The St. Martin's workbook / Lex Runciman.
Publication details: New York : St. Martin's Press, c1989.Description: xviii, 548 p. : 24 cmISBN:- 9780312073046
- 0312008368
- 23 808.0427 RUN
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Table of Contents
PART 1. THE WRITING PROCESS
1. Understanding the writing process
2. Planning and drafting
3. Revising and editing the draft
4. Understanding and using argument
5. Constructing paragraphs
PART TWO. MAKING GRAMATICAL CHOICES
6. Constructing grammatical sentences
7. Understanding pronoun case
8. Using verbs
9. Maintaining agreements
10. Using adjectives and adverbs
PART 3. MAKING CONVENTIONAL CHOICES
11. Maintaining clear pronoun reference
12. Avoiding confusing , ambiguous or unnecessary shifts
13. Identifying and revising comma splices and fused sentences
14. Recognizing and revising sentence fragments
15. Recognizing and revising misplaced, disruptive, and dangling modifiers
16. Maintaining consistent and complete grammatical structures
PART 4. SENTENCES: MAKING STYLISTIC CHOICES
17. Constructing effective sentences
18. Creating coordinate and subordinate structures
19. Creating and maintaining parallel structures
20. Varying sentence structure
21. Creating memorable prose
PART 5. SELECTING EFFECTIVE WORDS
22. Mastering spellings
23. Using dictionaries
24. Enriching vocabulary
25. Understanding diction
26. Establishing tone
etc...
Includes index p. 543-548
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