The Study of English Language |
Contents
WORD SKILLS 6579 | 4 |
THE SENTENCE | 11 |
Eight Parts of Speech | 17 |
PHRASES AND CLAUSES | 41 |
Principal and Subordinate Clauses | 52 |
SENTENCE PATTERNS | 61 |
Variations in Sentence Patterns | 73 |
CORRECTING YOUR SENTENCES | 83 |
The Precis | 165 |
THE PARAGRAPH | 171 |
Writing the Paragraph | 181 |
WRITING THE ESSAY | 187 |
Writing the Essay | 198 |
THE RESEARCH ESSAY | 209 |
Composing the Rough Draft of the Essay | 217 |
Check List for Final Draft of Essay | 225 |
Avoiding Errors in Usage | 89 |
PUNCTUATION | 101 |
ELEMENTS OF STYLE | 125 |
Tone | 134 |
Clarity in Style | 137 |
Sample of Style Analysis | 145 |
Outlining the Essay Topic | 156 |
Footnoting Quotations | 231 |
Formatting and Recording Footnotes | 238 |
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Glossary | 253 |
Bibliography | 285 |
Common terms and phrases
adjective clause adverb clause adverb phrase analysis Animal Farm apostrophe appositive argument arrived auxiliary verbs beginning Chapter characters commas common complement concrete coordinate conjunctions Correct define direct quotations directive word discussed Elements of Style elliptical clause emissions emotional emphasis English English language evaluate Example EXERCISE explain expressed figure of speech following sentences footnotes Formal Essay gerund phrase global warming group of words illustrate Incorrect infinitive phrase interrogative key words language letters literary main clauses main idea meaning mood nemesis noun clauses noun or pronoun noun substitute novel object Oliver Twist OVERVIEW Unit parentheses participial phrase participle plural point of view prepositional phrases principal clause prove Punctuation purpose and point question quotation marks reference SENTENCE PATTERNS sentence structure Shakespearean tragic heroes singular skills statement of thesis style subordinate clauses subordinate conjunction syllables symbols topic paragraph topic sentence transition Underline writing