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For basic writing courses covering paragraphs and essays. This text ships automatically with MyWritngLab. Along These Lines better prepares students for their future writing courses! Now, available in a special Florida Edition designed to help students pass the state's Basic Skills Exit Test! Introducing Prentice Hall's first ever Florida Edition of ALONG THESE LINES: WRITING PARAGRAPHS AND ESSAYS. The Florida Edition mirrors the content of the traditional ALONG THESE LINES text, but also includes a 47-page Florida Exit Test Study Guide and marginal icons throughout noting if a particular writing or grammar topic is covered on the Florida Exit Test. Adapted from THE PRENTICE HALL FLORIDA EXIT TEST STUDY GUIDE FOR WRITING, the 47-page guide includes: -- Testing and Study Tips for the Florida Exit Test -- Two sample tests - one to serve as a pretest and one to serve as a posttest. -- Sample writing Paragraph Writing Test -- Explanatory Answer Keys for the sample tests How do you prepare your students for their future writing courses? John Biays and Carol Wershoven believe you offer students constant reinforcement of the writing process. With a conversational tone and a blend of engaging activities, each writing chapter takes students through all of the steps of generating ideas, planning, drafting, and proofreading. Along These Lines will help prepare your students by providing the best writing process coverage found in any basic writing series!

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Author:   John Sheridan Biays ,  Carol Wershoven
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Longman Inc
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   1.529kg
ISBN:  

9780205708727

ISBN 10:   0205708722
Pages:   836
Publication Date:   29 March 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

PART I: WRITING IN STAGES: THE PROCESS APPROACH 1. Writing a Paragraph 2. Illustration 3. Description 4. Narration 5. Process 6. Comparison and Contrast 7. Classification 8. Definition 9. Cause and Effect 10. Argument 11. Writing an Essay 12. Different Essay Patterns 13. Writing from Reading PART II: THE BOTTOM LINE: GRAMMAR FOR WRITERS 14. The Simple Sentence 15. Beyond the Simple Sentence: Coordination 16. Avoiding Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices 17. Beyond the Simple Sentence: Subordination 18. Avoiding Sentence Fragments 19. Using Parallelism in Sentences 20. Using Adjectives and Adverbs 21. Correcting Problems with Modifiers 22. Using Verbs Correctly 23. More on Verbs: Consistency and Voice 24. Making Subjects and Verbs Agree 25. Using Pronouns Correctly: Agreement and Reference 26. Using Pronouns Correctly: Consistency and Case 27. Punctuation: The Period and the Question Mark 28. Punctuation: The Comma 29. Punctuation: The Semicolon and the Colon 30. Punctuation: The Apostrophe 31. Other Punctuation and Mechanics 32. Spelling 33. Words That Sound Alike/Look Alike 34. Word Choice 35. Sentence Variety READINGS TO ACCOMPANY THE WRITING CHAPTERS APPENDIX A: GRAMMAR PRACTICE FOR ESL STUDENTS APPENDIX B: THE RESEARCH PROCESS FLORIDA EXIT TEST FOR WRITING STUDY GUIDE

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