EBOOK - Inside Writing - A Writer’s Workbook, Form A, Full Edition (William Salomone) Full
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EBOOK - Inside Writing - A Writer’s Workbook, Form A, Full Edition (William Salomone) Full



Inside Writingwas constructed on the premise that there is really only one reason for learning the essential rules of English grammar—to become better writers. In this text, we constantly stress that all college students are writers and that the aim of any college writing course—developmental or otherwise—is to improve writing. To this purpose, Inside Writinghas been created with clear and simple organization, a friendly, non-threatening tone, thorough integration of grammar sections with writing sections, and unique thematic exercises.


CONTENTS:


Chapter One Naming the Parts 1

iSECTIONONE Subjects and Verbs 2

Subjects: Nouns and Pronouns 2

Verbs 7

Identifying Subjects and Verbs 14

Section One Review 20

iSECTIONTWO Modifiers 25

Adjectives 26

Adverbs 28

Comparative and Superlative Forms 30

Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly 31

Section Two Review 34

iSECTIONTHREE Connectors 38

Conjunctions 38

Prepositions 40

Prepositional Phrases 41

Section Three Review 44

iSECTIONFOUR Sentence Practice: Embedding Adjectives, Adverbs,

and Prepositional Phrases 50

Sentence Combining Exercises 53

iSECTIONFIVE Paragraph Practice: Narrating an Event 58

Assignment 58

Prewriting to Generate Ideas 58

Choosing and Narrowing the Topic 61

Writing a Topic Sentence 63

Organizing Details 67

Writing the Paragraph 68

Rewriting and Improving the Paragraph 69

Improving Supporting Details 70

Proofreading 71

CHAPTERONEPRACTICETEST 74

Chapter Two Understanding Sentence Patterns 79

iSECTIONONE Clauses 80

Main Clauses and Subordinate Clauses 80

Subordinators 80

Adverb and Adjective Subordinate Clauses 83

Section One Review 88

iSECTIONTWO Simple, Compound, Complex, and 

Compound-Complex Sentences 93

The Simple Sentence 93

The Compound Sentence 95

The Complex Sentence 98

The Compound-Complex Sentence 99

Section Two Review 102

iSECTIONTHREE Fragments, Fused Sentences, and Comma Splices 109

Fragments 109

Fused Sentences and Comma Splices 113

Section Three Review 117

iSECTIONFOUR Sentence Practice: Combining Main 

and Subordinate Clauses 125

Sentence Combining Exercises 127

iSECTIONFIVE Paragraph Practice: Describing a Place 133

Assignment 133

Prewriting to Generate Ideas 133

Choosing and Narrowing the Topic 133

Writing a Topic Sentence 134

Organizing Descriptive Details 137

Writing the Paragraph 138

Rewriting and Improving the Paragraph 138

Adding Specific and Concrete Details 138

Adding Subordinate Clauses 142

Proofreading 143

iCHAPTERTWOPRACTICETEST 144

vi Contents

Chapter ThreeImproving Sentence Patterns 151

iSECTIONONE Modifying with Participial and Infinitive Phrases 152

Present Participial Phrases 152

Past Participial Phrases 153

Infinitive Phrases 154

Section One Review 156

iSECTIONTWO Modifying with Adjective Clauses and Appositives 163

Adjective Clauses 163

Appositives 165

Section Two Review 168

iSECTIONTHREE Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers 175

Misplaced Modifiers 175

Dangling Modifiers 179

Section Three Review 184

iSECTIONFOUR Sentence Practice: Using Participial and Infinitive Phrases,

Appositives, and Adjective Clauses 192

Sentence Combining Exercises 193

iSECTIONFIVE Essay and Paragraph Practice: Using Examples 197

Assignment 197

Prewriting to Generate Ideas 197

Choosing and Narrowing the Topic 199

Writing a Topic Sentence 199

Organizing Examples 202

Writing the Paragraph 203

Using Transitions 203

Rewriting and Improving the Paragraph 204

Moving from Paragraph to Essay 206

Recognizing Essay Form 206

Choosing and Narrowing a Thesis Statement 207

Writing the Essay 207

Rewriting and Improving the Essay 208

Proofreading 209

CHAPTERTHREEPRACTICETEST 210

Contents vii

Chapter Four Lining Up the Parts of a Sentence 217

iSECTIONONE Subject–Verb Agreement  218

Identifying Subjects: A Review 219

Subject–Verb Agreement: Points to Know 219

Section One Review 225

iSECTIONTWO Pronoun Agreement and Reference 229

Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement 229

Sexist Language 233

Unclear Pronoun Reference 234

Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns 237

Section Two Review 239

iSECTIONTHREE Pronoun Case  243

Subjective Pronouns 243

Objective Pronouns 244

Possessive Pronouns 245

Common Sources of Errors in Pronoun Case 246

Section Three Review 251

iSECTIONFOUR Sentence Practice: Using Transitions 255

Sentence Combining Exercises 257

iSECTIONFIVE Essay and Paragraph Practice: 

Explaining Causes and Effects 262

Assignment 262

Prewriting to Generate Ideas 262

Choosing and Narrowing the Topic 263

Writing a Thesis Statement or Topic Sentence 264

Organizing Causes and Effects 266

Writing the Essay 267

Writing the Paragraph 267

Rewriting and Improving the Paper 267

Proofreading 271

CHAPTERFOURPRACTICETEST 272

viii Contents

Chapter Five Using Punctuation and Capitalization 277

iSECTIONONE Using Commas 278

Commas in Compound Sentences 278

Commas with Elements in a Series 279

Commas with Introductory Elements 281

Commas with Interrupters 283

Section One Review 289

iSECTIONTWO Other Punctuation Marks 294

End Punctuation 294

Internal Punctuation 296

Section Two Review 302

iSECTIONTHREE Titles, Capitalization, and Numbers 306

Titles 306

Capitalization 307

Numbers 310

Section Three Review 312

iSECTIONFOUR Sentence Practice: Sentence Variety 319

Sentence Combining Exercises 320

iSECTIONFIVE Essay and Paragraph Practice: Comparing and Contrasting 326

Assignment 326

Prewriting to Generate Ideas 326

Choosing and Narrowing the Topic 327

Writing a Thesis Statement or Topic Sentence 327

Organizing Similarities and Differences 330

Writing the Paper 333

Rewriting and Improving the Paper 334

Proofreading 337

CHAPTERFIVE PRACTICETEST 338

Contents ix

Chapter Six Choosing the Right Words 

and Spelling Them Correctly 343

iSECTIONONE Irregular Verbs 344

Special Problems with Irregular Verbs 347

Section One Review 350

iSECTIONTWO Commonly Confused Words 354

Section Two Review 365

iSECTIONTHREE Spelling Rules 369

Techniques to Improve Your Spelling 369

Usingieorei370

Keeping or Changing a Final -y 371

Keeping or Dropping a Silent Final -e 373

Doubling the Final Consonant 374

Using Prefixes 375

Forming Plurals 375

Commonly Misspelled Words 377

Section Three Review 379

iSECTIONFOUR Sentence Practice: Effective and Meaningful Sentences 383

Sentence Combining Exercises 384

iSECTIONFIVE Essay and Paragraph Practice: Expressing an Opinion 390

Assignment 390

Prewriting to Generate Ideas 390

Choosing and Narrowing the Topic 391

Writing a Thesis Statement or Topic Sentence 392

Organizing Opinion Papers 394

Writing the Essay 394

Writing the Paragraph 395

Rewriting and Improving the Paper 395

Proofreading 398

CHAPTERSIX PRACTICETEST 399

PRACTICEFINAL EXAMINATION 405

x Contents

Appendix Working with ESL Issues 416

Count and Noncount Nouns 416

Articles with Count and Noncount Nouns 418

Subjects 421

Helping Verbs and Main Verbs 422

Two-Word Verbs 424

Adjectives in the Correct Order 427

Answers to Practices 429

Index 453












EBOOK - Inside Writing - A Writer’s Workbook, Form A, 7th Edition (William Salomone) 2010.





Inside Writingwas constructed on the premise that there is really only one reason for learning the essential rules of English grammar—to become better writers. In this text, we constantly stress that all college students are writers and that the aim of any college writing course—developmental or otherwise—is to improve writing. To this purpose, Inside Writinghas been created with clear and simple organization, a friendly, non-threatening tone, thorough integration of grammar sections with writing sections, and unique thematic exercises.


CONTENTS:


Chapter One Naming the Parts 1

iSECTIONONE Subjects and Verbs 2

Subjects: Nouns and Pronouns 2

Verbs 7

Identifying Subjects and Verbs 14

Section One Review 20

iSECTIONTWO Modifiers 25

Adjectives 26

Adverbs 28

Comparative and Superlative Forms 30

Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly 31

Section Two Review 34

iSECTIONTHREE Connectors 38

Conjunctions 38

Prepositions 40

Prepositional Phrases 41

Section Three Review 44

iSECTIONFOUR Sentence Practice: Embedding Adjectives, Adverbs,

and Prepositional Phrases 50

Sentence Combining Exercises 53

iSECTIONFIVE Paragraph Practice: Narrating an Event 58

Assignment 58

Prewriting to Generate Ideas 58

Choosing and Narrowing the Topic 61

Writing a Topic Sentence 63

Organizing Details 67

Writing the Paragraph 68

Rewriting and Improving the Paragraph 69

Improving Supporting Details 70

Proofreading 71

CHAPTERONEPRACTICETEST 74

Chapter Two Understanding Sentence Patterns 79

iSECTIONONE Clauses 80

Main Clauses and Subordinate Clauses 80

Subordinators 80

Adverb and Adjective Subordinate Clauses 83

Section One Review 88

iSECTIONTWO Simple, Compound, Complex, and 

Compound-Complex Sentences 93

The Simple Sentence 93

The Compound Sentence 95

The Complex Sentence 98

The Compound-Complex Sentence 99

Section Two Review 102

iSECTIONTHREE Fragments, Fused Sentences, and Comma Splices 109

Fragments 109

Fused Sentences and Comma Splices 113

Section Three Review 117

iSECTIONFOUR Sentence Practice: Combining Main 

and Subordinate Clauses 125

Sentence Combining Exercises 127

iSECTIONFIVE Paragraph Practice: Describing a Place 133

Assignment 133

Prewriting to Generate Ideas 133

Choosing and Narrowing the Topic 133

Writing a Topic Sentence 134

Organizing Descriptive Details 137

Writing the Paragraph 138

Rewriting and Improving the Paragraph 138

Adding Specific and Concrete Details 138

Adding Subordinate Clauses 142

Proofreading 143

iCHAPTERTWOPRACTICETEST 144

vi Contents

Chapter ThreeImproving Sentence Patterns 151

iSECTIONONE Modifying with Participial and Infinitive Phrases 152

Present Participial Phrases 152

Past Participial Phrases 153

Infinitive Phrases 154

Section One Review 156

iSECTIONTWO Modifying with Adjective Clauses and Appositives 163

Adjective Clauses 163

Appositives 165

Section Two Review 168

iSECTIONTHREE Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers 175

Misplaced Modifiers 175

Dangling Modifiers 179

Section Three Review 184

iSECTIONFOUR Sentence Practice: Using Participial and Infinitive Phrases,

Appositives, and Adjective Clauses 192

Sentence Combining Exercises 193

iSECTIONFIVE Essay and Paragraph Practice: Using Examples 197

Assignment 197

Prewriting to Generate Ideas 197

Choosing and Narrowing the Topic 199

Writing a Topic Sentence 199

Organizing Examples 202

Writing the Paragraph 203

Using Transitions 203

Rewriting and Improving the Paragraph 204

Moving from Paragraph to Essay 206

Recognizing Essay Form 206

Choosing and Narrowing a Thesis Statement 207

Writing the Essay 207

Rewriting and Improving the Essay 208

Proofreading 209

CHAPTERTHREEPRACTICETEST 210

Contents vii

Chapter Four Lining Up the Parts of a Sentence 217

iSECTIONONE Subject–Verb Agreement  218

Identifying Subjects: A Review 219

Subject–Verb Agreement: Points to Know 219

Section One Review 225

iSECTIONTWO Pronoun Agreement and Reference 229

Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement 229

Sexist Language 233

Unclear Pronoun Reference 234

Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns 237

Section Two Review 239

iSECTIONTHREE Pronoun Case  243

Subjective Pronouns 243

Objective Pronouns 244

Possessive Pronouns 245

Common Sources of Errors in Pronoun Case 246

Section Three Review 251

iSECTIONFOUR Sentence Practice: Using Transitions 255

Sentence Combining Exercises 257

iSECTIONFIVE Essay and Paragraph Practice: 

Explaining Causes and Effects 262

Assignment 262

Prewriting to Generate Ideas 262

Choosing and Narrowing the Topic 263

Writing a Thesis Statement or Topic Sentence 264

Organizing Causes and Effects 266

Writing the Essay 267

Writing the Paragraph 267

Rewriting and Improving the Paper 267

Proofreading 271

CHAPTERFOURPRACTICETEST 272

viii Contents

Chapter Five Using Punctuation and Capitalization 277

iSECTIONONE Using Commas 278

Commas in Compound Sentences 278

Commas with Elements in a Series 279

Commas with Introductory Elements 281

Commas with Interrupters 283

Section One Review 289

iSECTIONTWO Other Punctuation Marks 294

End Punctuation 294

Internal Punctuation 296

Section Two Review 302

iSECTIONTHREE Titles, Capitalization, and Numbers 306

Titles 306

Capitalization 307

Numbers 310

Section Three Review 312

iSECTIONFOUR Sentence Practice: Sentence Variety 319

Sentence Combining Exercises 320

iSECTIONFIVE Essay and Paragraph Practice: Comparing and Contrasting 326

Assignment 326

Prewriting to Generate Ideas 326

Choosing and Narrowing the Topic 327

Writing a Thesis Statement or Topic Sentence 327

Organizing Similarities and Differences 330

Writing the Paper 333

Rewriting and Improving the Paper 334

Proofreading 337

CHAPTERFIVE PRACTICETEST 338

Contents ix

Chapter Six Choosing the Right Words 

and Spelling Them Correctly 343

iSECTIONONE Irregular Verbs 344

Special Problems with Irregular Verbs 347

Section One Review 350

iSECTIONTWO Commonly Confused Words 354

Section Two Review 365

iSECTIONTHREE Spelling Rules 369

Techniques to Improve Your Spelling 369

Usingieorei370

Keeping or Changing a Final -y 371

Keeping or Dropping a Silent Final -e 373

Doubling the Final Consonant 374

Using Prefixes 375

Forming Plurals 375

Commonly Misspelled Words 377

Section Three Review 379

iSECTIONFOUR Sentence Practice: Effective and Meaningful Sentences 383

Sentence Combining Exercises 384

iSECTIONFIVE Essay and Paragraph Practice: Expressing an Opinion 390

Assignment 390

Prewriting to Generate Ideas 390

Choosing and Narrowing the Topic 391

Writing a Thesis Statement or Topic Sentence 392

Organizing Opinion Papers 394

Writing the Essay 394

Writing the Paragraph 395

Rewriting and Improving the Paper 395

Proofreading 398

CHAPTERSIX PRACTICETEST 399

PRACTICEFINAL EXAMINATION 405

x Contents

Appendix Working with ESL Issues 416

Count and Noncount Nouns 416

Articles with Count and Noncount Nouns 418

Subjects 421

Helping Verbs and Main Verbs 422

Two-Word Verbs 424

Adjectives in the Correct Order 427

Answers to Practices 429

Index 453












EBOOK - Inside Writing - A Writer’s Workbook, Form A, 7th Edition (William Salomone) 2010.



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