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Carroll, Joyce Armstrong

Writing and grammar : communication in action / Joyce Armstrong Carroll, Edward E. Wilson, Gary Forlini - Upper saddle River, New Jersey : Prentice Hall, c2001 - xxvii, 903 p. : col. ill ; 26 cm.


CONTENT
PART 1: WRITING
1. The writer in you
2. A walk through the writing process
3. Paragraphs and compositions
4. Narration: autobiographical writing
5. Narration: short story
6. Description
7. Persuasion: persuasive writing
8. Persuasion: advertisement
9. Exposition: Comparison and contrast essays
10. Exposition: Cause and effect essay
11. Exposition: problem-solution essay
12. Research writing
13. Response to literature
14. Writing for assessment
15. Workplace writing

PART 2. GRAMMAR, USAGE AND MECHANICS
16. Nouns, pronouns and verbs
17. Adjectives and adverbs
18. Prepositions, conjunctions
19. Basic sentence parts
20. Phrases and clauses
21. Effective sentences
22. Verb usage
23. Pronoun usage
24. Agreement
25. Using modifiers
26. Miscellaneous problems in usage
27. Capitalization
28. Punctuation

PART 3. ACADEMIC AND WORKPLACE SKILLS
29. Speaking, listening, viewing
30. Vocabulary and spelling
31. Reading skills
32. Study, reference and test-taking skills
33. Workplace skills and competencies


Includes index

ISBN: 0134369688 9780134369686

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Writing

Dewey Class. No.: 428 / CAR