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The Least You Should Know About English (Form A)

by: Wilson, Paige; Glazier, Teresa Ferster

The Least You Should Know About English (Form A)

by: Wilson, Paige; Glazier, Teresa Ferster

ISBN 13:
9780155062252
ISBN 10:
0155062255
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 04/03/2002
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

For over twenty years, the simple, friendly approach of THE LEAST YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ENGLISH has helped students with their spelling, punctuation, and sentence and paragraph structure.

What Is the Least You Should Know?

(3)

Word Choice and Spelling

(53)

Your Own List of Misspelled Words

(1)

Words Often Confused (Set 1)

(10)

Proofreading Exercise

(1)

Sentence Writing

(1)

Words Often Confused (Set 2)

(10)

Proofreading Exercise

(1)

Sentence Writing

(1)

The Eight Parts of Speech

(5)

Paragraph Exercise

(1)

Sentence Writing

(1)

Contractions

(8)

Proofreading Exercise

(1)

Sentence Writing

(1)

Possessives

(8)

Proofreading Exercise

(1)

Sentence Writing

(1)

Review of Contractions and Possessives

(2)

Words That Can Be Broken into Parts

(1)

Rule for Doubling a Final Letter

(4)

Progress Test

(1)

Using a Dictionary

(6)

Sentence Structure

(118)

Finding Subjects and Verbs

(7)

Paragraph Exercise

(1)

Sentence Writing

(1)

Locating Prepositional Phrases

(6)

Paragraph Exercise

(1)

Sentence Writing

(1)

Understanding Dependent Clauses

(8)

Paragraph Exercise

(1)

Sentence Writing

(1)

Correcting Fragments

(7)

Proofreading Exercise

(1)

Sentence Writing

(1)

Correcting Run-on Sentences

(9)

Review of Fragments and Run-On Sentences

(1)

Proofreading Exercise

(1)

Sentence Writing

(1)

Identifying Verb Phrases

(5)

Review Exercise

(1)

Using Standard English Verbs

100

(8)

Proofreading Exercise

106

(1)

Sentence Writing

107

(1)

Using Regular and Irregular Verbs

108

(10)

Progress Test

117

(1)

Maintaining Subject/Verb Agreement

118

(7)

Proofreading Exercise

124

(1)

Sentence Writing

125

(1)

Avoiding Shifts in Time

125

(2)

Proofreading Exercises

126

(1)

Recognizing Verbal Phrases

127

(7)

Paragraph Exercise

132

(1)

Sentence Writing

133

(1)

Correcting Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers

134

(4)

Proofreading Exercise

137

(1)

Sentence Writing

138

(1)

Following Sentence Patterns

138

(8)

Paragraph Exercise

144

(1)

Sentence Writing

145

(1)

Avoiding Cliches, Awkward Phrasing, and Wordiness

146

(9)

Proofreading Exercise

153

(1)

Sentence Writing

154

(1)

Correcting for Parallel Structure

155

(6)

Proofreading Exercise

160

(1)

Sentence Writing

161

(1)

Using Pronouns

161

(9)

Proofreading Exercise

169

(1)

Sentence Writing

169

(1)

Avoiding Shifts in Person

170

(5)

Proofreading Exercises

170

(2)

Review of Sentence Structure Errors

172

(2)

Proofreading Exercise

174

(1)

Punctuation and Capital Letters

175

(37)

Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Point, Semicolon, Colon, Dash

175

(7)

Proofreading Exercise

181

(1)

Sentence Writing

182

(1)

Comma Rules 1,2, and 3

182

(7)

Proofreading Exercise

188

(1)

Sentence Writing

188

(1)

Comma Rules 4, 5, and 6

189

(8)

Proofreading Exercise

194

(1)

Sentence Writing

195

(1)

Review of the Comma

196

(1)

Comma Review Exercise

196

(1)

Sentence Writing

197

(1)

Quotation Marks and Underlining/Italics

197

(6)

Proofreading Exercise

202

(1)

Sentence Writing

202

(1)

Capital Letters

203

(9)

Review of Punctuation and Capital Letters

209

(1)

Comprehensive Test

210

(2)

Writing

212

(39)

What Is the Least You Should Know about Writing?

213

(1)

Basic Structures

213

(6)

The Paragraph

213

(1)

Defining a Paragraph

214

(1)

Types of Paragraph

214

(2)

The Essay

216

(1)

The Five-Paragraph Essay and Beyond

217

(1)

Defining an Essay

217

(1)

A Sample Essay

217

(1)

``Verbal Shorthand''

218

(1)

Writing Skills

219

(32)

Writing in Your Own Voice

219

(1)

Narration

220

(2)

Description

222

(1)

Writing Assignments

223

(1)

Assignment 1 Narration: Famous Sayings

223

(1)

Assignment 2 Description: A Picture Worth 250 Words?

224

(1)

Finding a Topic

224

(1)

Look to Your Interests

224

(1)

Focused Free Writing (or Brainstorming)

225

(1)

Clustering

225

(1)

Talking with Other Students

226

(1)

Assignment 3 List Your Interests

226

(1)

Assignment 4 Do Some Free Writing

226

(1)

Assignment 5 Try Clustering Ideas

227

(1)

Organizing Ideas

227

(1)

Thesis Statements

227

(1)

Exercise 1 Thesis or Fact?

228

(1)

Assignment 6 Write a Thesis Statement

228

(1)

Organizing an Essay

228

(1)

Topic Sentences

229

(1)

Organizing Body Paragraphs (or Single Paragraphs)

229

(1)

Transitional Expressions

230

(1)

Exercise 2 Adding Transitional Expressions

231

(1)

Assignment 7 Can You Communicate Without Words?

231

(1)

Supporting with Details

231

(1)

Types of Support

232

(2)

Assignment 8 Write an Essay on One of Your Interests

234

(1)

Assignment 9 Making Decisions

234

(1)

Revising Your Papers

235

(2)

Assignment 10 What Does It Take to Be a Leader?

237

(1)

Revision Checklist

237

(1)

Exchanging Papers

237

(1)

Proofreading Aloud

238

(1)

Assignment 11 What's in a Name?

238

(1)

Assignment 12 ``Clothes Make the Man''

238

(1)

Assignment 13 A Movie or TV Show That Has Made an Impression

238

(1)

Assignment 14 Making ``Sense'' of It All

239

(1)

Presenting Your Work

239

(1)

Paper Formats

239

(1)

Titles

239

(1)

Writing about What You Read

240

(1)

Writing a Reaction

240

(1)

Assignment 15 Write a Reaction Paragraph

241

(1)

excerpt from Backtalk: 4 Steps to Ending Rude Behavior in Your Kids

241

(1)

Coming to Your Own Conclusion

242

(1)

excerpt from Little Journeys

242

(1)

Assignment 16 What Are Your Conclusions?

243

(2)

Assignment 17 Write a 100-Word Summary

245

(1)

``Straight Talk''

245

(3)

Assignment 18 Write a Reaction or a 100-Word Summary

248

(1)

``Wandering Home''

248

(3)

Answers

251

(76)

Index

327

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0155062255

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0155062255

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