The Least You Should Know about English Writing Skills, Form A
by Wilson, Paige; Glazier, Teresa FersterEdition: 10th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-01-04
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary
Quickly master English writing skills with THE LEAST YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ENGLISH: WRITING SKILLS, FORM A, Tenth Edition. Brief and uncomplicated, this text has helped students learn the basics of English writing for thirty years with its clear, concise concept explanations and useful, relevant corresponding exercises. Topics include spelling, word choice, sentence structure, and punctuation, as well as more advanced topics, such as the writing process, argumentation, and summarizing skills. Check your work easily with exercise answers located in the back of the book, making it an excellent writing resource even after the course has ended.
Table of Contents
| To the Instructor | p. vii |
| What Is the Least You Should Know? | p. 1 |
| Word Choice and Spelling | p. 3 |
| Your Own List of Misspelled Words | p. 3 |
| Words Often Confused (Set 1) | p. 4 |
| Proofreading Exercise | p. 12 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 13 |
| Words Often Confused (Set 2) | p. 14 |
| Proofreading Exercise | p. 22 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 22 |
| The Eight Parts of Speech | p. 23 |
| Paragraph Exercise | p. 28 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 28 |
| Adjectives and Adverbs | p. 29 |
| Proofreading Exercise | p. 35 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 35 |
| Contractions | p. 36 |
| Proofreading Exercise | p. 41 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 41 |
| Possessives | p. 42 |
| Proofreading Exercise | p. 47 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 47 |
| Review of Contractions and Possessives | p. 48 |
| Words That Can Be Broken into Parts | p. 50 |
| Rule for Doubling a Final Letter | p. 50 |
| Progress Test | p. 54 |
| Using a Dictionary | p. 55 |
| Sentence Structure | p. 61 |
| Finding Subjects and Verbs | p. 63 |
| Paragraph Exercise | p. 68 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 68 |
| Locating Prepositional Phrases | p. 69 |
| Paragraph Exercise | p. 73 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 74 |
| Understanding Dependent Clauses | p. 75 |
| Paragraph Exercise | p. 80 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 81 |
| Correcting Fragments | p. 82 |
| Proofreading Exercise | p. 87 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 88 |
| Correcting Run-on Sentences | p. 89 |
| Review of Fragments and Run-On Sentences | p. 95 |
| Proofreading Exercise | p. 96 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 96 |
| Identifying Verb Phrases | p. 97 |
| Review Exercise | p. 101 |
| Using Standard English Verbs | p. 103 |
| Proofreading Exercise | p. 108 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 108 |
| Using Regular and Irregular Verbs | p. 109 |
| Progress Test | p. 118 |
| Maintaining Subject-Verb Agreement | p. 119 |
| Proofreading Exercise | p. 125 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 125 |
| Avoiding Shifts in Time | p. 126 |
| Proofreading Exercises | p. 127 |
| Recognizing Verbal Phrases | p. 128 |
| Paragraph Exercise | p. 133 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 133 |
| Correcting Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers | p. 134 |
| Proofreading Exercise | p. 137 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 137 |
| Following Sentence Patterns | p. 138 |
| Paragraph Exercise | p. 143 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 144 |
| Avoiding Cliches, Awkward Phrasing, and Wordiness | p. 145 |
| Proofreading Exercises | p. 148 |
| Correcting for Parallel Structure | p. 149 |
| Proofreading Exercise | p. 153 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 154 |
| Using Pronouns | p. 155 |
| Proofreading Exercise | p. 162 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 162 |
| Avoiding Shifts in Person | p. 163 |
| Proofreading Exercises | p. 163 |
| Review of Sentence Structure Errors | p. 165 |
| Proofreading Exercise | p. 167 |
| Punctuation and Capital Letters | p. 168 |
| Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Point, Semicolon, Colon, Dash | p. 168 |
| Proofreading Exercise | p. 174 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 174 |
| Comma Rules 1, 2, and 3 | p. 175 |
| Proofreading Exercise | p. 180 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 181 |
| Comma Rules 4, 5, and 6 | p. 182 |
| Proofreading Exercise | p. 187 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 188 |
| Review of the Comma | p. 188 |
| Comma Review Exercise | p. 189 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 189 |
| Quotation Marks and Underlining/Italics | p. 190 |
| Paragraph Exercise | p. 194 |
| Sentence Writing | p. 195 |
| Capital Letters | p. 196 |
| Review of Punctuation and Capital Letters | p. 202 |
| Comprehensive Test | p. 203 |
| Writing | p. 205 |
| What Is the Least You Should Know about Writing? | p. 206 |
| Basic Structures | p. 207 |
| The Paragraph | p. 207 |
| Defining a Paragraph | p. 207 |
| Types of Paragraphs | p. 207 |
| The Essay | p. 209 |
| The Five-Paragraph Essay and Beyond | p. 210 |
| Defining an Essay | p. 211 |
| A Sample Essay | p. 211 |
| "Paper Chase" | p. 211 |
| Writing Skills | p. 213 |
| Writing in Your Own Voice | p. 213 |
| Narration | p. 214 |
| Description | p. 217 |
| Writing Assignments | p. 217 |
| Narration: Famous Sayings | p. 218 |
| Description: A Picture Worth 250 Words? | p. 218 |
| Finding a Topic | p. 218 |
| Look to Your Interests | p. 218 |
| Focused Free Writing (or Brainstorming) | p. 219 |
| Clustering | p. 220 |
| Talking with Other Students | p. 220 |
| List Your Interests | p. 221 |
| Do Some Free Writing | p. 221 |
| Try Clustering Ideas | p. 221 |
| Organizing Ideas | p. 221 |
| Thesis Statements | p. 221 |
| Topic, Fact, or Thesis? | p. 222 |
| Write a Thesis Statement | p. 223 |
| Organizing an Essay | p. 223 |
| Topic Sentences | p. 223 |
| Organizing Body Paragraphs (or Single Paragraphs) | p. 224 |
| Transitional Expressions | p. 224 |
| Adding Transitional Expressions | p. 225 |
| How Do You Get Ready? | p. 226 |
| Supporting with Details | p. 226 |
| Types of Support | p. 226 |
| Write an Essay on One of Your Interests | p. 229 |
| An Influential Person | p. 229 |
| Revising Your Papers | p. 229 |
| Are You an Optimist or a Pessimist? | p. 231 |
| Revision Checklist | p. 232 |
| Exchanging Papers | p. 232 |
| Proofreading Aloud | p. 232 |
| What's in a Name? | p. 233 |
| Clothes Make Us Human | p. 233 |
| A Movie or TV Show That Has Made an Impression | p. 233 |
| An Achievement | p. 233 |
| Presenting Your Work | p. 234 |
| Paper Formats | p. 234 |
| Titles | p. 234 |
| Writing an Argument | p. 235 |
| Taking a Stand and Proving Your Point | p. 235 |
| "College at Sixteen? I Think Not!" | p. 236 |
| Three Requirements of a Strong Written Argument | p. 237 |
| Take a Stand on Grades | p. 238 |
| A Longer, More Challenging Reading | p. 238 |
| "Science Fiction: The Future of Spelling" | p. 239 |
| Writing Summaries | p. 241 |
| Sample Summary | p. 241 |
| "Bollywood Film Facts" | p. 242 |
| Write a Short Summary: Ask Yourself, "What's the Big Idea?" | p. 244 |
| "The First Horoscopes" | p. 244 |
| Summary Checklist | p. 246 |
| Respond to a Reading in One of Three Ways | p. 246 |
| "Study Hard, and You, Too, Can Deliver Pizza" | p. 247 |
| Answers | p. 250 |
| Index | p. 327 |
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