Introduction: Learning Sentence Skills
PART ONE: EFFECTIVE WRITING
A Brief Guide to Effective Writing
Practice in Effective Writing
PART TWO: SENTENCE SKILLS
Section 1: Grammar
Subjects and Verbs
Fragments
Run-Ons
Standard English Verbs
Irregular Verbs
Subject-Verb Agreement
Consistent Verb Tense
Additional Information about Verbs
Pronoun Reference, Agreement, and Point of View
Pronoun Types
Adjectives and Adverbs
Misplaced Modifier
Dangling Modifiers
Faulty Parallelism
Section 2: Mechanics
Paper Format
Capital Letters
Numbers and Abbreviations
Section 3: Punctuation
End Marks
Apostrophe
Quotation Marks
Comma
Other Punctuation Marks
Section 4: Word Use
Dictionary Use
Spelling Improvement
Omitted Words and Letters
Commonly Confused Words
Effective Word Choice
PART THREE: REINFORCEMENT OF SENTENCE SKILLS
Mastery Tests
Subjects and Verbs (4 tests)
Fragments (4)
Run-Ons (4)
Standard English Verbs (4)
Subject-Verb Agreement (4)
Consistent Verb Tense (2)
Pronoun Reference, Agreement, and Point of View (4)
Pronoun Types (2)
Adjectives and Adverbs (2)
Misplaced Modifiers (2)
Dangling Modifiers (2)
Parallelism (2)
Capital Letters (4)
Numbers and Abbreviations (2)
End Marks (2)
Apostrophe (4)
Quotation Marks (4)
Comma (4)
Other Punctuation Marks (2)
Dictionary Use (2)
Spelling Improvement (2)
Omitted Words and Letters (2)
Commonly Confused Words (4)
Effective Word Choice (4)
Combined Mastery Tests
Fragments and Run-Ons (2)
Verbs (2)
Pronouns (2)
Faulty Modifiers and Parallelism (2)
Capital Letters and Punctuation (2)
Word Use (2)
Editing and Proofreading Tests
Test 1: Fragments
Test 2: Run-Ons (Fused Sentences)
Test 3: Run-Ons (Comma Splices)
Test 4: Standard English Verbs
Test 5: Irregular Verbs
Test 6: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Test 7: Parallelism
Test 8: Capital Letters
Test 9: Apostrophe
Test 10: Quotation Marks
Test 11: Commas
Test 12: Commonly Confused Words
Combined Editing Tests
PART FOUR: SENTENCE VARIETY THROUGH COMBINING ACTIVITIES
Four Traditional Sentence Patterns
The Simple Sentence
The Compound Sentence
The Complex Sentence
The Compound-Complex Sentence
Review of Coordination and Subordination
Other Patterns That Add Variety to Writing
-ing Word Groups
-ed Word Groups
Appositives
-ly Openers
To Openers
Prepositional Phrase Openers
Series of Items
Sentence-Combining Exercises
APPENDIXES
A. Diagnostic and Achievement Tests
B. Answers to Introductory Projects and Practice Exercises
C. Progress Charts
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