The Least You Should Know about English, Form B,9780155069879

The Least You Should Know about English, Form B

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ISBN13: 9780155069879
ISBN10: 015506987X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-05-26
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

A classic introduction to "the basics of writing." New co-author, Paige Wilson has expanded the writing section and introduced all-new, continuous discourse exercise sets.

Table of Contents

To the Instructor v
What is The Least You Should Know? 1(2)
PART 1 SPELLING 3(44)
Your Own List of Misspelled Words
3(1)
Words Often Confused (Set 1)
3(10)
Exercises
8(4)
Proofreading Exercise
12(1)
Sentence Writing
13(1)
Words Often Confused (Set 2)
13(10)
Exercises
17(5)
Proofreading Exercise
22(1)
Sentence Writing
22(1)
Contractions
23(7)
Exercises
25(3)
Proofreading Exercise
28(1)
Sentence Writing
29(1)
Possessives
30(7)
Exercises
31(4)
Proofreading Exercise
35(1)
Sentence Writing
35(1)
Review of Contractions and Possessives
36(1)
Words That Can Be Broken into Parts
37(1)
Rule for Doubling a Final Letter
38(4)
Exercises
39(2)
Progress Test
41(1)
Using a Dictionary
42(5)
PART 2 SENTENCE STRUCTURE 47(116)
Finding Subjects and Verbs
48(6)
Exercises
51(2)
Paragraph Exercise
53(1)
Sentence Writing
54(1)
Locating Prepositional Phrases
54(6)
Exercises
56(3)
Paragraph Exercise
59(1)
Sentence Writing
60(1)
Understanding Dependent Clauses
60(9)
Exercises
63(4)
Paragraph Exercise
67(1)
Sentence Writing
68(1)
Correcting Fragments
69(7)
Phrases
69(1)
Dependent Clauses
70(1)
Exercises
71(4)
Proofreading Exercise
75(1)
Sentence Writing
75(1)
Correcting Run-On Sentences
76(8)
Exercises
78(4)
Review of Fragments and Run-On Sentences
82(1)
Proofreading Exercise
83(1)
Sentence Writing
83(1)
Identifying Verb Phrases
84(6)
Exercises
85(4)
Review Exercise
89(1)
Using Standard English Verbs
90(6)
Exercises
92(3)
Proofreading Exercise
95(1)
Sentence Writing
95(1)
Using Regular and Irregular Verbs
96(10)
Exercises
100(5)
Progress Test
105(1)
Maintaining Subject/Verb Agreement
106(7)
Exercises
108(4)
Proofreading Exercise
112(1)
Sentence Writing
113(1)
Avoiding Shifts in Time
113(3)
Proofreading Exercises
114(2)
Recognizing Verbal Phrases
116(7)
Exercises
117(4)
Paragraph Exercise
121(1)
Sentence Writing
122(1)
Correcting Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers
123(4)
Exercises
123(3)
Proofreading Exercise
126(1)
Sentence Writing
127(1)
Following Sentence Patterns
127(7)
Subject + Action Verb + Object Pattern
128(1)
Subject + Action Verb (+ No Object) Pattern
129(1)
Subject + Linking Verb + Description Pattern
129(1)
Exercises
130(3)
Paragraph Exercise
133(1)
Sentence Writing
133(1)
Avoiding Cliches, Awkward Phrasing, and Wordiness
134(8)
Cliches
134(1)
Awkward Phrasing
135(1)
Wordiness
135(2)
Exercises
137(4)
Proofreading Exercise
141(1)
Sentence Writing
142(1)
Correcting for Parallel Structure
142(7)
Exercises
144(4)
Proofreading Exercise
148(1)
Sentence Writing
149(1)
Using Pronouns
149(9)
Pronoun Agreement
151(1)
Pronoun Reference
152(2)
Exercises
154(3)
Proofreading Exercise
157(1)
Sentence Writing
157(1)
Avoiding Shifts in Person
158(5)
Proofreading Exercises
158(2)
Review of Sentence Structure Errors
160(2)
Proofreading Exercise
162(1)
PART 3 PUNCTUATION AND CAPITAL LETTERS 163(36)
Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Point, Semicolon, Colon, Dash
163(6)
Exercises
164(4)
Proofreading Exercise
168(1)
Sentence Writing
169(1)
Comma Rules 1, 2, and 3
169(7)
Exercises
171(3)
Proofreading Exercise
174(1)
Sentence Writing
175(1)
Comma Rules 4, 5, and 6
176(7)
Exercises
178(3)
Proofreading Exercise
181(1)
Sentence Writing
181(1)
Proofreading Exercise
182(1)
Sentence Writing
183(1)
Quotation Marks and Underlining/ Italics
183(7)
Exercises
185(4)
Proofreading Exercise
189(1)
Sentence Writing
189(1)
Capital Letters
190(9)
Exercises
191(4)
Review of Punctuation and Capital Letters
195(1)
Comprehensive Test
196(3)
PART 4 WRITING 199(42)
What Is the Least You Should Know about Writing?
200(1)
Basic Structures
200(6)
The Paragraph
200(1)
Defining a Paragraph
201(1)
Types of Paragraphs
201(3)
The Essay
203(1)
The Five-Paragraph Essay and Beyond
204(1)
Defining and Essay
205(1)
A Sample Essay
205(1)
Writing Skills
206(35)
Writing in Your Own Voice
206(1)
Narration
207(2)
Description
209(2)
Writing Assignments
211(1)
Narration: Famous Sayings
211(1)
Description: A Valuable Object
211(1)
Finding a Topic
212(1)
Look to Your Interests
212(1)
Focused Free Writing (or Brainstorming)
212(1)
Clustering
213(1)
Talking with Other Students
214(1)
List Your Interests
214(1)
Do Some Free Writing
214(1)
Try Clustering Ideas
214(1)
Organizing Ideas
214(1)
Thesis Statements
215(1)
Thesis or Fact?
215(1)
Write a Thesis Statement
216(1)
Organizing an Essay
216(1)
Topic Sentences
217(1)
Organizing Body Paragraphs (or Single Paragraphs)
217(1)
Transitional Expressions
217(2)
Adding Transitional Expressions
218(1)
Would You Like to Be Cloned?
219(1)
Supporting with Details
219(1)
Types of Support
219(6)
Write an Essay on One of Your Interests
221(1)
A Mistake
222(1)
Revising Your Papers
222(2)
A Collection
224(1)
Exchanging Papers
225(1)
Proofreading Aloud
225(1)
Are You a Technophile or a Technophobe?
226(1)
What Is Freedom?
226(1)
The Best Advice
226(1)
A Quotation
226(1)
Presenting Your Work
226(1)
Paper Formats
226(1)
Titles
227(1)
Writing about What You Read
227(1)
Writing a Reaction
227(1)
Sample Reaction Paragraph
228(1)
Write a Reaction Paragraph
228(1)
Coming to Your Own Conclusions
229(5)
What Are Your Conclusions?
234(1)
Writing 100-Word Summaries
234(7)
Write a 100-Word Summary
236(2)
Write a Reaction or a 100-Word Summary
238(3)
Answers 241(74)
Index 315

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