INTRODUCTION
PRETEST
LESSON 1 Capitalization
General rules, specific rules regarding proper nouns and adjectives
LESSON 2 Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points
Ending a sentence, alternate uses for periods
LESSON 3 Avoiding Faulty Sentences
Sentence fragments, run-on sentences, comma splices
LESSON 4 Commas and Sentence Parts
Relating commas to clauses and phrases
LESSON 5 Commas That Separate
Independent clauses, items in a series, items in a date or address,
two or more adjectives preceding a noun, contrasting elements and word
LESSON 6 Semicolons and Colons
Introductions, subordinate relationships, common confusions
with punctuation
LESSON 7 Apostrophes and Dashes
Using apostrophes to show possession or omission; dashes to emphasize
LESSON 8 Quotation Marks
Dialogue, direct quotations, other punctuation, double and
single quotation marks
PRETEST
LESSON 1 Capitalization
General rules, specific rules regarding proper nouns and adjectives
LESSON 2 Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points
Ending a sentence, alternate uses for periods
LESSON 3 Avoiding Faulty Sentences
Sentence fragments, run-on sentences, comma splices
LESSON 4 Commas and Sentence Parts
Relating commas to clauses and phrases
LESSON 5 Commas That Separate
Independent clauses, items in a series, items in a date or address,
two or more adjectives preceding a noun, contrasting elements and word
LESSON 6 Semicolons and Colons
Introductions, subordinate relationships, common confusions
with punctuation
LESSON 7 Apostrophes and Dashes
Using apostrophes to show possession or omission; dashes to emphasize
LESSON 8 Quotation Marks
Dialogue, direct quotations, other punctuation, double and
single quotation marks
LESSON
9 “Designer”
Punctuation
Hyphens, parentheses, brackets, ellipses, diagonal slashes
LESSON 10 Verb Tense
Present, past, future tenses; switching tenses; subjunctive mood
LESSON 11 Using Verbs to Create Strong Writing
Capturing a reader’s interest; using active voice
LESSON 12 Subject-Verb Agreement
Matching subject and number, special singular subjects,
singular and plural pronouns, compound subjects
LESSON 13 Using Pronouns
Antecedents, the cases of pronouns, ambiguous pronoun references,
reflexive pronouns
LESSON 14 Problem Verbs and Pronouns
lie/lay, sit/set, rise/raise, its/it’s, your/you’re, whose/who’s,
and other problem pairs
LESSON 15 Modifiers
Adjectives, adverbs, phrases acting as modifiers
LESSON 16 Easily Confused Word Pairs
Confusing words that sound similar
LESSON 17 More Easily Confused Words
Small but tricky words that are often used and misused; killer a’s and al’s
LESSON 18 Diction
Wordiness, the passive voice, redundancy, precise language,
abstract vs. concrete, clichés, jargon
LESSON 19 More Diction
Colloquialism, loaded language, consistent point of view,
parallelism, gender-neutral language
LESSON 20 Communicating Your Ideas
A piece of writing as a whole, developing ideas effectively,
focusing on the purpose of writing
POSTTEST
APPENDIX A How to Prepare for a Test
Making a study plan; strategies for success on the exam
APPENDIX B Additional Resources
Hyphens, parentheses, brackets, ellipses, diagonal slashes
LESSON 10 Verb Tense
Present, past, future tenses; switching tenses; subjunctive mood
LESSON 11 Using Verbs to Create Strong Writing
Capturing a reader’s interest; using active voice
LESSON 12 Subject-Verb Agreement
Matching subject and number, special singular subjects,
singular and plural pronouns, compound subjects
LESSON 13 Using Pronouns
Antecedents, the cases of pronouns, ambiguous pronoun references,
reflexive pronouns
LESSON 14 Problem Verbs and Pronouns
lie/lay, sit/set, rise/raise, its/it’s, your/you’re, whose/who’s,
and other problem pairs
LESSON 15 Modifiers
Adjectives, adverbs, phrases acting as modifiers
LESSON 16 Easily Confused Word Pairs
Confusing words that sound similar
LESSON 17 More Easily Confused Words
Small but tricky words that are often used and misused; killer a’s and al’s
LESSON 18 Diction
Wordiness, the passive voice, redundancy, precise language,
abstract vs. concrete, clichés, jargon
LESSON 19 More Diction
Colloquialism, loaded language, consistent point of view,
parallelism, gender-neutral language
LESSON 20 Communicating Your Ideas
A piece of writing as a whole, developing ideas effectively,
focusing on the purpose of writing
POSTTEST
APPENDIX A How to Prepare for a Test
Making a study plan; strategies for success on the exam
APPENDIX B Additional Resources
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