English Workshop: Complete Course

by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc.

• ISBN13: 9780030971792
• ISBN10: 0030971799
• Format: Workbook
• Copyright: 1995-01-01
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School

Table of Contents

INVITATION TO WRITING
The Writing Process
Prewriting: Finding Ideas	1	(3)
Prewriting: Brainstorming and Clustering	4	(4)
Prewriting: Asking Questions	8	(2)
Prewriting: Arranging Ideas	10	(1)
Writing a First Draft	11	(1)
Evaluating and Revising	12	(4)
Proofreading and Publishing	16	(3)
Paragraph Workshops
Uses of Paragraphs	19	(2)
Unity	21	(2)
Coherence: Order of Ideas	23	(2)
Coherence: Connections Between Ideas	25	(2)
Using Description	27	(1)
Using Evaluation	28	(1)
Using Narration	29	(2)
Using Classification	31	(2)
Composition Workshops
The Thesis Statement	33	(2)
Planning a Composition	35	(2)
Writing Introductions	37	(4)
Writing Conclusions	41	(4)
AIMS FOR WRITING
Expressing Yourself
A High School Reflection	45	(10)
Thinking About the Model	46	(2)
Prewriting	48	(3)
Writing	51	(1)
Evaluating and Revising	52	(1)
Proofreading and Publishing	53	(1)
For Your Portfolio	54	(1)
Creative Writing
A Television Script	55	(12)
Thinking About the Model	58	(2)
Prewriting	60	(3)
Writing	63	(1)
Evaluating and Revising	64	(1)
Proofreading and Publishing	65	(1)
For Your Portfolio	66	(1)
Informing Others
A Resume	67	(10)
Thinking About the Model	68	(1)
Prewriting	69	(4)
Writing	73	(1)
Evaluating and Revising	73	(2)
Proofreading and Publishing	75	(1)
For Your Portfolio	76	(1)
Persuading Others
A Letter of Application	77	(10)
Thinking About the Model	78	(1)
Prewriting	79	(2)
Writing	81	(1)
Evaluating and Revising	82	(1)
Proofreading and Publishing	83	(3)
For Your Portfolio	86	(1)
LANGUAGE AND STYLE
Sentence Workshops
Coordinating Ideas	87	(2)
Subordinating Ideas	89	(2)
Using Parallel Structure	91	(2)
Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences	93	(2)
Unnecessary Shifts	95	(4)
Review Exercise	97	(2)
Combining by Inserting Words	99	(2)
Combining by Inserting Phrases	101	(2)
Combining by Coordination and Subordination	103	(2)
Varying Sentence Beginnings	105	(2)
Varying Sentence Structure	107	(2)
Reducing Wordiness	109	(4)
Chapter Review	111	(2)
Language Workshops
The Origins of English	113	(2)
Formal and Informal English	115	(2)
Specific and Vivid Words	117	(2)
Levels of Meaning	119	(2)
Unclear Language	121	(4)
Chapter Review	123	(2)
GRAMMAR, USAGE, AND MECHANICS
Parts of Speech
Nouns	125	(2)
Pronouns	127	(2)
Adjectives	129	(2)
Verbs	131	(2)
Adverbs	133	(4)
Review Exercise 1	135	(2)
Prepositions	137	(5)
Conjunctions and Interjections	139	(2)
Determining Parts of Speech	141	(1)
Review Exercise 2	142	(1)
Chapter Review	143	(2)
The Sentence
Subjects and Predicates	145	(2)
Compound Subjects and Compound Verbs	147	(2)
Finding the Subject of a Sentence	149	(2)
Direct Objects and Indirect Objects	151	(2)
Objective Complements	153	(2)
Review Exercise	154	(1)
Subject Complements	155	(4)
Chapter Review	157	(2)
The Phrase
Prepositional Phrases	159	(2)
Adjective Phrases and Adverb Phrases	161	(2)
Participles and Participial Phrases	163	(2)
Gerunds and Gerund Phrases	165	(2)
Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases	167	(2)
Appositives and Appositive Phrases	169	(4)
Chapter Review	171	(2)
The Clause
Kinds of Clauses	173	(2)
The Adjective Clause	175	(2)
The Adverb Clause	177	(2)
The Noun Clause	179	(2)
Sentence Structure	181	(2)
Sentence Purpose	183	(4)
Chapter Review	185	(2)
Agreement
Subject-Verb Agreement	187	(2)
Intervening Phrases and Clauses	189	(2)
Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns	191	(2)
The Compound Subject	193	(2)
Collective Nouns	195	(2)
Review Exercise 1	196	(1)
Other Problems in Agreement	197	(6)
Review Exercise 2	201	(2)
Pronoun Agreement	203	(6)
Chapter Review	207	(2)
Correct Pronoun Usage
Case of Personal Pronouns	209	(2)
The Nominative Case	211	(2)
The Objective Case	213	(2)
The Possessive Case	215	(2)
Special Pronoun Problems	217	(2)
Who and Whom	219	(4)
Chapter Review	221	(2)
Clear Reference
Ambiguous Reference	223	(2)
Weak and Indefinite Reference	225	(4)
Chapter Review	227	(2)
Correct Use of Verbs
Regular Verbs	229	(2)
Irregular Verbs	231	(4)
Lie and Lay	235	(2)
Sit and Set and Rise and Raise	237	(2)
Verb Tense	239	(4)
Special Problems in the Use of Tenses	243	(4)
Active Voice and Passive Voice	247	(2)
Mood	249	(4)
Chapter Review	251	(2)
Correct Use of Modifiers
Uses of Modifiers	253	(2)
Six Troublesome Modifiers	255	(2)
Comparison of Modifiers	257	(2)
Uses of Comparative and Superlative Forms	259	(4)
Chapter Review	261	(2)
Placement of Modifiers
Misplaced Modifiers	263	(2)
Dangling Modifiers	265	(4)
Chapter Review	267	(2)
A Glossary of Usage
Adapt through Being as	269	(2)
Credible through Like	271	(2)
Nauseated through Who	273	(2)
Double Negative	275	(4)
Chapter Review	277	(2)
Capital Letters
Places and People	279	(2)
School Subjects, First Words, Proper Adjectives	281	(2)
Groups, Organizations, and Religions	283	(4)
Review Exercise	285	(2)
Objects, Events, and Awards	287	(2)
Titles	289	(4)
Chapter Review	291	(2)
Punctuatuation
End Marks	293	(2)
Abbreviations	295	(2)
Review Exercise	296	(1)
Commas in a Series	297	(2)
Commas with Compound Independent Clauses	299	(2)
Commas with Nonessential Elements	301	(2)
Commas with Introductory Elements	303	(2)
Commas with Other Sentence Interrupters	305	(2)
Other Uses of Commas	307	(4)
Chapter Review	309	(2)
Punctuation
Semicolons and Colons	311	(2)
Other Marks of Punctuation	313	(2)
Underlining (Italics)	315	(2)
Apostrophes	317	(2)
Quotation Marks	319	(6)
Chapter Review	323	(2)
Spelling
The Dictionary	325	(2)
Spelling Rules	327	(2)
Prefixes and Suffixes	329	(4)
Plurals of Nouns	333	(6)
Chapter Review	337	(2)
Index	339