Learning English Skills Through Word Processing
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-13-186066-7 (ISBN)
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Taught beginning with basic sentence structure.
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................. i
GRAMMAR
Topics 1— 5
I. SUBJECTS AND VERBS...................................................................................................... 2
Subjects and Verbs n Find the Subject n Find the Verb n Action Verbs
Linking Verbs n Prepositional Phrases n Helping Verbs and Verb Phrases
II. COMPLETE SENTENCES.................................................................................................. 16
Fragments n Phrases and Clauses n Independent and Dependent Clauses
Correcting Fragments n Hints on Proofreading for Fragments
III. RUN-ON SENTENCES......................................................................................................... 32
What are Run-on Sentences? n Correcting Run-on Sentences
Words that Often Lead to Run-on Sentences
IV. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT........................................................................................ 48
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree n Compound Subjects n Verbs Separated from Subjects
Pronouns n Indefinite Pronouns n Either…or; Neither…nor n There Sentences
V. PRONOUNS............................................................................................................................... 64
Choosing the Right Pronoun n Using Subject Pronouns n Using Object Pronouns
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement n General Nouns n Collective Nouns n Indefinite Pronouns
PUNCTUATION
Topics 6 — 8
VI. COMMAS................................................................................................................................. 78
Comma Rules 1-3 n Comma Rules 4-6
VII. APOSTROPHES.................................................................................................................... 92
Possessive Apostrophes: Singular Nouns n Possessive Apostrophes: Plural Nouns n Contractions
VIII. OTHER PUNCTUATION MARKS.................................................................................... 102
Period n Question Mark n Exclamation Point n Colon n Semicolon n Hyphens n Dashes
Parentheses n Quotation Marks
MECHANICS
Topics 9 — 10
IX. CAPITALIZATION................................................................................................................ 114
Capitalization Rules
X. USING NUMBERS IN WRITING....................................................................................... 124
Rules for Expressing Numbers
WORDUSAGE
Topics 11— 13
XI. COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS................................................................................. 134
Words Commonly Confused
XII. PROBLEM WORDS............................................................................................................ 146
Meaning Determines Usage
XIII. MORE PROBLEM WORDS............................................................................................... 154
Troublesome Words
STYLE
Topics 14 — 15
XIV. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VERBS....................................................................................... 166
Active and Passive Voice n Creating Direct and Forceful Sentences n Two Exceptions
XV. SHIFTS OF PERSON.......................................................................................................... 174
Point of View: Person n Avoid Shifts of Person
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A.................................................................................................................................. 182
Supplemental Exercises
APPENDIX B.................................................................................................................................. 201
Business Letter Formats n Block Letter Format vs. Modified-Block n Envelope Formats
APPENDIX C.................................................................................................................................. 206
Memos
APPENDIX D.................................................................................................................................. 208
Resumes n Cover Letters
APPENDIX E.................................................................................................................................. 213
Commonly Misspelled Words
APPENDIX F.................................................................................................................................. 218
Internet Resources
APPENDIX G.................................................................................................................................. 220
Correction Symbols
INDEX.............................................................................................................................................. 221
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.4.2005 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 276 mm |
| Gewicht | 467 g |
| Themenwelt | Informatik ► Office Programme ► Word |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-13-186066-6 / 0131860666 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-13-186066-7 / 9780131860667 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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