Exercise Book for English Simplified

Preface iv



Part 1 (Sections 101-130)

Sentences and Grammar

101-103. Sentences?1

104-110. Parts of Speech: SURVEY 2

111-112. Using Nouns?5

113-118. Using Verbs?6

119-120. Using Adjectives

and Adverbs?13

121-123. Using Pronouns?15

124-125. R ecognizing Phrases,

Clauses?19

126-127. Ag reement 21

128-130. Clear, Effective Sentences?24

Part 2 (Sections 201-227)

Punctuation

201-203. Comma [,] 31

204-205. Period [.] 34

206-207. Question Mark [?] 35

208-209. Exclamation Point [!] 35

210. Semicolon [;] 36

211-213. Apostrophe ['] 36

214. Italics (Underlining) 37

215-219. Quotation Marks [" "] 38

220-221. Colon [:] 39

222. Dash [-] 40

223-224. Parentheses [( )] 40

225. Brackets [[ ]] 41

226. Hyphen [-] 41

227. Slash [/] 42

Part 3 (Sections 301-314)

Mechanics, with Spelling

301-303. Capitalization 43

304. Word Division (Syllabication) 45

305-307. Numbers?45

308-309. Abbreviations?46

310-314. Spelling?47

Part 4 (Sections 401-404)

Word Choice

401. Conciseness, Clarity, Originality?50

402. Standard, Appropriate English 52

403. Nondiscriminatory Terms?54

404. Similar Words Often Confused 54

Part 5 (Sections 501-510)

Paragraphs and Papers

501. Manuscript Form 60

502-503. Paragraphs?60

504. Netiqu ette Guidelines?63

505-506. Essays?63

507-510. Research Papers?67



Index Inside back cover



Quick Locator Chart (Detailed Contents) Back cover



ESL writers may wish to review the following sections:

107B Prepositions 4

115B Irregular Verb Forms 8

116 Tense and Other Verb Forms 9

117A Note on Infinitives 12

120 Articles and Determiners 14

125B Kinds of Dependent Clauses 20

401A Double Negatives, Double Subjects, Double thats 50

403A Nonsexist Terms 54

502 Paragraph Length 60

503C Transitional Expressions 61

505-506 Essays 63

508B Avoiding Plagiarism 70