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College Writing Skills, Media Edition, 5/e
John Langan, Atlantic Community College
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Chapter Outline

  1. Articles with Count and Noncount Nouns
    1. Using a or an with Nonspecific Singular Count Nouns
    2. Using the with Specific Nouns
    3. Omitting Articles
    4. Using the with Proper Nouns
  2. Subjects and Verbs
    1. Avoiding Repeated Subjects
    2. Including Pronoun Subjects and Linking Verbs
    3. Including there and here at the Beginning of Clauses
    4. Not Using the Progressive Tense of Certain Verbs
    5. Using Only Transitive Verbs for the Passive Voice
    6. Using Gerunds and Infinitives after Verbs
  3. Adjectives
    1. Following the Order of Adjectives in English
    2. Using the Present and Past Participles as Adjectives
    3. Prepositions Used for Time and Place








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