Inside Writing, Form A: Form A
7th Edition
Published on 24. February 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-495-89894-8 (ISBN)
Description
The first text to effectively integrate grammar instruction with writing practice, "Inside Writing, International Edition", now in its seventh edition, continues to provide students with extensive writing exercises specifically designed to support and reinforce the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics. Using engaging allusions and humorous examples and exercises throughout the text, ranging in topics from Karl Marx to The Simpsons, "Inside Writing" encourages students to look beyond the simple mechanics of writing as they learn to communicate their thoughts clearly and effectively.
More details
Edition
International ed of 7th revised ed
Language
English
Place of publication
Florence, KY
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
Adult education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
953 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-495-89894-8 (9780495898948)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. NAMING THE PARTS. Subjects and Verbs. Modifiers. Connectors. Sentence Practice: Embedding Adjectives, Adverbs, and Prepositional Phrases. Paragraph Practice: Narrating an Event. Practice Test. 2. UNDERSTANDING SENTENCE PATTERNS. Clauses. Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences. Fragments, Fused Sentences, and Comma Splices. Sentence Practice: Combining Main and Subordinate Clauses. Paragraph Practice: Describing a Place. Practice Test. 3. IMPROVING SENTENCE PATTERNS. Modifying with Practical and Infinitive Phrases. Modifying with Adjective Clauses and Appositives. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers. Sentence Practice: Using Participial and Infinitive Phrases. Essays and Paragraph Practice: Using Examples. Practice Test. 4. LINING UP THE PARTS OF A SENTENCE. Subject-Verb Agreement. Pronoun Agreement and Reference. Pronoun Case. Sentence Practice: Using Transitions. Essay and Paragraph Practice: Explaining Causes and Effects. Practice Test. 5. USING PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZATION. Using Commas. Other Punctuation Marks. Titles, Capitalization, and Numbers. Sentence Practice: Sentence Variety. Essays and Paragraph Practice: Comparing and Contrasting. Practice Test. 6. CHOOSING THE RIGHT WORDS AND SPELLING THEM CORRECTLY. Irregular Verbs. Commonly Confused Words. Spelling Rules. Sentence Practice: Effective and Meaningful Sentences. Essays and Paragraph Practice: Expressing an Opinion. Practice Test. Practice Final Exam. Answers to Practices.