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WRITING SKILLS Success in 20 Minutes a Day (4th Edition, May 2009)

 
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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





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