Exercise Book for The Little, Brown Compact Handbook

by Aaron, Jane E.

• ISBN13: 9780321428851
• ISBN10: 0321428854
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-25
• Publisher: Longman

Table of Contents

The Writing Process
Evaluating thesis statements	p. 1
Organizing ideas	p. 2
Writing in and out of College
Using academic language	p. 5
Testing argument subjects	p. 6
Identifying and revising fallacies	p. 7
Clarity and Style
Revising: Emphasis of subjects and verbs	p. 9
Sentence combining: Beginnings and endings	p. 10
Sentence combining: Coordination	p. 11
Revising: Subordination for emphasis	p. 12
Sentence combining: Subordination	p. 13
Revising: Effective subordination	p. 14
Revising: Coordination and subordination	p. 15
Revising: Parallelism	p. 17
Sentence combining: Parallelism	p. 18
Revising: Variety	p. 19
Revising: Appropriate words	p. 20
Revising: Sexist language	p. 22
Using a dictionary	p. 23
Revising: Denotation	p. 25
Considering the connotation of words	p. 26
Revising: Concrete and specific words	p. 27
Using concrete and specific words	p. 27
Using prepositions in idioms	p. 30
Using prepositions in idioms	p. 31
Using figurative language	p. 32
Revising: Trite expressions	p. 32
Revising: Completeness	p. 33
Revising: Writing concisely	p. 34
Revising: Conciseness	p. 35
Sentence Parts and Patterns
Basic Grammar
Identifying nouns, pronouns, and verbs	p. 37
Identifying adjectives and adverbs	p. 38
Adding connecting words	p. 39
Identifying subjects and predicates	p. 40
Identifying subjects and predicates	p. 41
Identifying sentence parts	p. 42
Identifying sentence patterns	p. 43
Identifying prepositional phrases	p. 44
Sentence combining: Prepositional phrases	p. 45
Identifying verbals and verbal phrases	p. 46
Sentence combining: Verbals and verbal phrases	p. 47
Sentence combining: Absolute phrases	p. 48
Sentence combining: Appositive phrases	p. 49
Identifying phrases	p. 50
Identifying clauses	p. 51
Sentence combining: Subordinate clauses	p. 52
Identifying sentence structures	p. 53
Verbs
Using irregular verbs	p. 54
Distinguishing between sit/set, lie/lay, rise/raise	p. 56
Using -s and -ed verb endings	p. 57
Using helping verbs	p. 58
Revising: Helping verbs plus main verbs	p. 58
Revising: Verbs plus gerunds or infinitives	p. 59
Revising: Verbs plus particles	p. 60
Revising: Consistent past tense	p. 61
Revising: Consistent present tense	p. 61
Using correct tense sequence	p. 62
Revising: Tense sequence with conditional sentences	p. 63
Revising: Subjunctive mood	p. 63
Converting between active and passive voices	p. 64
Revising: Using the active voice	p. 65
Revising: Subject-verb agreement	p. 66
Adjusting for subject-verb agreement	p. 68
Pronouns
Choosing between subjective and objective pronouns	p. 69
Choosing between who and whom	p. 70
Sentence combining: Who versus whom	p. 71
Choosing between subjective and objective pronouns	p. 72
Revising: Pronoun case	p. 72
Revising: Pronoun-antecedent agreement	p. 74
Revising: Pronoun-antecedent agreement	p. 75
Revising: Pronoun reference	p. 76
Revising: Pronoun reference	p. 77
Revising: Consistency in pronouns	p. 77
Revising: Pronoun reference	p. 78
Modifiers
Revising: Adjectives and adverbs	p. 79
Using comparatives and superlatives	p. 80
Revising: Comparisons	p. 81
Revising: Double negatives	p. 82
Revising: Present and past participles	p. 83
Revising: A, an, and the	p. 84
Revising: Determiners	p. 85
Revising: Adjectives and adverbs	p. 86
Revising: Misplaced modifiers	p. 87
Revising: Misplaced modifiers	p. 87
Arranging adjectives	p. 88
Revising: Dangling modifiers	p. 90
Revising: Misplaced and dangling modifiers	p. 91
Sentence Faults
Identifying and revising sentence fragments	p. 91
Revising: Sentence fragments	p. 92
Revising: Sentence fragments	p. 94
Identifying and revising comma splices	p. 95
Identifying and revising fused sentences	p. 96
Sentence combining: Comma splices and fused sentences	p. 97
Revising: Comma splices and fused sentences	p. 98
Revising: Mixed sentences	p. 99
Revising: Repeated subjects and other parts	p. 101
Punctuation
Revising: Periods	p. 102
Revising: Question marks	p. 102
Revising: Exclamation points	p. 103
Revising: End punctuation	p. 104
Revising: Comma with linked main clauses	p. 105
Sentence combining: Linked main clauses	p. 105
Revising: Comma with introductory elements	p. 107
Sentence combining: Introductory elements	p. 108
Revising: Punctuation of nonessential and essential elements	p. 109
Revising: Punctuation of nonessential and essential elements	p. 110
Sentence combining: Essential and nonessential elements	p. 111
Revising: Commas with series items	p. 113
Revising: Commas with adjectives	p. 114
Revising: Punctuation of series and adjectives	p. 115
Revising: Punctuation of dates, addresses, place names, numbers	p. 116
Revising: Punctuation of quotations	p. 117
Revising: Needless and misused commas	p. 117
Revising: Commas	p. 119
Revising: Punctuation between main clauses	p. 121
Revising: Punctuation between main clauses with conjunctive adverbs or transitional expressions	p. 121
Sentence combining: Related main clauses	p. 122
Revising: Punctuation of main clauses and series items containing commas	p. 124
Revising: Semicolons	p. 124
Revising: Colons	p. 125
Revising: Colons and semicolons	p. 126
Forming possessives	p. 128
Revising: Apostrophes with possessives	p. 129
Distinguishing between plurals and possessives	p. 130
Revising: Misuses of the apostrophe	p. 131
Revising: Contractions and personal pronouns	p. 132
Forming contractions	p. 132
Revising: Contractions and personal pronouns	p. 134
Revising: Apostrophes	p. 135
Revising: Double and single quotation marks	p. 136
Revising: Quotation marks for titles	p. 136
Revising: Quotation marks	p. 137
Revising: Quotation marks	p. 138
Revising: Dashes	p. 139
Revising: Parentheses	p. 140
Using ellipsis marks	p. 141
Revising: Dashes, parentheses, ellipsis marks, brackets, slashes	p. 142
Spelling and Mechanics
Distinguishing between ie and ei	p. 144
Revising: ie and ei	p. 144
Keeping or dropping a final e	p. 145
Revising: Final e	p. 146
Keeping or dropping a final y	p. 147
Revising: Final y	p. 147
Doubling consonants	p. 148
Revising: Consonants	p. 149
Attaching prefixes	p. 150
Revising: Prefixes	p. 151
Forming plurals	p. 151
Revising: Plurals	p. 153
Using correct spellings	p. 153
Working with a spelling checker	p. 155
Using hyphens in compound words	p. 155
Revising: Hyphens	p. 157
Revising: Capitals	p. 157
Revising: Underlining or italics	p. 159
Revising: Abbreviations	p. 160
Revising: Numbers	p. 161
Research Writing
Synthesizing sources	p. 163
Summarizing and paraphrasing	p. 165
Combining summary, paraphrase, and direct quotation	p. 166
Introducing and interpreting borrowed material	p. 167
Recognizing plagiarism	p. 169
Writing in the Disciplines
Writing works-cited entries	p. 171
Sample Answers	p. 175
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