Preface.
I. BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS: LESSONS, PRACTICE SHEETS, AND EXERCISES.
1. The Simple Sentence; Subjects and Verbs.
Practice Sheet 1-Subjects and Verbs.
Exercise 1-Subjects and Verbs.
2. Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, and Prepositions.
Practice Sheet 2-Parts of Speech.
Exercise 2-Parts of Speech.
Exercise 2A-Subjects and Verbs.
3. Basic Sentence Patterns with Intransitive Verbs.
Practice Sheet 3-Sentence Pattern 2.
Exercise 3-Sentence Patterns with Intransitive Verbs.
4. Basic Sentence Patterns with Transitive Verbs.
Practice Sheet 4-Complements of Transitive Verbs.
Exercise 4-Complements.
5. Forms of the Verb; Auxiliary Verbs.
Practice Sheet 5-Auxiliary Verbs; Basic Sentence Patterns.
Exercise 5-Complements.
6. Alterations of Basic Sentence Patterns.
Practice Sheet 6-Alterations of Basic Sentence Patterns: Passive Verbs; Questions.
Exercise 6-Alterations of Basic Sentence Patterns: Passive Verbs; Questions.
II. CLAUSES AND PHRASES: LESSONS, PRACTICE SHEETS, AND EXERCISES.
7. Coordination: Creating Compound Sentences; Avoiding Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences.
Practice Sheet 7-Coordination: Compound Sentences.
Exercise 7-Coordination: Compound Sentences.
8. Subordination: Adverb Clauses.
Practice Sheet 8-Adverb Clauses.
Exercise 8-Adverb Clauses.
9. Subordination: Adjective Clauses.
Practice Sheet 9-Adjective Clauses.
Exercise 9-Adjective Clauses.
10. Subordination: Noun Clauses.
Practice Sheet 10-Noun Clauses.
Exercise 10-Noun Clauses.
Exercise 10A-Subordinate Clauses.
11. Subordination: Gerund and Infinitive Phrases.
Practice Sheet 11-Gerund and Infinitive Phrases.
Exercise 11-Gerund and Infinitive Phrases.
12. Subordination: Participial and Absolute Phrases.
Practice Sheet 12-Participial and Absolute Phrases.
Exercise 12-Participial and Absolute Phrases.
Exercise 12A-Verbal Phrases; Complements in Phrases.
III. SENTENCE BUILDING: LESSONS, PRACTICE SHEETS, AND EXERCISES.
13. Completeness: Dealing With Sentence Fragments.
Practice Sheet 13-Identifying Sentence Fragments.
Exercise 13-Correcting Sentence Fragments.
Exercise 13A-Correcting Sentence Fragments.
14. Misplaced Modifiers; Dangling Modifiers.
Practice Sheet 14-Misplaced Modifiers.
Exercise 14-Misplaced Modifiers.
Practice Sheet 14A-Dangling Modifiers.
Exercise 14A-Dangling Modifiers.
15. Subordination.
Practice Sheet 15-Subordination.
Exercise 15-Subordination.
16. Parallel Structure; Comparisons.
Practice Sheet 16-Parallel Structure; Comparisons.
Exercise 16-Parallel Structure; Comparisons.
IV. PUNCTUATION: LESSONS, PRACTICE SHEETS, AND EXERCISES.
17. Commas to Separate.
Practice Sheet 17-Commas to Separate.
Exercise 17-Commas to Separate.
Exercise 17A-Commas and Semicolons to Separate.
18. Commas to Enclose.
Practice Sheet 18-Commas to Enclose.
Exercise 18-Commas to Enclose.
Exercise 18A-Commas and Semicolons: All Uses.
19. Tricky Punctuation Marks.
Practice Sheet 19-Tricky Punctuation Marks.
Exercise 19-Tricky Punctuation Marks.
20. End Marks; Summary of Punctuation Rules.
Practice Sheet 20-Review of Punctuation.
Exercise 20-Review of Punctuation.
Exercise 20A-Review of Punctuation.
V. USAGE: LESSONS, PRACTICE SHEETS, AND EXERCISES.
21. Using Verbs Correctly: Principal Parts; Tense.
Practice Sheet 21-Using Verbs Correctly: Principal Parts; Tense.
Exercise 21-Using Verbs Correctly: Principal Parts; Tense.
22. Using Verbs Correctly: Subject-Verb Agreement.
Practice Sheet 22-Using Verbs Correctly: Subject-Verb Agreement.
Exercise 22-Using Verbs Correctly: Subject-Verb Agreement.
23. Using Pronouns Correctly: Reference; Agreement.
Practice Sheet 23-Using Pronouns Correctly: Reference; Agreement.
Exercise 23-Using Pronouns Correctly: Reference; Agreement.
24. Using Pronouns Correctly: Case.
Practice Sheet 24-Using Pronouns Correctly: Case.
Exercise 24-Using Pronouns Correctly: Case.
Exercise 24A-Using Pronouns Correctly: Reference and Case.
25. Using Modifiers and Prepositions Correctly.
Practice Sheet 25-Using Modifiers Correctly.
Exercise 25-Using Modifiers and Prepositions Correctly.
26. Puzzling Word Choices: Usage and Homophones
Practice Sheet 26-Usage and Homophones
Exercise 26-Usage and Homophones
27. Plurals and Capitals
Practice Sheet 27-Plurals and Capitals
Exercise 27-Plurals and Capitals
28. Revising, Proofreading, and Correcting; A Word about Writing with a Computer
Practice Sheet 28-Revising Short, Choppy Sentences.
Exercise 28-Proofreading and Correcting
VI. WRITING PARAGRAPHS AND ESSAYS.
An Overview of College Writing.
Writing Effective Paragraphs.
Writing Longer Essays.
VIII. PROGRESS TESTS.
Subjects and Verbs; Parts of Speech.
Complements.
Subordinate Clauses.
Verbal Phrases.
Dangling Modifiers.
Sentence Building.
Subordination.
Commas and Semicolons: Compound Units.
Punctuation: All Marks.
Punctuation: All Marks.
Verbs.
Pronouns.
Modifiers: Appropriate Use.
Usage and Homophones.
General Review: Proofreading.
General Review: Proofreading.
APPENDIXES.
Appendix A: Sentence Combining.
Appendix B: Diagnostic Tests.
Appendix C: Answer Key to Practice Sheets.