The Least You Should Know About English Writing Skills, Form B

by Wilson, Paige; Glazier, Teresa Ferster

• ISBN13: 9781111350253
• ISBN10: 1111350256
• Edition: 11th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-01
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Uncomplicated, well established, and student tested, THE LEAST YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ENGLISH, FORM B, has helped thousands of students master and reinforce English writing skills with brief explanations accompanied by engaging exercises.

Table of Contents

To the Instructor	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. x
What Is the Least You Should Know?	p. 1
Spelling and Word Choice	p. 3
Your Own List of Misspelled Words	p. 4
Words That Can Be Broken into Parts	p. 4
Guidelines for Doubling a Final Letter	p. 5
Words Often Confused (Set 1)	p. 8
Proofreading Exercise	p. 17
Sentence Writing	p. 17
Words Often Confused (Set 2)	p. 18
Proofreading Exercise	p. 26
Sentence Writing	p. 26
The Eight Parts of Speech	p. 27
Paragraph Exercise	p. 32
Sentence Writing	p. 32
Adjectives and Adverbs	p. 33
Proofreading Exercise	p. 39
Sentence Writing	p. 39
Contractions	p. 40
Proofreading Exercise	p. 45
Sentence Writing	p. 45
Possessives	p. 46
Proofreading Exercise	p. 51
Sentence Writing	p. 51
Review of Contractions and Possessives	p. 52
Progress Test	p. 54
Sentence Structure	p. 55
Finding Subjects and Verbs	p. 57
Paragraph Exercise	p. 62
Sentence Writing	p. 62
Locating Prepositional Phrases	p. 63
Paragraph Exercise	p. 68
Sentence Writing	p. 68
Understanding Dependent Clauses	p. 69
Paragraph Exercise	p. 75
Sentence Writing	p. 75
Correcting Fragments	p. 76
Proofreading Exercise	p. 82
Sentence Writing	p. 82
Correcting Run-on Sentences	p. 83
Review of Fragments and Run-On Sentences	p. 89
Proofreading Exercise	p. 90
Sentence Writing	p. 90
Identifying Verb Phrases	p. 91
Review Exercise	p. 95
Using Standard English Verbs	p. 97
Proofreading Exercise	p. 102
Sentence Writing	p. 102
Using Regular and Irregular Verbs	p. 103
Progress Test	p. 112
Maintaining Subject-Verb Agreement	p. 113
Proofreading Exercise	p. 119
Sentence Writing	p. 119
Avoiding Shifts in Time	p. 120
Proofreading Exercises	p. 121
Recognizing Verbal Phrases	p. 123
Paragraph Exercise	p. 128
Sentence Writing	p. 128
Correcting Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers	p. 129
Proofreading Exercise	p. 132
Sentence Writing	p. 132
Following Sentence Patterns	p. 133
Paragraph Exercise	p. 138
Sentence Writing	p. 139
Avoiding Clichés, Awkward Phrasing, and Wordiness	p. 140
Proofreading Exercises	p. 143
Correcting for Parallel Structure	p. 145
Proofreading Exercise	p. 150
Sentence Writing	p. 150
Using Pronouns	p. 151
Proofreading Exercise	p. 157
Sentence Writing	p. 157
Avoiding Shifts in Person	p. 158
Proofreading Exercises	p. 159
Review of Sentence Structure Errors	p. 161
Proofreading Exercise	p. 163
Punctuation and Capital Letters	p. 165
Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Point, Semicolon, Colon, Dash	p. 165
Proofreading Exercise	p. 171
Sentence Writing	p. 171
Comma Rules 1, 2, and 3	p. 172
Proofreading Exercise	p. 177
Sentence Writing	p. 178
Comma Rules 4, 5, and 6	p. 179
Proofreading Exercise	p. 184
Sentence Writing	p. 185
Review of the Comma	p. 185
Comma Review Exercise	p. 186
Sentence Writing	p. 186
Quotation Marks and Underlining/Italics	p. 187
Paragraph Exercise	p. 192
Sentence Writing	p. 192
Capital Letters	p. 193
Review of Punctuation and Capital Letters	p. 198
Comprehensive Test	p. 199
Writing	p. 201
What Is the Least You Should Know about Writing?	p. 201
Writing as Structure	p. 202
First-Person and Third-Person Approaches	p. 202
Basic Structures	p. 203
The Paragraph	p. 203
Defining a Paragraph	p. 203
Types of Paragraphs	p. 204
Sample Paragraphs in an Essay	p. 204
Sample of a Single-Paragraph Assignment	p. 205
The Essay	p. 206
The Five-Paragraph Essay and Beyond	p. 207
Defining an Essay	p. 207
A Sample Essay: "Wandering Home"	p. 208
Writing Skills	p. 210
Writing in Your Own Voice	p. 210
Narration	p. 211
A Sample Essay: "A Missing Part of Me"	p. 212
Description	p. 213
Writing Exercises	p. 214
Narration: Famous Sayings	p. 214
Description: A Valuable Object	p. 215
Finding a Topic	p. 215
Look to Your Interests	p. 215
Focused Free Writing (or Brainstorming)	p. 216
Clustering	p. 216
Talking with Other Students	p. 217
List Your Interests	p. 217
Do Some Free Writing	p. 217
Try Clustering Ideas	p. 218
Organizing Ideas	p. 218
Thesis Statements	p. 218
Topic, Fact, or Thesis?	p. 219
Write a Thesis Statement	p. 219
Organizing an Essay	p. 220
Topic Sentences	p. 220
Organizing Body Paragraphs (or Single Paragraphs)	p. 220
Transitional Expressions	p. 221
Adding Transitional Expressions	p. 222
How Do You Get Ready to Write?	p. 222
Supporting with Details	p. 222
Types of Support	p. 223
A Sample Final Draft: "Drawing a Blank"	p. 224
Write an Essay on One of Your Interests	p. 225
Choosing and Using Quotations	p. 226
Choosing Quotations	p. 226
Using Quotations	p. 227
Signal Phrases and Punctuation	p. 227
A Sample Paragraph Using Quotations	p. 229
Guidelines for Including Quotations	p. 229
Write a Paragraph Using Quotations	p. 230
Writing an Argument	p. 230
Taking a Stand and Proving Your Point	p. 230
A Sample Argument: "Is Crying a Weakness or a Strength?"	p. 231
Three Requirements of a Strong Written Argument	p. 232
Take a Stand on Grades	p. 233
Reading Longer, More Challenging Works	p. 233
"The Green Pioneer"	p. 233
Writing Summaries	p. 235
A Sample Reading: "Bollywood Film Facts"	p. 236
A Sample Summary	p. 238
Write a Short Summary: Ask Yourself, "What's the Big Idea?"	p. 238
Summary Checklist	p. 239
Revising, Proofreading, and Presenting Your Work	p. 239
A Sample Rough Draft: "If at First You Don't Succeed … Try, Try Again"	p. 240
Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full?	p. 242
Revision Checklist	p. 242
Exchanging Papers (Peer Evaluations)	p. 242
Proofreading Aloud	p. 243
Presenting Your Work	p. 243
Paper Formats	p. 243
Tides	p. 243
Answers	p. 245
Index	p. 323
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