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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.

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. ... MORE22
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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