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Tables of Contents for College Writing Basics
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Sharing Backgrounds
1
46
The Paragraph
4
13
Paragraph Unity
4
5
Audience
9
2
Prewriting
11
3
Professional Writing
14
1
Reading: A Girl Among Ghosts
14
1
Maxine Hong Kingston
Using Computers for Writing
15
1
Section Review
16
1
The Sentence
17
11
Sentence Variety
17
1
Combining Short Sentences--Method 1
17
4
Reading: Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self
21
1
Alice Walker
Correct Sentences
22
1
Run-on Sentence Pattern 1
22
4
Reading: Shooting an Elephant
26
1
George Orwell
Section Review
27
1
The Word
28
16
Verb Forms
28
1
Subject and Verb Identification
28
2
Regular Past Tense Verbs
30
3
Pronouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs
33
1
Using Pronouns
33
5
Internet Activity: Getting Started with Your Writing
38
2
Reading: Arrival at Manzanar
40
1
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
James D. Houston
Spelling
40
1
Plurals
41
2
Section Review
43
1
Writing Review
44
3
Sharing Interests and Preferences
47
54
The Paragraph
49
12
Topic Sentences
49
8
Prewriting
57
2
Reading: And Then I Went to School
59
1
Scott Suina
Section Review
60
1
The Sentence
61
21
Sentence Variety
61
1
Compound Sentences
61
7
Reading: Mingled Blood
68
1
Ralph Zimmerman
Combining Method 2
68
2
Correct Sentences
70
1
Run-on Sentence Pattern 2
70
7
Reading: The Woman Who Makes Swell Doughnuts
77
1
Toshio Mori
Clear Sentences
77
1
Revising Wordy Sentences
78
1
Internet Activity: Eliminating Wordiness
79
1
Section Review
80
2
The Word
82
15
Verb Forms
82
1
Subject-Verb Agreement
82
4
Sentences Beginning with There
86
4
Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs
90
1
Subject Pronouns
90
4
Reading: Expecting Friends
94
1
Gary Soto
Spelling
94
1
There, Their, They're
94
2
Section Review
96
1
Writing Review
97
4
Sharing Knowledge
101
64
The Paragraph
103
19
Paragraph Development
103
1
Types of Development
104
2
Internet Activity: Providing Detail
106
2
Prewriting
108
1
Clustering
108
4
Multiple Paragraphs
112
2
Reading: Freewriting
114
1
Peter Elbow
Using Transitions
115
5
Reading: Used Cars: Can You Tell When They're Really Good Buys?
120
1
Lillian Borgeson
Section Review
121
1
The Sentence
122
21
Sentence Variety
122
1
Complex Sentences
122
8
Correct Sentences
130
1
Sentence Fragments
130
6
Reading: What it's Like to Be Poor
136
1
Jo Goodwin Parker
Clear Sentences
137
1
Word Choice
137
4
Reading: The Libido for the Ugly
141
1
H. L. Mencken
Section Review
142
1
The Word
143
18
Verb Forms
143
1
Irregular Verb List 1
143
5
Pronouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs
148
1
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
148
6
Reading: Looking for a Rain God
154
1
Bessie Head
Spelling
155
1
Contractions
156
1
Possessives
157
3
Section Review
160
1
Writing Review
161
4
Sharing Problems
165
60
The Composition
167
12
Basic Paragraphing
167
5
Prewriting: Formulating Questions
172
5
Reading: The Old Man
177
1
Larry King
Section Review
178
1
The Sentence
179
24
Sentence Variety
179
1
Complex Sentences with Relative Clauses
179
4
Commas with Relative Clauses
183
3
Correct Sentences
186
1
Fragments from Split Complex Sentences
186
7
Reading: Communication is Language at Work
193
1
Amy Tan
Clear Sentences
194
1
Misplaced Modifiers
194
3
Dangling Modifiers
197
4
Section Review
201
2
The Word
203
18
Verb Forms
203
1
Separated Subjects and Verbs
203
3
Irregular Verb List 2
206
3
Pronouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs
209
1
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
209
6
Internet Activity: Proofreading Tips
215
1
Reading: Underground
216
1
Denise Gess
Spelling
217
1
Problems with a Single Letter
218
2
Section Review
220
1
Writing Review
221
4
Sharing Opinions and Judgments
225
66
The Composition
227
17
Opening Paragraphs
227
2
Controlling Ideas
229
2
Internet Activity: Parts of a Composition
231
2
Conclusions
233
8
Reading: Death of a Friendship
241
1
Stephanie Mansfield
Section Review
242
2
The Sentence
244
19
Sentence Variety
244
1
Compound/Complex Combinations
244
5
Correct Sentences
249
1
Commas
249
2
Colons and Semicolons
251
2
Quotation Marks
253
4
Reading: And Then I Went to School
257
1
Scott Suina
Clear Sentences
258
1
Parallel Construction
259
3
Section Review
262
1
The Word
263
22
Verb Forms
263
1
Shifting Verb Tenses
263
7
Irregular Verb List 3
270
4
Reading: Afghani and American Education
274
1
M. David Nassery
Pronouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs
275
1
Switching Pronouns
275
3
-Ly Adverbs
278
3
Spelling
281
1
Double-Letter Words
281
1
Final Spelling List
282
2
Section Review
284
1
Writing Review
285
6
Appendix
291
9
Small Words
291
5
Unnecessary Pronouns
296
1
Left-out Pronouns
297
3
Answer Key
300
3
Index
303