Effective English for Colleges

by Hulbert, Jack E.; Goulet Miller, Michele

• ISBN13: 9780538724531
• ISBN10: 0538724536
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2000-12-14
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

Using a proven application approach to build the language skills of students who did not achieve competency while in high school, Effective English for Colleges, 10e, systematically reviews concepts, examples and application. This full-color book is divided into manageable learning segments, making it a non-threatening learning tool for developing grammar and usage skills. By learning grammar rules and applying them in context, the user develops editing, writing, and language skills vital to successful communication.

Table of Contents

Preface	x
Nouns	1	(32)
Section 1 Nouns and Noun Plurals	1	(8)
Section 2 Possessive Case of Nouns	9	(6)
Section 3 Various Kinds of Nouns	15	(4)
Section 4 Uses of Nouns	19	(4)
Applications 1-1 to 1-9	23	(10)
Pronouns	33	(30)
Section 1 Personal Pronouns	33	(9)
Section 2 Indefinite Pronouns and Pronouns Derived From Other Parts of Speech	42	(3)
Section 3 Relative and Interrogative Pronouns	45	(3)
Section 4 Common Pronoun Errors	48	(3)
Applications 2-1 to 2-10	51	(12)
Verbs	63	(62)
Section 1 Principal Characteristics of Verbs	63	(7)
Section 2 Subject-Verb Agreement	70	(7)
Section 3 Tense	77	(6)
Section 4 Principal Parts of Verbs	83	(5)
Section 5 Mood and Voice	88	(4)
Section 6 Verbals and Progressive Emphasis	92	(7)
Section 7 Troublesome Verbs	99	(6)
Applications 3-1 to 3-18	105	(20)
Adjectives	125	(28)
Section 1 General Definition and Limiting Adjectives	125	(5)
Section 2 Descriptive Adjectives	130	(6)
Section 3 Descriptive Adjectives in Comparisons	136	(7)
Applications 4-1 to 4-9	143	(10)
Adverbs	153	(22)
Section 1 Definition, Forms, and Uses	153	(5)
Section 2 Comparison in Adverbs	158	(4)
Section 3 Placement of Adverbs	162	(3)
Applications 5-1 to 5-8	165	(10)
Prepositions	175	(24)
Section 1 Definition	175	(3)
Section 2 Uses of Prepositional Phrases	178	(3)
Section 3 Special Concerns in Using Prepositions	181	(5)
Section 4 Idioms Involving Prepositions	186	(5)
Applications 6-1 to 6-6	191	(8)
Conjunctions, interjections, and Multipurpose Words	199	(20)
Section 1 Conjunctions	199	(8)
Section 2 Interjections	207	(1)
Section 3 Muitipurpose Words	208	(1)
Applications 7-1 to 7-7	209	(10)
Sentences: Elements, Types, and Structures	219	(20)
Section 1 Sentence Elements	219	(8)
Section 2 Sentence Types	227	(2)
Section 3 Sentence Structures	229	(2)
Applications 8-1 to 8-7	231	(8)
Punctuation	239	(38)
Section 1 End-of-Sentence Punctuation	239	(2)
Section 2 Common Internal Punctuation Marks	241	(9)
Section 3 Miscellaneous Punctuation Marks	250	(10)
Section 4 Punctuation Marks and Spacing	260	(5)
Applications 9-1 to 9-9	265	(12)
Capitalization and Numbers	277	(34)
Section 1 Capitalization	277	(10)
Section 2 Numbers	287	(8)
Applications 10-1 to 10-9	295	(16)
Correct and Effective Sentences	311	(36)
Section 1 Sentence Construction	311	(7)
Section 2 Sentence Coherence	318	(6)
Section 3 Effective Sentences	324	(7)
Applications 11-1 to 11-10	331	(16)
Effective Paragraphs	347	(20)
Section 1 Paragraph Development	347	(8)
Section 2 Writing and Revising Paragraphs	355	(4)
Applications 12-1 to 12-6	359	(8)
Checkpoint Solutions	367	(23)
Spelling Appendix	390	(5)
Commonly Confused Words Appendix	395	(2)
Index	397