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This fully updated reference provides a step-by-step guide to improve writing skills with quick, but thorough lessons that anyone can fit into a busy schedule. A pre-test and post-test are included, along with access for free online exercises and scoring.
PRETEST 1
LESSON 1 Capitalization 13
General rules, specific rules regarding proper nouns and adjectives
LESSON 2 Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points 21
Ending a sentence, alternate uses for periods
LESSON 3 Avoiding Faulty Sentences 27
Sentence fragments, run-on sentences, comma splices
LESSON 4 Commas and Sentence Parts 37
Relating commas to clauses and phrases
LESSON 5 Commas That Separate 45
Independent clauses, items in a series, items in a date or address,
two or more adjectives preceding a noun, contrasting elements and words
LESSON 6 Semicolons and Colons 53
Introductions, subordinate relationships, common confusions
with punctuation
LESSON 7 Apostrophes and Dashes 61
Using apostrophes to show possession or omission; dashes to emphasize
LESSON 8 Quotation Marks 69
Dialogue, direct quotations, other punctuation, double and
single quotation marks
LESSON 9 “Designer” Punctuation 75
Hyphens, parentheses, brackets, ellipses, diagonal slashes
LESSON 10 Verb Tense 81
Present, past, future tenses; switching tenses; subjunctive mood
LESSON 11 Using Verbs to Create Strong Writing 89
Capturing a reader’s interest; using active voice
LESSON 12 Subject-Verb Agreement 97
Matching subject and number, special singular subjects,
singular and plural pronouns, compound subjects
LESSON 13 Using Pronouns 105
Antecedents, the cases of pronouns, ambiguous pronoun references,
reflexive pronouns
LESSON 14 Problem Verbs and Pronouns 111
lie/lay, sit/set, rise/raise, its/it’s, your/you’re, whose/who’s,
and other problem pairs
LESSON 15 Modifiers 119
Adjectives, adverbs, phrases acting as modifiers
LESSON 16 Easily Confused Word Pairs 127
Confusing words that sound similar
LESSON 17 More Easily Confused Words 133
Small but tricky words that are often used and misused; killer a’s and al’s
LESSON 18 Diction 139
Wordiness, the passive voice, redundancy, precise language,
abstract vs. concrete, clichés, jargon
LESSON 19 More Diction 147
Colloquialism, loaded language, consistent point of view,
parallelism, gender-neutral language
LESSON 20 Communicating Your Ideas 157
A piece of writing as a whole, developing ideas effectively,
focusing on the purpose of writing
POSTTEST 163
APPENDIX A How to Prepare for a Test 175
Making a study plan; strategies for success on the exam
APPENDIX B Additional Resources 181
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