For students new to the rules of writing, or those who need a quick and easy refresher, this book provides 20 lessons that promote an in-depth understanding of writing in a short amount of time. This skill builder includes full tutorials in easily confused word pairs and using verbs for strong, active writing, a pretest to diagnose strengths and weaknesses, a posttest to measure progress, hundreds of practice questions, and more!
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION PRETEST LESSON 1: Capitalization LESSON 2: Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points LESSON 3: Avoiding Faulty Sentences LESSON 4: Commas and Sentence Parts LESSON 5: Commas That Separate LESSON 6: Semicolons and Colons LESSON 7: Apostrophes and Dashes LESSON 8: Quotation Marks LESSON 9: "Designer" Punctuation LESSON 10: Verb Tense LESSON 11: Using Verbs to Create Strong Writing LESSON 12: Subject - Verb Agreement LESSON 13: Using Pronouns LESSON 14: Problem Verbs and Pronouns LESSON 15: Modifiers LESSON 16: Easily Confused Word Pairs LESSON 17: More Easily Confused Words LESSON 18: Diction LESSON 19: More Diction LESSON 20: Communicating Your Ideas POSTTEST APPENDIX A: Studying for Success APPENDIX B: Additional Resources GLOSSARY