Writing Sentences and Paragraphs Integrating Reading, Writing, and Grammar Skills

by Wingersky, Joy; Boerner, Jan

• ISBN13: 9780155085305
• ISBN10: 0155085301
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2003-11-17
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

The first of a two-book series, this new book systematically integrates reading and grammar with basic writing instruction.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiv
Text Credits	xv
Chapter 1 Understanding the Essentials of Writing and Grammar	1	(76)
Part 1 Introduction to Writing: Attitude Toward Writing and the Writing Process	2	(31)
Attitude Toward Writing	2	(2)
Realizing the Importance of Writing Well	3	(1)
Committing to Your Goal	4	(1)
Having a Positive Attitude	4	(1)
Summary	4	(1)
Collaborative Activities	5	(1)
The Writing Process	6	(23)
Prewriting	7	(7)
Organizing	14	(6)
Drafting	20	(1)
Revising	20	(7)
Editing	27	(1)
Formatting	27	(2)
Summary	29	(1)
Practice Test	29	(3)
Writing Assignment	32	(1)
Part 2 Something to Think About, Something to Write About	33	(3)
Professional Essay to Generate Ideas for Writing	33	(2)
How to Impress Your Professor: Some Tips for Guaranteed Success in This Class by Dr. Russell F. Proctor II, Professor of Communication, Northern Kentucky University	33	(2)
Writing Assignment	35	(1)
Part 3 Student and Professional Paragraphs for Discussion and Analysis	36	(5)
Reem Al Bawarii by Hanan Al-Shakhrit, Student	36	(1)
Poverty in My Country by Amanda Moreno, Student	37	(1)
Korea by Ellen J. Gary, Student	38	(1)
Excerpt from Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now by Maya Angelou	39	(1)
Excerpt from "Graduation" in The Pact by George Jenkins	39	(2)
Part 4 Understanding Grammar: Nouns, Pronouns, Prepositions, and Verbs	41	(36)
Overview of the Parts of Speech	41	(2)
Nouns	43	(3)
Pronouns	46	(1)
Kinds of Pronouns	47
Prepositions	46	(14)
Verbs	60	(11)
Summary	71	(1)
Collaborative Activity	72	(1)
Practice Test	73	(2)
Writing Assignment	75	(2)
Chapter 2 Developing Paragraphs with Examples and Details	77	(62)
Part 1 The Paragraph	78	(26)
Topic Sentences	78	(14)
Finding Supporting Ideas	79	(2)
Fitting Supporting Ideas Together	81	(1)
Grouping Supporting Ideas Together	81	(3)
Identifying Topic and Direction	84	(2)
Distinguishing Topic Sentences from Support Sentences	86	(2)
Separating Facts from Topic Sentences	88	(1)
Avoiding Topic Sentences That Are Too Broad	89	(2)
Writing Your Own Topic Sentences	91	(1)
Supporting Ideas	92	(7)
Examples	92	(2)
Details	94	(5)
Concluding Sentences	99	(1)
Other Possible Concluding Sentences	100	(1)
Summary	100	(1)
Writing Assignment	101	(1)
Collaborative Activity	101	(1)
Practice Test	101	(3)
Part 2 Something to Think About, Something to Write About	104	(3)
Professional Essay to Generate Ideas for Writing	104	(2)
It's Not How Smart You Are, It's How You're Smart! by Dr. René Diaz-Lefebvre, Professor of Psychology, Glendale Community College	104	(2)
Writing Assignment	106	(1)
Part 3 Student and Professional Paragraphs	107	(6)
Travel by Mark Bethke, Student	107	(1)
Phoenix by Joshua Sewell, Student	108	(1)
Learning to Be Responsible by Kalli Mussetter, Student	109	(1)
Excerpt from THFWORD, How to Survive Your Family by Louie Anderson with Carl Kurlarider	110	(1)
Excerpt from Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt	111	(2)
Part 4 Understanding Grammar: Adjectives and Adverbs	113	(26)
Adjectives	113	(14)
Identifying Adjectives	114	(1)
Sentence Combining with Adjectives	115	(6)
Using Adjectives to Show Comparisons	121	(6)
Adverbs	127	(5)
Writing Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly	132	(4)
Using Good and Weil	134	(1)
Using Bad and Badly	135	(1)
Summary	136	(1)
Practice Test	136	(2)
Writing Assignment	138	(1)
Chapter 3 Building Better Paragraphs, One Sentence at a Time	139	(46)
Part 1 Writing Correct and Interesting Simple Sentences	140	(25)
Identifying and Writing Simple Sentences	140	(10)
"-ing" Verb (Gerund)	141	(1)
"To" Before a Verb (Infinitive)	142	(5)
Direct Objects and Complements	147	(3)
Creating More Interesting Simple Sentences	150	(12)
Adding Adjectives for More Vivid or Precise Details	151	(1)
Adding Adverbs for More Vivid or Precise Details	151	(2)
Using Prepositional Phrases	153	(2)
Using Concrete Nouns	155	(1)
Using Stronger Verbs	156	(4)
Avoiding Clichés	160	(2)
Summary	162	(1)
Practice Test	162	(2)
Writing Assignment	164	(1)
Part 2 Something to Think About, Something to Write About	165	(4)
Professional Essay to Generate Ideas for Writing	168	(1)
An Addiction That Never Goes Away by Kathy Sins, Artist and Teacher	165	(3)
Writing Assignment	168	(1)
Part 3 Student and Professional Paragraphs	169	(5)
Least Favorite Animal by Tarya Tjernagel, Student	169	(1)
California by Ashleigh Wolfe, Student	169	(1)
September 11, 2001 by Travis Mays, Student	170	(1)
Excerpt from A Long Way from Home by Tom Brokaty	171	(1)
Excerpt from If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home by Tim O'Brien	172	(2)
Part 4 Using Verbs Correctly	174	(11)
Subject Verb Agreement	174	(5)
Consistent Verb Tense	179	(3)
Necessary Shift in Verb Tense	182	(1)
Summary	182	(1)
Practice Test	182	(2)
Writing Assignment	184	(1)
Chapter 4 Combining Sentences for Effective Writing	185	(38)
Part 1 Compound Sentences	186	(14)
Distinguishing Between Simple and Compound Sentences	186	(2)
Combining Simple Sentences into Compound Sentences	188	(10)
Using Coordinate Conjunctions	188	(3)
Using Semicolons	191	(2)
Using Conjunctive Adverbs	193	(5)
Summary	198	(1)
Practice Test	198	(1)
Writing Assignment	199	(1)
Part 2 Something to Think About, Something to Write About	200	(3)
Professional Essay to Generate Ideas for Writing	200	(2)
Who Said Women Don't Make Good Soldiers? by Shyrl Elizabeth Emhoff, Lt. Col., USAR, Retired	200	(2)
Writing Assignment	202	(1)
Part 3 Student and Professional Paragraphs	203	(6)
My Father by Christian Kelly, Student	203	(1)
Downfalls of Censoring Public Art by Joseph Ronald Fahoome, Student	204	(1)
My Children by Joshua Sewell, Student	205	(1)
Excerpt from A Walk Through the Year by Edwin Way Teale	206	(1)
Excerpt from Or Perish in the Attempt: Wilderness Medicine in the Lewis & Clark Expedition by David J. Peck, D.O.	207	(2)
Part 4 Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices	209	(14)
Run-on Sentences	209	(1)
Comma Splices	210	(10)
Identifying Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices	211	(2)
Correcting Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices	213	(7)
Summary	220	(1)
Practice Test	221	(1)
Writing Assignment	222	(1)
Chapter 5 Using Sentence Variety for Better Paragraphs	223	(42)
Part 1 Complex Sentences	224	(21)
Independent Clauses	224	(1)
Dependent Clauses	225	(17)
Other Kinds of Dependent Clauses	232	(1)
Embedded Clauses	233	(4)
Using Commas Correctly in Dependent Clauses	237	(5)
Summary	242	(1)
Practice Test	242	(2)
Writing Assignment	244	(1)
Part 2 Something to Think About, Something to Write About	245	(5)
Professional Essay to Generate Ideas for Writing	245	(4)
Who One Drop by Jim Reed, Professor of Communication, Glendale Community College	245	(4)
Writing Assignment	249	(1)
Part 3 Student and Professional Paragraphs	250	(5)
A Pregnancy That Changed My Life by Valerie Lewis, Student	250	(1)
Proud to Be a Woman by Patrina Begay, Student	251	(1)
My Life by Benny Alvarez, Student	252	(1)
Excerpt From Mother Tongue by Amy Tan	252	(1)
Excerpt from The Seasons of a Man's Life by Daniel J. Levinson	253	(2)
Part 4 Fragments	255	(10)
Fragment That Lacks a Subject or a Complete Verb	255	(5)
Verb but No Subject	255	(1)
Subject but No Complete Verb	255	(5)
Fragment That Has a Subject and a Verb but Does Not Make Sense on Its Own	260	(3)
Summary	263	(1)
Practice Test	263	(1)
Writing Assignment	264	(1)
Chapter 6 Improving Writing	265	(56)
Part 1 Using Pronouns Correctly	266	(23)
Subject and Object Pronouns	266	(6)
Personal Pronouns Used as Subjects	266	(3)
Personal Pronouns Used as Objects	269	(3)
Pronoun Agreement	272	(6)
3rd Person Singular (he, him; she, her; his, her) and Plural (they, them, their)	273	(4)
Pronouns That Are Always Singular	277	(1)
Consistent Point of View	278	(7)
Identifying Point of View	279	(1)
Keeping Point of View Consistent	280	(5)
Summary	285	(1)
Practice Test	286	(2)
Writing Assignment	288	(1)
Part 2 Something to Think About, Something to Write About	289	(3)
Professional Essay to Generate Ideas for Writing	289	(1)
Navigating Without a Compass by Elizabeth Minnich, Case Manager and Teacher	289	(1)
Writing Assignment	290	(2)
Part 3 Student and Professional Paragraphs	292	(4)
Grandmother's by Patrina Begay, Student	292	(1)
My Grandfather by Josh Seyfert, Student	293	(1)
Basketball by Veronica Carmelo, Student	294	(1)
Excerpt from Walden, "The Ponds" by Henry David Thoreau	294	(2)
Part 4 Improving Sentences	296	(25)
Parallel Form	296	(13)
Two Nouns or Two Verbs in Parallel Form	297	(2)
Prepositional Phrases in Parallel Form	299	(2)
Other Kinds of Parallel Form	301	(1)
Three or More Parts in Parallel Form	302	(3)
Using Pairs of Connecting Words in Parallel Form	305	(1)
Using Pairs of Connecting Words with Complete Sentences	306	(1)
Revising to Maintain Parallel Form	307	(2)
Repetition of Parallel Form for Emphasis	309	(1)
Using Modifying Phrases Correctly	309	(6)
Improving Sentences by Avoiding Dangling Modifiers	309	(4)
Improving Sentences by Avoiding Misplaced Modifiers	313	(2)
Summary	315	(1)
Practice Test	316	(3)
Writing Assignment	319	(2)
Chapter 7 Editing for a Final Version	321	(44)
Part 1 Punctuation	322	(25)
Using Commas Correctly	322	(8)
Items in a Series	323	(2)
Introductory Material	325	(1)
Commas for Clarity	326	(2)
Addresses and Dates	328	(1)
Direct Address	329	(1)
Using Quotation Marks (" ") Correctly	330	(2)
Words Used as Words	330	(1)
Quotation within a Quotation	331	(1)
Titles Contained within Larger Works	331	(1)
Punctuation with Quotation Marks	331	(1)
Using Apostrophes Correctly	332	(4)
Singular Possessive Nouns	332	(1)
Plural Possessive Nouns	333	(3)
Using Underlining or Italics Correctly	336	(2)
Using Parentheses ( ) Correctly	338	(1)
Using Dashes (-) Correctly	339	(1)
Using Hyphens (-) Correctly	340	(1)
Punctuating Sentences Correctly	341	(2)
Simple Sentences	341	(1)
Compound Sentences	342	(1)
Complex Sentences	342	(1)
Summary	343	(1)
Practice Test	344	(2)
Writing Assignment	346	(1)
Part 2 Something to Think About, Something to Write About	347	(3)
Professional Essay to Generate Ideas for Writing	347	(2)
This Student Marches to His Own Drumbeat by Larry Bohlender, Professional Journal Department Chair of English, Journalism, and Reading, Glendale Community College	347	(2)
Writing Assignment	349	(1)
Part 3 Student and Professional Paragraphs	350	(5)
I Am the King of P by John McMurray, Student	350	(1)
School by Nereyda Martinez, Student	351	(1)
Four-Wheeling by Mark Sanchez, Student	352	(1)
Excerpt from Housekeeping in the Klondike by Jack London	353	(1)
Excerpt from Healing Harmonies by Tim Wendel	353	(2)
Part 4 Capitalization	355	(10)
Summary	361	(1)
Practice Test	362	(1)
Writing Assignment	363	(2)
Appendix A Confusing Words	365	(14)
Appendix B ESL: Gaining Confidence in Using English	379	(14)
Appendix C Spelling	393	(6)
Appendix D Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises	399	(40)
Index	439