Great Sentences for Great Paragraphs

by Folse, Keith S.; Muchmore-Vokoun, April

• ISBN13: 9780618444168
• ISBN10: 0618444165
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-16
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co

Summary

The Second Edition ofGreat Sentences for Great Paragraphsteaches beginning- and low-intermediate-level students the grammar needed for accurate sentence construction and the basics of paragraph development. The text uses sample paragraphs to provide students with authentic input regarding English composition, paragraph organization, and cohesion. In addition, contextualized grammar activities, suggestions for additional writing practice, journal-writing assignments, and an emphasis on peer editing all work together to help students develop academic writing skills. TheWord Buildingfeature offers practice with common suffixes and helps students develop a rich vocabulary. Building Better Sentencesencourages students to practice constructing and combining sentences--the cornerstones of good paragraph writing. Many guided writing activities are supported by additional online material and provide independent practice of targeted structures. Activities with additional web-based content are indicated by icons in the text. Quizzes on the instructor web site help you assess student progress.

Table of Contents

Overview	x
Understanding Sentence Basics	1	(37)
What Is a Sentence?	1	(2)
Working with Sentences	3	(12)
Writer's Note: Begin a Sentence with a Capital Letter	3	(1)
Writer's Note: End a Sentence with a Period	4	(3)
Writer's Note: Using Capital Letters	7	(1)
Writer's Note: Question Marks	8	(1)
Writer's Note: Prepositions of Place-AT, ON, and IN	9	(2)
Writer's Note: Exclamation Points	11	(4)
The Parts of a Sentence	15	(9)
Sentence Development: The Simple Sentence	15	(1)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Subjects, Verbs, and Objects	16	(2)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: The Verb Be	18	(4)
Writer's Note: Using Supporting Ideas with There Is/There Are Sentences	22	(2)
Sentences in Paragraphs	24	(6)
Writer's Note: Sentences and Paragraphs	24	(1)
Writer's Note: The Title of a Paragraph	25	(5)
Word Building	30	(1)
Building Better Sentences	30	(3)
Editing	33	(1)
Writer's Note: Self-Editing	33	(1)
Writer's Note: Peer Editing for the Writer	33	(1)
Writer's Note: Peer Editing for the Reader	34	(1)
Journal Writing	34	(2)
Writer's Note: Journal Writing---Write, Write, Write!	34	(2)
Sample Journal	36	(2)
Connecting Sentences and Paragraphs	38	(29)
Sentences: Using Adjectives	38	(4)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Word Order: Adjectives Before Nouns	38	(2)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Word Order: Adjectives After the Verb Be	40	(2)
What Is a Paragraph?	42	(1)
Working with the Whole Paragraph	42	(7)
Writer's Note: Topic Sentence	42	(3)
Writer's Note: Indent the First Line of Every Paragraph	45	(4)
Working with Topic Sentences	49	(4)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Subject Pronouns	52	(1)
Writer's Note: Writing About People: Proper Nouns and Subject Pronouns	53	(1)
Working with the Body of the Paragraph	53	(7)
Writer's Note: Supporting Sentences: The Body of a Paragraph	53	(3)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Possessive Adjectives	56	(2)
Writer's Note: Check for the Verb	58	(2)
Working with Concluding Sentences	60	(3)
Word Building	63	(1)
Building Better Sentences	63	(4)
Writing About the Present	67	(25)
Begin with the Present Tense	67	(11)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Simple Present Tense: Statements and Questions	67	(2)
Writer's Note: Using Contractions	69	(5)
Writer's Note: Review of There Is and There Are	74	(4)
Negatives and the Present Tense	78	(1)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Present Tense Verb Forms: Negatives	78	(1)
Sentences with Object Pronouns	79	(3)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Object Pronouns	79	(3)
Sentence Types: Simple and Compound	82	(6)
Sentence Development: Simple and Compound Sentences	82	(2)
Writer's Note: Brainstorming Why Questions	84	(1)
Writer's Note: Brainstorming with Questions	84	(2)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Using A and An with Count Nouns	86	(2)
Word Building	88	(1)
Building Better Sentences	89	(3)
Writing About the Past	92	(22)
Begin with the Past Tense	92	(7)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Simple Past Tense: Statements and Questions	92	(2)
Writer's Note: Time Phrases with Past Tense	94	(5)
Irregular Past Tense Verbs	99	(5)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Past Tense of Irregular Verbs	99	(3)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Making Be Negative	102	(1)
Writer's Note: Using Contractions	102	(1)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Other Negative Verbs	103	(1)
Negative Verb Review	104	(2)
Compound Sentences with But	106	(5)
Sentence Development: Compound Sentences with But	106	(5)
Word Building	111	(1)
Building Better Sentences	112	(2)
Describing Actions	114	(19)
Using the Present Progressive	114	(5)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Present Progressive Tense for Current Actions	114	(5)
Using the Connector And	119	(3)
Sentence Development: Compound Sentences with And	119	(3)
Using the Connector So	122	(5)
Sentence Development: Compound Sentences with So	122	(4)
Writer's Note: Use Sentence Variety	126	(1)
Adverbs	127	(3)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Common Adverbs of Manner	127	(3)
Word Building	130	(1)
Building Better Sentences	130	(3)
Writing About the Future	133	(27)
Talking About the Future	133	(6)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Be Going To: Statements and Questions	133	(4)
Writer's Note: Don't Use Gonna in Writing	137	(1)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Will: Statements and Questions	137	(2)
Using Time Words	139	(3)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Time Words and Phrases	140	(2)
Be Going To and Will with Negatives	142	(2)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Be Going To and Will: Negative	142	(2)
Complex Sentences	144	(2)
Sentence Development: Sentence Variety: Complex Sentences	144	(1)
Writer's Note: Verbs in Complex Sentences	145	(1)
Articles A, An, The	146	(5)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Using Articles in a Sentence	147	(1)
Writer's Note: Singular Count Nouns and Modifiers	148	(3)
Questions and Answers: Structures with Because	151	(6)
Sentence Development: Answering Questions with Because	151	(3)
Writer's Note: Use Commas Between Words in a List	154	(3)
Word Building	157	(1)
Building Better Sentences	157	(3)
Writing Sentences with Adjective Clauses and Place Phrases	160	(22)
Writing with Adjective Clauses	160	(13)
Sentence Development: Combining Sentences with Adjective Clauses: Who and That	162	(2)
Writer's Note: Use Who or That for People	164	(5)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Using Modals to Add Meaning	169	(4)
Understanding Place Phrases	173	(5)
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Prepositional Phrases of Place	173	(5)
Word Building	178	(1)
Building Better Sentences	179	(3)
More Practice with Sentences and Paragraphs	182	(24)
Practice with Sentences and Paragraphs	182	(15)
Writer's Note: Add Interest to Your Writing	191	(6)
Writer's Note: Words That Express an Opinion	197	(1)
Responding to Issues in the News	197	(6)
Writer's Note: Should and the Tone of Verbs	200	(1)
Writer's Note: Editing	201	(2)
Writer's Note: Vary Your Vocabulary	203	(1)
Word Building	203	(3)
Appendixes	206	(65)
Appendix 1 Definitions of Useful Language Terms	208	(2)
Appendix 2 Review of Verb Tenses	210	(2)
Appendix 3 Capitalization Rules	212	(2)
Appendix 4 Spelling Rules for Regular Past Tense Verbs	214	(2)
Appendix 5 Irregular Past Tense Verbs	216	(2)
Appendix 6 Spelling of the -ing (present participle) Form of Verbs	218	(2)
Appendix 7 Common Stative, or Nonaction, Verbs	220	(1)
Appendix 8 Definite Article The	221	(2)
Appendix 9 Common Noncount Nouns	223	(1)
Appendix 10 Possessive Adjectives	224	(1)
Appendix 11 Quantifiers	225	(1)
Appendix 12 The Prepositions At, On, and In	226	(3)
Appendix 13 Connectors	229	(2)
Appendix 14 Some Common Comma Rules	231	(2)
Appendix 15 Order of Adjectives	233	(1)
Appendix 16 Building Better Sentences	234	(8)
Appendix 17 Extra Writing Activities	242	(10)
Appendix 18 Peer Editing Sheets	252	(19)
Index	271