Note: Each chapter concludes with a Chapter Review | |
Parts of Speech Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections | |
Subjects and Verbs Subjects Verbs Location of Subjects and Verbs | |
Kinds of Sentences Clauses Types of Sentences | |
Combining Sentences Coordination: The Compound Sentence Subordination: The Complex Sentence Coordination and Subordination: The Compound-Complex Sentence Other Ways to Combine Ideas Omissions: When Parts are Missing Variety in Sentences: Types, Order, Length, Beginnings | |
Correcting Fragments, Comma Splices, and Run-Ons Fragments Comma Splices and Run-Ons | |
Balancing Sentence Parts Basic Principles of Parallelism Signal Words Combination Signal Words | |
Verbs Regular and Irregular Verbs "Problem" Verbs The Twelve Verb Tenses At A Glance Community Dialects and Standard Usage Subject-Verb Agreement Consistency in Tense Active and Passive Voice Strong Verbs | |
Pronouns Pronoun Case Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Pronoun Reference | |
Adjectives and Adverbs Selecting Adjectives and Adverbs Comparative and Superlative Forms Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers | |
Punctuation and Capitalization End Punctuation Commas Semicolons Quotation Marks Punctuation with Quotation Marks Italics Dashes Colons Parentheses Brackets Apostrophes Hyphens Capitalization | |
Spelling and Commonly Confused Words Spelling Tips Frequently Misspelled Words Confused Spelling/Confusing Words Wordy Phrases | |
The Writing Process: Paragraphs and Essays The Paragraph and Essay Defined The Writing Process Common Paragraph Patterns A Variety of Writing Topics | |
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