Practical English Workbook, 7th Edition

by Floyd C. Watkins

• ISBN13: 9780618043026
• ISBN10: 0618043020
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Workbook
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

ThePractical English Workbookis a collection of supplemental sentence and paragraph exercises that follows the organization of the handbook.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Grammar	1	(58)
1. The Parts of Speech	2	(27)
Nouns	2	(1)
Pronouns	2	(1)
Verbs	3	(1)
Adjectives	4	(1)
Adverbs	4	(1)
Conjunctive Adverbs	5	(1)
Conjunctions	5	(1)
Prepositions	5	(1)
Interjections	6	(23)
Exercise 1.1 Nouns	7	(2)
Exercise 1.2 Pronouns	9	(2)
Exercise 1.3 Verbs	11	(2)
Exercise 1.4 Adjectives	13	(2)
Exercise 1.5 Adverbs	15	(2)
Exercise 1.6 Conjunctions, Prepositions, and Interjections	17	(2)
Exercise 1.7 Same Word, Several Functions	19	(6)
Exercise 1.8 Parts of Speech: Review 1	25	(2)
Exercise 1.9 Parts of Speech: Review 2	27	(2)
2. The Parts of Sentences	29	(22)
Subjects and Predicates	29	(1)
Complements	30	(1)
Phrases	30	(1)
Verbals and Verbal Phrases	31	(1)
Clauses	32	(1)
Expanding and Combining Clauses	32	(28)
Exercise 2.1 The Parts of Sentences	33	(2)
Exercise 2.2 The Parts of Sentences	35	(2)
Exercise 2.3 Phrases	37	(2)
Exercise 2.4 Phrases	39	(2)
Exercise 2.5 Verbal Phrases	41	(4)
Exercise 2.6 Clauses	45	(2)
Exercise 2.7 Phrases and Clauses: Review 1	47	(2)
Exercise 2.8 Phrases and Clauses: Review 2	49	(2)
3. The Kinds of Sentences	51	(8)
Exercise 3.1 Kinds of Sentences	53	(2)
Exercise 3.2 Kinds of Sentences	55	(2)
Exercise 3.3 Kinds of Sentences	57	(2)
Sentence Errors	59	(68)
4. Common Sentence Errors	60	(19)
Sentence Fragments	60	(1)
Comma Splices and Fused Sentences	60	(19)
Exercise 4.1 Sentence Fragments	63	(4)
Exercise 4.2 Sentence Fragments	67	(2)
Exercise 4.3 Sentence Fragments	69	(2)
Exercise 4.4 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences	71	(2)
Exercise 4.5 Sentence Fragments, Comma Splices, and Fused Sentences: Review 1	73	(2)
Exercise 4.6 Sentence Fragments, Comma Splices, and Fused Sentences: Review 2	75	(2)
Exercise 4.7 Sentence Fragments, Comma Splices, and Fused Sentences: Review 3	77	(2)
5. Verb Forms	79	(18)
Verbs	79	(3)
Tense and Sequence of Tenses	82	(1)
Subjunctive Mood	83	(20)
Exercise 5.1 Verb Forms	85	(2)
Exercise 5.2 Verb Forms	87	(2)
Exercise 5.3 Verb Forms	89	(2)
Exercise 5.4 Tense and Sequence of Tenses	91	(2)
Exercise 5.5 Voice	93	(2)
Exercise 5.6 Verb Forms: Review	95	(2)
6. Subject and Verb: Agreement	97	(6)
Exercise 6.1 Subject and Verb Agreement	99	(2)
Exercise 6.2 Subject and Verb Agreement	101	(2)
7. Pronouns: Agreement, Reference, and Usage	103	(6)
Antecedents	103	(16)
Exercise 7.1 Pronouns: Agreement and Reference	105	(2)
Exercise 7.2 Pronouns: Agreement and Reference	107	(2)
8. Pronouns: Case	109	(10)
Exercise 8.1 Pronoun Case	111	(2)
Exercise 8.2 Pronoun Case	113	(2)
Exercise 8.3 Pronoun Case and Agreement: Review 1	115	(2)
Exercise 8.4 Pronoun Case and Agreement: Review 2	117	(2)
9. Adjectives and Adverbs	119	(8)
Adjectives and Adverbs Compared	119	(1)
Comparative and Superlative Forms	120	(8)
Exercise 9.1 Adjective or Adverb?	121	(2)
Exercise 9.2 Comparative and Superlative	123	(2)
Exercise 9.3 Adjectives and Adverbs: Review	125	(2)
Sentence Structure	127	(52)
10. Coordination, Subordination, Completeness, Comparisons, and Consistency	128	(25)
Coordination	128	(1)
Subordination	128	(1)
Completeness	129	(1)
Comparisons	130	(1)
Consistency	130	(23)
Exercise 10.1 Excessive Coordination	133	(4)
Exercise 10.2 Subordination	137	(2)
Exercise 10.3 Subordination	139	(4)
Exercise 10.4 Completeness and Comparisons	143	(2)
Exercise 10.5 Completeness and Comparisons	145	(2)
Exercise 10.6 Consistency	147	(2)
Exercise 10.7 Sentence Structure: Review 1	149	(2)
Exercise 10.8 Sentence Structure: Review 2	151	(2)
11. Position of Modifiers, Separation of Elements, Parallelism, and Sentence Variety	153	(26)
Modifiers	153	(1)
Dangling Modifiers	153	(1)
Misplaced and Squinting Modifiers	154	(1)
Separation of Elements	154	(1)
Parallelism	155	(1)
Sentence Variety	155	(25)
Exercise 11.1 Position of Modifiers	157	(2)
Exercise 11.2 Position of Modifiers	159	(2)
Exercise 11.3 Separation of Elements	161	(2)
Exercise 11.4 Parallelism	163	(2)
Exercise 11.5 Parallelism	165	(2)
Exercise 11.6 Variety in Sentences	167	(2)
Exercise 11.7 Variety in Sentences	169	(2)
Exercise 11.8 Variety in Sentences	171	(4)
Exercise 11.9 Sentence Structure: Review 1	175	(2)
Exercise 11.10 Sentence Structure: Review 2	177	(2)
Punctuation	179	(52)
12. Commas	180	(25)
Uses of Commas	180	(33)
Exercise 12.1 Commas with Independent Clauses	185	(2)
Exercise 12.2 Commas with Independent Clauses	187	(2)
Exercise 12.3 Commas with Items in a Series	189	(2)
Exercise 12.4 Commas with Coordinate Adjectives	191	(2)
Exercise 12.5 Commas After Introductory Clauses or Phrases	193	(2)
Exercise 12.6 Commas After Introductory Clauses or Phrases	195	(2)
Exercise 12.7 Commas with Nonrestrictive Elements	197	(2)
Exercise 12.8 Commas-All Uses	199	(2)
Exercise 12.9 Commas: Review 1	201	(2)
Exercise 12.10 Commas: Review 2	203	(2)
13. Unnecessary Commas	205	(8)
Exercise 13.1 Unnecessary Commas	207	(2)
Exercise 13.2 Unnecessary Commas	209	(2)
Exercise 13.3 Unnecessary Commas: Review	211	(2)
14. Semicolons, Colons, Dashes, Parentheses, and Brackets 213
Semicolons	213	(1)
Colons	213	(1)
Dashes	214	(1)
Parentheses	215	(1)
Brackets	215	(10)
Exercise 14.1 Semicolons	217	(2)
Exercise 14.2 Semicolons	219	(2)
Exercise 14.3 Colons and Dashes	221	(2)
Exercise 14.4 Parentheses and Brackets	223	(2)
15. Quotation Marks and End Punctuation	225	(6)
Quotation Marks	225	(1)
End Punctuation	226	(6)
Exercise 15.1 Quotation Marks and End Punctuation	227	(2)
Exercise 15.2 Quotation Marks and End Punctuation	229	(2)
Mechanics	231	(42)
16. Underlining for Italics	232	(7)
Titles	232	(1)
Names of Ships, Trains, and Other Vehicles	232	(1)
Foreign Words	233	(1)
Words Being Named	233	(1)
For Occasional Emphasis	233	(6)
Exercise 16.1 Italics	235	(2)
Exercise 16.2 Italics	237	(2)
17. Spelling	239	(12)
Guides for Spelling	239	(12)
Exercise 17.1 Suffixes	241	(2)
Exercise 17.2 Suffixes	243	(2)
Exercise 17.3 Spelling with ie and ei	245	(2)
Exercise 17.4 Spelling with ie and ei	247	(2)
Exercise 17.5 Plurals	249	(2)
18. Hyphenation and Syllabication	251	(6)
Exercise 18.1 Hyphenation and Syllabication	253	(2)
Exercise 18.2 Hyphenation and Syllabication	255	(2)
19. Apostrophes, Capital Letters, Abbreviations, and Numbers	257	(16)
Apostrophes	257	(1)
Capital Letters	257	(2)
Abbreviations	259	(1)
Numbers	259	(15)
Exercise 19.1 Apostrophes	261	(2)
Exercise 19.2 Apostrophes	263	(2)
Exercise 19.3 Capitals	265	(2)
Exercise 19.4 Abbreviations and Numbers	267	(2)
Exercise 19.5 Capitals, Abbreviations, and Numbers: Review	269	(2)
Exercise 19.6 Apostrophes, Capitals, Abbreviations, and Numbers: Review	271	(2)
Diction and Style	273	(68)
20. Standard English and Style	274	(37)
The Dictionary	274	(1)
Usage	274	(1)
Improprieties	275	(1)
Idioms	275	(1)
Triteness	275	(1)
Exactness	275	(36)
Exercise 20.1 The Dictionary and Usage	277	(2)
Exercise 20.2 The Dictionary and Usage	279	(2)
Exercise 20.3 The Dictionary and Usage	281	(2)
Exercise 20.4 The Dictionary and Usage	283	(2)
Exercise 20.5 The Dictionary and Usage	285	(2)
Exercise 20.6 The Dictionary and Usage	287	(2)
Exercise 20.7 The Dictionary and Usage: Review 1	289	(2)
Exercise 20.8 The Dictionary and Usage: Review 2	291	(2)
Exercise 20.9 The Dictionary and Standard English	293	(2)
Exercise 20.10 The Dictionary and Standard English	295	(2)
Exercise 20.11 Improprieties	297	(2)
Exercise 20.12 Improprieties	299	(2)
Exercise 20.13 Improprieties and Usage	301	(2)
Exercise 20.14 Homonymns and Improprieties	303	(2)
Exercise 20.15 Idioms	305	(2)
Exercise 20.16 Triteness	307	(2)
Exercise 20.17 Triteness	309	(2)
21. Wordiness and Repetition	311	(12)
Wordiness	311	(1)
Repetition	311	(12)
Exercise 21.1 Wordiness	313	(2)
Exercise 21.2 Wordiness	315	(2)
Exercise 21.3 Repetition	317	(2)
Exercise 21.4 Repetition	319	(2)
Exercise 21.5 Wordiness and Repetition	321	(2)
22. Connotation, Figurative Language, Flowery Language, Sexist Language, and Vocabulary	323	(18)
Connotation	323	(1)
Figurative Language	323	(1)
Flowery Language	323	(1)
Sexist Language	324	(43)
Exercise 22.1 Connotation	325	(2)
Exercise 22.2 Connotation	327	(2)
Exercise 22.3 Figurative Language	329	(2)
Exercise 22.4 Flowery Language	331	(2)
Exercise 22.5 Vocabulary	333	(2)
Exercise 22.6 Vocabulary	335	(2)
Exercise 22.7 Avoiding Sexist Language	337	(2)
Exercise 22.8 Nonsexist Job Titles	339	(2)
Paragraphs	341	(44)
23. Identifying Paragraphs and Sentence Functions	342	(25)
Exercise 23.1 Paragraph Division	345	(2)
Exercise 23.2 Paragraph Division	347	(2)
Exercise 23.3 Paragraph Division	349	(2)
Exercise 23.4 Paragraph Division	351	(2)
Exercise 23.5 Digressive Sentences	353	(6)
Exercise 23.6 Sentence Functions	359	(2)
Exercise 23.7 Sentence Functions	361	(2)
Exercise 23.8 Sentence Functions	363	(2)
Exercise 23.9 Sentence Functions	365	(2)
24. Paragraph Development	367	(8)
Opening and Closing Paragraphs	367	(1)
Paragraphs of Description	368	(1)
Paragraphs of Definition	368	(1)
Paragraphs of Comparison and Contrast	369	(1)
Paragraphs of Analysis	369	(1)
Paragraphs of Assertion	370	(5)
Exercise 24.1 Paragraph Development	371	(2)
Exercise 24.2 Paragraph Development	373	(2)
25. Paragraph Transitions	375	(10)
Transitional Devices	375	(10)
Exercise 25.1 Transitions	377	(2)
Exercise 25.2 Transitions	379	(2)
Exercise 25.3 Transitions	381	(2)
Exercise 25.4 Transitions	383	(2)
Cross-References to Practical English Handbook, Eleventh Edition	385