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About the Book

John Langan's best-selling sentence-level worktext returns in a new edition highlighting the essential grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and usage skills needed for clear, college-level writing.

Table of Contents:
To the Instructor xiiPART ONE: EFFECTIVE WRITINGCHAPTER 1: Learning Sentence SkillsWhy Learn Sentence Skills?Your Attitude toward WritingHow This Book is OrganizedHow to Use This BookCHAPTER 2: A Brief Guide to Effective WritingWhat Is a Paragraph?The Goals of Effective WritingActivities in the Goals of Effective WritingCHAPTER 3: The Writing Process 43Steps in the Writing ProcessActivities in the Writing ProcessTen Writing Assignmentsh4>CHAPTER 4: Writing with Digital and Electronic Resources PART TWO: SENTENCE SKILLSSection 1: SentencesCHAPTER 5: Parts of Speech Mastery TestsCHAPTER 6: Subjects and Verbs Mastery TestsCHAPTER 7: FragmentsMastery TestsCHAPTER 8: Run-OnsCHAPTER 9: Sentence Variety I Section 2: Verbs, Pronouns, and AgreementCHAPTER 10: Standard English VerbsMastery TestsCHAPTER 11: Irregular VerbsMastery TestsCHAPTER 12: Subject-Verb AgreementMastery TestsCHAPTER 13: Consistent Verb TenseMastery TestsCHAPTER 14: Additional Information about VerbsMastery TestsCHAPTER 15: Pronoun Reference, Agreement, and Point of ViewMastery TestsCHAPTER 16: Pronoun TypesMastery Tests Section 3: Modifiers and ParallelismCHAPTER 17: Adjectives and AdverbsMastery TestsCHAPTER 18: Misplaced ModifiersMastery TestsCHAPTER 19: Dangling ModifiersMastery TestsCHAPTER 20: Faulty ParallelismMastery TestsCHAPTER 21: Sentence Variety IIMastery Tests Section 4: Punctuation and MechanicsCHAPTER 22: Paper FormatMastery TestsCHAPTER 23: Capital LettersMastery TestsCHAPTER 24: Numbers and AbbreviationsMastery TestsCHAPTER 25: End MarksMastery TestsCHAPTER 26: ApostropheMastery TestsCHAPTER 27: Quotation MarksMastery TestsCHAPTER 28: CommaMastery TestsCHAPTER 29: Other Punctuation MarksMastery Tests Section 5: Word UseCHAPTER 30: Dictionary UseMastery TestsCHAPTER 31: Spelling ImprovementMastery TestsCHAPTER 32: Omitted Words and LettersMastery TestsCHAPTER 33: Commonly Confused WordsMastery TestsCHAPTER 34: Effective Word ChoiceMastery Tests PART THREE: REINFORCEMENT OF THE SKILLSCHAPTER 33: Combined Mastery TestsFragments and Run-Ons VerbsPronounsFaulty Modifiers and ParallelismCapital Letters and PunctuationWord UseCHAPTER 34: Editing and Proofreading TestsTest 1: FragmentsTest 2: FragmentsTest 3: Run-Ons (Fused Sentences)Test 4: Run-Ons (Comma Splices)Test 5: Standard English VerbsTest 6: Irregular VerbsTest 7: Faulty ParallelismTest 8: Capital LettersTest 9: ApostrophesTest 10: Quotation MarksTest 11: CommasTest 12: Commonly Confused WordsCombined Editing TestsFragments and Run-OnsVerbsPronounsFaulty Modifiers and Parallelism Capital Letters and PunctuationWord UseEditing and Proofreading TestsTest 1: FragmentsTest 2: FragmentsTest 3: Run-Ons (Fused Sentences)Test 4: Run-Ons (Comma Splices)Test 5: Standard English VerbsTest 6: Irregular VerbsTest 7: Faulty Parallelism Test 8: Capital LettersTest 9: ApostrophesTest 10: Quotation Marks Test 11: CommasTest 12: Commonly Confused WordsCombined Editing Tests PART 4: READINGS FOR WRITING Introduction to the ReadingsTalkin' White by Wayne Lionel AponteDo It Better! by Ben Carson, M.D., with Cecil MurpheyLost Years, Found Dreams by Regina RuizMy Two Moms (excerpt by Zach WahlsAll the Good Things by Sister Helen MroslaResponsibility by M. Scott PeckThe Most Hateful Words by Amy TanMy Daughter Smokes by Alice WalkerWonder in the Air by Jeff GammageDon't Hang Up, That's My Mom Calling by Bobbi BuchananAppendixesAppendix A: ESL PointersAppendix B: Sentence-Skills Diagnostic TestAppendix C: Sentence-Skills Achievement TestAppendix D: Ansswers to Introductory Activities and Practice Exercises in Part TwoCreditsIndexChecklist for Sentence Skills


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781259060656
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
  • Publisher Imprint: Mcgraw-Hill Education
  • Height: 231 mm
  • Spine Width: 28 mm
  • Width: 188 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1259060659
  • Publisher Date: 16 Mar 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 989 gr


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