise 9–Adjective Clauses. 10. Subordination: Noun Clauses. Practice Sheet 10–Noun Clauses. Exercise 10–Noun Clauses. Exercise 10A–Subordinate Clauses. 11. Subordination: Gerund and Infinitive Phrases. Practice Sheet 11–Gerund and Infinitive Phrases. Exercise 11–Gerund and Infinitive Phrases. 12. Subordination: Participial and Absolute Phrases. Practice Sheet 12–Participial and Absolute Phrases. Exercise 12–Participial and Absolute Phrases. Exercise 12A–Verbal Phrases; Complements in Phrases. III. SENTENCE BUILDING: LESSONS, PRACTICE SHEETS, AND EXERCISES. 13. Completeness: Dealing With Sentence Fragments. Practice Sheet 13–Identifying Sentence Fragments. Exercise 13–Correcting Sentence Fragments. Exercise 13A–Correcting Sentence Fragments. 14. Misplaced Modifiers; Dangling Modifiers. Practice Sheet 14–Misplaced Modifiers. Exercise 14–Misplaced Modifiers. Practice Sheet 14A–Dangling Modifiers. Exercise 14A–Dangling Modifiers. 15. Subordination. Practice Sheet 15–Subordination. Exercise 15–Subordination. 16. Parallel Structure; Comparisons. Practice Sheet 16–Parallel Structure; Comparisons. Exercise 16–Parallel Structure; Comparisons. IV. PUNCTUATION: LESSONS, PRACTICE SHEETS, AND EXERCISES. 17. Commas to Separate. Practice Sheet 17–Commas to Separate. Exercise 17–Commas to Separate. Exercise 17A–Commas and Semicolons to Separate. 18. Commas to Enclose. Practice Sheet 18–Commas to Enclose. Exercise 18–Commas to Enclose. Exercise 18A–Commas and Semicolons: All Uses. 19. Tricky Punctuation Marks. Practice Sheet 19–Tricky Punctuation Marks. Exercise 19–Tricky Punctuation Marks. 20. End Marks; Summary of Punctuation Rules. Practice Sheet 20–Review of Punctuation. Exercise 20–Review of Punctuation. Exercise 20A–Review of Punctuation. V. USAGE: LESSONS, PRACTICE SHEETS, AND EXERCISES. 21. Using Verbs Correctly: Principal Parts; Tense. Practice Sheet 21–Using Verbs Correctly: Principal Parts; Tense. Exercise 21–Using Verbs Correctly: Principal Parts; Tense. 22. Using Verbs Correctly: Subject-Verb Agreement. Practice Sheet 22–Using Verbs Correctly: Subject-Verb Agreement. Exercise 22–Using Verbs Correctly: Subject-Verb Agreement. 23. Using Pronouns Correctly: Reference; Agreement. Practice Sheet 23–Using Pronouns Correctly: Reference; Agreement. Exercise 23–Using Pronouns Correctly: Reference; Agreement. 24. Using Pronouns Correctly: Case. Practice Sheet 24–Using Pronouns Correctly: Case. Exercise 24–Using Pronouns Correctly: Case. Exercise 24A–Using Pronouns Correctly: Reference and Case. 25. Using Modifiers and Prepositions Correctly. Practice Sheet 25–Using Modifiers Correctly. Exercise 25–Using Modifiers and Prepositions Correctly. 26. Puzzling Word Choices: Usage and Homophones Practice Sheet 26–Usage and Homophones Exercise 26–Usage and Homophones  27. Plurals and Capitals Practice Sheet 27–Plurals and Capitals Exercise 27–Plurals and Capitals 28. Revising, Proofreading, and Correcting; A Word about Writing with a Computer Practice Sheet 28–Revising Short, Choppy Sentences. Exercise 28–Proofreading and Correcting   VI. WRITING PARAGRAPHS AND ESSAYS. An Overview of College Writing.  Writing Effective Paragraphs. Writing Longer Essays. VIII. PROGRESS TESTS. Subjects and Verbs; Parts of Speech. Complements. Subordinate Clauses. Verbal Phrases. Dangling Modifiers. Sentence Building. Subordination. Commas and Semicolons: Compound Units. Punctuation: All Marks. Punctuation: All Marks. Verbs. Pronouns. Modifiers: Appropriate Use. Usage and Homophones. General Review: Proofreading. General Review: Proofreading.   APPENDIXES. Appendix A: Sentence Combining. Appendix B: Diagnostic Tests. Appendix C: Answer Key to Practice Sheets.