Writing skills for technical students / Delaware Technical & Community College, English Dept., Jack F. Owens Campus.

Contents;

SECTION ONE
Module 1: Verbs
Action verbs
Linking verbs
Helping verbs
etc.

Module 2: Adjectives and adverbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
"Good" and "well"
etc.

Module 3: Phrases
Prepositional phrases
Verbal phrases
Feedback for module 3

Module 4: Nouns/possessive nouns
Nouns
Functions of nouns
Plural nouns and possessives
etc.

Module 5: Subject-verb agreement
Recognizing subjects and verbs
Subject-verbs agreement
Interfering words
etc.

Module 6: Pronouns
Pronouns as subjects
Pronouns as subject complements
Pronouns as direct objects
etc.

Module 7: Sentence patterns
Independent clauses
Dependent clauses
Appropriate clause connectors

Module 8: Punctuation
Basic sentence punctuation
Other basic comma rules

Module 9: Fragments and run-ons
Fragments
Run-ons

Module 10: Paragraph writing
Introduction
The paragraph
Constructing the topic sentence
Choosing a subject
etc.

SECTION TWO
Module 11: Shifts
Shifts in voice
Shifts in tense
Shifts in person
Shifts in numbers

Module 12: Clarity
Pronoun reference
Misplaced and unclear modifiers
Word usage
Parallel construction

Module 13: Accelerating techniques
Eliminating unnecessary words
Avoiding cliches and slang
Combining like subjects and verbs
etc.

Module 14: Report writing
Review of paragraph writing
Outlining
Report introductions
Format tips
etc.

Module 15: Business letter writing
Psychology of business writing
Planning
Format
Request letter
etc.

Glossary : p. 319-336 . _ Index : p. 337-343.