Writing for Success

Abstract

Chapter 1: Introduction to Writing. 1.1 Reading and Writing in College. 1.2 Developing Study Skills. 1.3 Becoming a Successful College Writer. 1.4 Introduction to Writing: End-of-Chapter Exercises. Chapter 2: Writing Basics: What Makes a Good Sentence? 2.1 Sentence Writing. 2.2 Subject-Verb Agreement. 2.3 Verb Tense. 2.4 Capitalization. 2.5 Pronouns. 2.6 Adjectives and Adverbs. 2.7 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers. 2.8 Writing Basics: End-of-Chapter Exercises. Chapter 3: Punctuation. 3.1 Commas. 3.2 Semicolons. 3.3 Colons. 3.4 Quotes. 3.5 Apostrophes. 3.6 Parentheses. 3.7 Dashes. 3.8 Hyphens. 3.9 Punctuation: End-of-Chapter Exercises. Chapter 4: Working with Words: Which Word Is Right? 4.1 Commonly Confused Words. 4.2 Spelling. 4.3 Word Choice. 4.4 Prefixes and Suffixes. 4.5 Synonyms and Antonyms. 4.6 Using Context Clues. 4.7 Working with Words: End-of-Chapter Exercises. Chapter 5: Help for English Language Learners. 5.1 Word Order. 5.2 Negative Statements. 5.3 Count and Noncount Nouns and Articles. 5.4 Pronouns. 5.5 Verb Tenses. 5.6 Modal Auxiliaries. 5.7 Prepositions. 5.8 Slang and Idioms. 5.9 Help for English Language Learners: End-of-Chapter Exercise.