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Tables of Contents for Sentence Skills With Readings
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
To the Instructor
xiii
Part One: Effective Writing
1
84
Learning Sentence Skills
3
6
A Brief Guide to Effective Writing
9
30
Why Does Your Attitude toward Writing Matter?
9
2
What Is a Paragraph?
11
2
What Are the Goals of Effective Writing?
13
3
How Do You Reach the Goals of Effective Writing?
16
10
What Is an Essay?
26
2
What Are the Parts of an Essay?
28
4
How Can a Computer Help?
32
7
Practice in Effective Writing
39
46
Part Two: Sentence Skills
85
310
Section 1: Sentences
Subjects and Verbs
87
10
Fragments
97
20
Run-Ons
117
18
Sentence Variety I
135
16
Section 2: Verbs, Pronouns, and Agreement
Standard English Verbs
151
10
Irregular Verbs
161
12
Subject-Verb Agreement
173
10
Consistent Verb Tense
183
4
Additional Information about Verbs
187
8
Pronoun Reference, Agreement, and Point of View
195
12
Pronoun Types
207
14
Section 3: Modifiers and Parallelism
Adjectives and Adverbs
221
8
Misplaced Modifiers
229
6
Dangling Modifiers
235
6
Faulty Parallelism
241
10
Sentence Variety II
251
14
Section 4: Punctuation and Mechanics
Paper Format
265
6
Capital Letters
271
12
Numbers and Abbreviations
283
6
End Marks
289
4
Apostrophe
293
14
Quotation Marks
307
12
Comma
319
14
Other Punctuation Marks
333
6
Section 5: Word Use
Dictionary Use
339
10
Spelling Improvement
349
10
Omitted Words and Letters
359
6
Commonly Confused Words
365
20
Effective Word Choice
385
10
Part Three: Reinforcement of the Skills
395
136
Mastery Tests
397
80
Subjects and Verbs
397
4
Fragments
401
4
Run-Ons
405
4
Sentence Variety I
409
2
Standard English Verbs
411
4
Irregular Verbs
415
4
Subject-Verb Agreement
419
4
Consistent Verb Tense
423
2
Pronoun Reference, Agreement, and Point of View
425
4
Pronoun Types
429
2
Adjectives and Adverbs
431
2
Misplaced Modifiers
433
2
Dangling Modifiers
435
2
Faulty Parallelism
437
2
Sentence Variety II
439
2
Capital Letters
441
4
Numbers and Abbreviations
445
2
End Marks
447
2
Apostrophe
449
4
Quotation Marks
453
4
Comma
457
4
Other Punctuation Marks
461
2
Dictionary Use
463
2
Spelling Improvement
465
2
Omitted Words and Letters
467
2
Commonly Confused Words
469
4
Effective Word Choice
473
4
Combined Mastery Tests
477
12
Fragments and Run-Ons
477
2
Verbs
479
2
Pronouns
481
2
Faulty Modifiers and Parallelism
483
2
Capital Letters and Punctuation
485
2
Word Use
487
2
Editing and Proofreading Tests
489
26
Test 1: Fragments
491
2
Test 2: Fragments
493
2
Test 3: Run-Ons (Fused Sentences)
495
2
Test 4: Run-Ons (Comma Splices)
497
2
Test 5: Standard English Verbs
499
2
Test 6: Irregular Verbs
501
2
Test 7: Faulty Parallelism
503
2
Test 8: Capital Letters
505
2
Test 9: Apostrophes
507
2
Test 10: Quotation Marks
509
2
Test 11: Commas
511
2
Test 12: Commonly Confused Words
513
2
Combined Editing Tests
515
16
Part Four: Readings for Writing
531
172
Introduction to the Readings
533
102
A Change of Attitude
544
11
Grant Berry
Do It Better!
555
12
Ben Carson
Cecil Murphey
Lost Years, Found Dreams
567
9
Regina Ruiz
Papa
576
7
Leo Buscaglia
Let's Get Specific
583
10
Beth Johnson
American Family Life: The Changing Picture
593
8
Donna Barron
Men and Their Hidden Feelings
601
7
Richard Cohen
A Small Victory
608
9
Steve Lopez
The Quiet Hour
617
8
Robert Mayer
My Daughter Smokes
625
10
Alice Walker
Appendixes
A Parts of Speech
635
14
B ESL Pointers
649
14
C Sentence-Skills Diagnostic Test
663
6
D Sentence-Skills Achievement Test
669
6
E Answers to Introductory Activities and Practice Exercises in Part Two
675
20
F Progress Charts
695
8
Acknowledgments
703
2
Index
705