| Introduction |
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How This Workbook Is Organized |
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Where to Go for Additional Help |
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Chapter 1 Telling Time: Identifying the Verb and Choosing the Correct Tense |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Choosing Simple and Perfect Tense Verb Forms |
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Consistently Choosing the Right Verb Tense |
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Chapter 2 Working with Irregular, Helping, and Descriptive Verb Forms |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Dealing with To Be and To Have |
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Adding Meaning with Helping Verbs |
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Creating Questions with Helping Verbs |
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Detecting and Placing Descriptive Verb Forms |
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Selecting Tense for Descriptive Verb Forms |
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Chapter 3 One Cool and One Hot Topic: Forming Plurals of Nouns and Pronouns |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Sorting Singular and Plural Pronouns |
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Chapter 4 Reaching an Agreement: Pairing Subjects and Verbs |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Fine-Tuning Subject-Verb Agreement |
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Chapter 5 Matchmaking: Pairing Pronouns and Antecedents |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Identifying Pronouns and Their Antecedents |
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Pairing Pronouns and Antecedents Correctly |
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Avoiding Vague Pronoun References |
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Chapter 6 Pronouns on a Case-by-Case Basis |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Sorting Subject, Object, and Possessive Pronouns |
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Using Subject and Object Pronouns Correctly |
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Chapter 7 Forming Complete Sentences |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Recognizing Complete Sentences |
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Combining Ideas Correctly |
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Correcting Run-Ons and Fragments |
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Chapter 8 Moving Beyond the Basics: Adding Descriptions |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Distinguishing Between Adjectives and Adverbs |
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Placing Adjectives and Adverbs in Sentences |
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Chapter 9 Going Long: Descriptive Phrases and Clauses |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Identifying the Words Being Described |
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Avoiding Misplaced, Dangling, and Vague Descriptions |
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Chapter 10 Writing Gooder Better Comparisons |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Creating Comparative and Superlative Forms |
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Avoiding Incomplete, Illogical, or Vague Comparisons |
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Chapter 11 Correct with a Capital C: Capitalization |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Capitalizing Names, Titles, Relationships, and Ethnicity |
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Capitalizing Geographical Names, Quotations, and School References |
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Capitalizing the Titles of Artistic or Scientific Works |
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Chapter 12 Exercising Comma Sense: Placing Commas Correctly |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Using Commas with Identifying and Extra Information |
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Creating a Pause in a Sentence |
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Chapter 13 A Smooth Ride to Meaning: Apostrophes and Quotation Marks |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Creating the Possessive Form of Nouns |
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Creating Contractions with Apostrophes |
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Inserting and Deleting Apostrophes |
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Distinguishing Between Quotations and Paraphrases |
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Placing Quotation Marks and Other Punctuation |
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Punctuating Academic Work |
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Chapter 14 Seeking Unity and Balance: Parallelism |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Identifying Parallel Elements in Lists |
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Working with Paired Conjunctions |
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Creating Parallel Comparisons |
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Keeping Sentences Parallel |
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Chapter 15 Cutting Repetition and Wordiness |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Cutting Repetitive Words and Phrases from Sentences |
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Chapter 16 Breaking Patterns to Create Interesting Sentences |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Weaving Complex Sentences |
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Varying Sentence Patterns |
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Chapter 17 More on Verbs: Voice and Mood |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Identifying Active and Passive Verb Forms |
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Changing Passive Voice to Active |
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Using Subjunctive Verbs Properly |
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Chapter 18 Tailoring Your Writing for Electronic Media |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Composing emails and Texts |
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Chapter 19 Choosing Language to Suit Your Audience |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Identifying Levels of Formality |
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The Right Words for the Right Time |
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Chapter 20 Confusing Word Pairs |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Distinguishing between Words Resembling Each Other |
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Words Incorrectly Seen as Synonyms |
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Chapter 21 Making Proper Word Choices |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Selecting the Correct One- or Two-Word Expression |
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Eliminating Nonstandard Words |
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Chapter 22 Identifying Nonstandard Expressions |
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The Questions You'll Work On |
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Avoiding Double Negatives and Other Errors |
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Counting and Measuring Words |
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