TY - BOOK AU - Scarry,Sandra AU - Scarry,John TI - The writer's workplace with readings: building college writing skills SN - 1413002471 (student ed.) AV - PE1413 .S37 2005b U1 - 808.042 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Boston, Mass. PB - Thomson/Wadsworth KW - English language KW - Rhetoric KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Grammar KW - Report writing KW - College readers N1 - PART 1. AN INVITATION TO WRITING Chapter 1. Gathering ideas for writing Chapter 2. Recognizing the elements of good writing PART 2. CREATING EFFECTIVE SENTENCES Chapter 3. Finding subjects and verbs in simple sentences Chapter 4. Making subjects and verbs agree Chapter 5. Understanding fragments and phrases Chapter 6. Combining sentences using three options for coordination Chapter 7. Combining sentences using subordination Chapter 8. Correcting fragments and run-ons Chapter 9. Choosing corrects pronouns Chapter 10. Working with adjectives, adverbs, and parallel structure Chapter 11. Practicing Irregular verbs Chapter 12. Mastering verb tenses Chapter 13. Using correct capitalization and punctuation PART 3. UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF WORDS Chapter 14. Choosing words that work Chapter 15. Paying attention to look-alikes and sound-alikes PART 4. CREATING EFFECTIVE PARAGRAPHS Chapter 16. Working with paragraphs: Topic sentences and controlling ideas Chapter 17. Working with paragraphs: Supporting details Chapter 18. Developing paragraphs: Illustrations Chapter 19. Developing paragraphs: Narration Chapter 20. Developing paragraphs: Description Chapter 21. Developing paragraphs: Process analysis Chapter 22. Developing paragraphs: Comparison/analysis Chapter 23. Developing paragraphs: Cause and effect Chapter 24. Developing paragraphs: definition and classification etc... ; Includes index ER -