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Author:   John Langan
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Professional
Edition:   8th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.885kg
ISBN:  

9780073123745

ISBN 10:   0073123749
Pages:   608
Publication Date:   16 July 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   0073371696
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

PART ONE: EFFECTIVE WRITINGCHAPTER ONE: Learning Sentence SkillsWhy Learn Sentence Skills?Your Attitude about WritingHow This Book is OrganizedHow to Use This BookCHAPTER TWO: A Brief Guide to Effective WritingWhat Is a Paragraph?The Goals of Effective WritingActivities in the Goals of Effective WritingCHAPTER THREE: The Writing ProcessSteps in the Writing ProcessActivities in the Writing ProcessTen Writing Assignments PART TWO: SENTENCE SKILLSSection 1: GrammarCHAPTER FOUR: Subjects and VerbsCHAPTER FIVE: FragmentsCHAPTER SIX: Run-OnsCHAPTER SEVEN: Sentence Variety I Section 2: Verbs, Pronouns, and AgreementCHAPTER 8: Standard English VerbsCHAPTER 9: Irregular VerbsCHAPTER 10: Subject-Verb AgreementCHAPTER 11: Consistent Verb TenseCHAPTER 12: Additional Information about VerbsCHAPTER 13: Pronoun Reference, Agreement, and Point of ViewCHAPTER 14: Pronoun TypesSection 3: Modifiers and ParallelismCHAPTER 15: Adjectives and AdverbsCHAPTER 16: Misplaced ModifierCHAPTER 17: Dangling ModifiersCHAPTER 18: Faulty ParallelismSection 4: Punctuation and MechanicsCHAPTER 20: Paper FormatCHAPTER 21: Capital LettersCHAPTER 22: Numbers and AbbreviationsCHAPTER 23: End MarksCHAPTER 24: ApostropheCHAPTER 25: Quotation MarksCHAPTER 26: CommaCHAPTER 27: Other Punctuation MarksSection 5: Word UseCHAPTER 28: Dictionary UseCHAPTER 29: Spelling ImprovementCHAPTER 30: Omitted Words and LettersCHAPTER 31: Commonly Confused WordsCHAPTER 32: Effective Word ChoicePART THREE: REINFORCEMENT OF SENTENCE SKILLSCombined Mastery TestsFragments and Run-Ons VerbsPronounsFaulty Modifiers and ParallelismCapital Letters and PunctuationWord UseEditing and Proofreading TestsTest 1: FragmentsTest 2: FragmentsTest 3: Run-Ons (Fused Sentences)Test 4: Run-Ons (Comma Splices)Test 5: Standard English VerbsTest 6: Irregular VerbsTest 7: Faulty ParallelismTest 8: Capital LettersTest 9: ApostrophesTest 10: Quotation MarksTest 11: CommasTest 12: Commonly Confused WordsCombined Editing TestsAppendixesAppendix A: How a Computer Can HelpAppendix B: Parts of SpeechAppendix C: ESL PointersAppendix D: Sentence-Skills Diagnostic TestAppendix E: Sentence-Skills Achievement TestAppendix F: Ansswers to Introductory Activities and Practice Exercises in Part TwoIndexCorrections Symbols

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John Langan has taught reading and writing at Atlantic Cape Community College for more than 25 years. The author of a popular series of college textbooks on both writing and reading, John enjoys the challenge of developing instructive materials that are clear and lively. Before teaching, he earned advanced degrees in writing at Rutgers University and in reading at Rowan University. He also spent a year writing fiction that is now at the back of a drawer waiting to be discovered and acclaimed posthumously. While in school, he supported himself by working as a truck driver, a machinist, a battery assembler, a hospital attendant, and an apple packer. In addition to his wife and Philly sports teams, his passions include reading and conveying to nonreaders the pleasure and power of books. Through Townsend Press, his educational publishing company, he has developed the nonprofit Townsend Librarya collection of more than 100 new and classic stories that appeal to readers of any age.

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