This form is designed to help students master the essential grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and usage rules needed for clear, thoughtful writing. All three versions of Sentence skills - Form A, Form B, and Sentence Skills with Readings, feature a flexible format and a wide variety of engaging examples, exercises and mastery tests. Each alternative version features different exercises, examples and mastery tests. Form B now includes a new opening section on the writing process, complete with a careful sequence of interesting activities that help students learn and master the principles of effecive writing, one step at a time.…mehr
This form is designed to help students master the essential grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and usage rules needed for clear, thoughtful writing. All three versions of Sentence skills - Form A, Form B, and Sentence Skills with Readings, feature a flexible format and a wide variety of engaging examples, exercises and mastery tests. Each alternative version features different exercises, examples and mastery tests. Form B now includes a new opening section on the writing process, complete with a careful sequence of interesting activities that help students learn and master the principles of effecive writing, one step at a time.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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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PART ONE: EFFECTIVE WRITING A Brief Guide to Effective Writing Practice in Effective Writing PART TWO: SENTENCE SKILLS Section 1: Grammar. Subjects and Verbs. Sentence 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 Modifiers. Dangling Modifiers Faulty Parallelism. Section 2: Mechanics. Paper Format. Capital Letters. Numbers and Abbreviations. Section 3: Punctuation. End Marks. Apostrophe. Quotation Marks. Comma. Other Punctuation Marks. Section 4: Word Use. Dictionary Use. Spelling Improvement. Omitted Words and Letters. Commonly Confused Words. Effective Word Choice. PART THREE: REINFORCEMENT OF THE SKILLS. Mastery Tests: Subjects and Verbs (4 tests). Sentence Fragments (4). Run-Ons (4). Standard English Verbs (4). Irregular 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: Sentence 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: Sentence 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: Faulty Parallelism. Test 8: Capital Letters. Test 9: Apostrophes. Test 10. Quotation Marks. Test 11: Commas. Test 12: Commonly Confused Words. Combined Editing Tests. PART 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 Exercises. APPENDIXES A. Diagnostic and Achievement Tests. B. Answers to Introductory Projects and Practice Exercises. C. Progress Charts. Index
PART ONE: EFFECTIVE WRITING A Brief Guide to Effective Writing Practice in Effective Writing PART TWO: SENTENCE SKILLS Section 1: Grammar. Subjects and Verbs. Sentence 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 Modifiers. Dangling Modifiers Faulty Parallelism. Section 2: Mechanics. Paper Format. Capital Letters. Numbers and Abbreviations. Section 3: Punctuation. End Marks. Apostrophe. Quotation Marks. Comma. Other Punctuation Marks. Section 4: Word Use. Dictionary Use. Spelling Improvement. Omitted Words and Letters. Commonly Confused Words. Effective Word Choice. PART THREE: REINFORCEMENT OF THE SKILLS. Mastery Tests: Subjects and Verbs (4 tests). Sentence Fragments (4). Run-Ons (4). Standard English Verbs (4). Irregular 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: Sentence 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: Sentence 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: Faulty Parallelism. Test 8: Capital Letters. Test 9: Apostrophes. Test 10. Quotation Marks. Test 11: Commas. Test 12: Commonly Confused Words. Combined Editing Tests. PART 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 Exercises. APPENDIXES A. Diagnostic and Achievement Tests. B. Answers to Introductory Projects and Practice Exercises. C. Progress Charts. Index
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