Along these lines : writing paragraphs and essays / John Sheridan Biays, Carol Wershoven.

CONTENTS

WRITING IN STAGES: THE PROCESS APPROACH

CHAPTER 1: WRITING A PARAGRAPH
beginning the thought lines: gathering ideas
focusing the thought lines
conference: putting your details in proper order
lines of detail: a work-through assignment
writing your own paragraph
e.tc

CHAPTER 2: ILLUSTATION
what is illustration
writing the illustration paragraph in steps
lines of detail: a walk-through assignment
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CHAPTER 3: DESCRIPTION
what is description
writing the description paragraph in steps
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CHAPTER 4: NARRATION
what is narration
writing the narration paragraph in steps
Lines of detail: a walk-through assignment
e.tc

CHAPTER 5: PROCESS
what is process
writing the process paragraph in steps
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CHAPTER 6: COMPARISON AND CONTRAST
what is comparison? what is contrast
writing the comparison or contrast paragraphs in steps
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CHAPTER 7: CLASSIFICATION
what is classification
writing the classification paragraph in steps
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CHAPTER 8: DEFINITION
what is definition
writing the definition paragraph in steps
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CHAPTER 9: CAUSE AND EFFECT
what is cause and effect
writing the cause or effect paragraphs in steps
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CHAPTER 10: ARGUMENT
what is argument
writing the argument paragraph in steps
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CHAPTER 11: WRITING AN ESSAY
what is an essay
writing the introduction
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CHAPTER 12: DIFFERENT ESSAY PATTERNS
illustration
writing the illustration essay in steps
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CHAPTER 13: WRITING FROM READING
what is writing from reading
an approach to writing from reading
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WRITING IN STAGES: THE BOTTOM LINE: GRAMMAR FOR WRITERS

CHAPTER 14: THE SIMPE SENTENCES
recognizing a sentence
recognizing verbs
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CHAPTER 15: BEYOND THE SIMPLE SENTENCE: COORDINATION
options for combining simple sentences
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CHAPTER 16: AVOIDING RUN-ON SENTENCES AND COMMA SPLICES
Run-on sentences
steps for correcting run-on sentences
comma splices
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CHAPTER 17: BEYOND THE SIMPLE SENTENCE: SUBORDINATION
more on combining simple sentences
option 4: using a dependent clause to begin a sentence
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CHAPTER 18: AVOIDING SENTENCE FRAGMENTS
recognizing fragments: step 1
recognizing fragments : step 2

CHAPTER 19: USING PARALLELISM IN SENTENCES
achieving parallelism

CHAPTER 20: USING ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
what are adjectives
Adjectives: comparative and superlative forms
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CHAPTER 21: CORRECTING PROBLEMS WITH MODIFIERS
correcting modifier problems
reviewing the steps and the solutions

CHAPTER 22: USING VERBS CORRECTLY
using standard verb forms
the present tense
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CHAPTER 23: MORE ON VERBS: CONSISTENCY AND VOICE
consistent verb tenses
the present perfect tense
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CHAPTER 24: MAKING SUBJECTS AND VERBS AGREE
pronouns as subjects
special problems with agreement
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CHAPTER 25: USING PRONOUNS CORRECTLY : AGREEMENT AND REFERENCE
nouns and pronouns
agreement of a pronoun and its antecedents
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CHAPTER 26: USING PRONOUNS CORRECTLY: CONSISTENCY AND CASE
choosing the case of pronouns
common errors with case of pronouns

CHAPTER 27: PUNCTUATION: THE PERIOD AND THE QUESTION MARK
The period
the question mark

CHAPTER 28: PUNCTUATION: THE COMMA
Use a comma as a lister
use a comma as a linker
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CHAPTER 29: PUNCTUATION: THE SEMICOLON AND THE COLON
the semicolon
the colon
CHAPTER 30: PUNCTUATION: THE APOSTROPHE
the apostrophe

CHAPTER 31: OTHER PUNCTUATION AND MECHANICS
the exclamation mark
the dash
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CHAPTER 32: SPELLING
vowels and consonants
spelling rules

CHAPTER 33: WORDS THAT SOUND ALIKE/LOOK ALIKE
words that sound alike

CHAPTER 34: WORD CHOICE
precise language
wordiness

CHAPTER 35: SENTENCE VARIETY
balancing long and short sentences
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Includes index p. 626- 635