Xem mẫu
WRITING SKILLS SUCCESS
IN 20 MINUTES A DAY
WRITING SKILLS SUCCESS
IN 20 MINUTES A DAY
3rd Edition
®
N E W Y O R K
Copyright © 2005 LearningExpress, LLC.
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Writing skills success in 20 minutes a day—3rd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p.). ISBN 1-57685-495-7 (pbk.)
1. English language—Grammar—Problems, exercises, etc. 2. English language—Composition and exercises. I. Title: Writing skills success in twenty minutes a day. II. Title: Writing skills. III. Title.
PE1112.O45 2005
808`.042—dc22
2005044127
Printed in the United States of America
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Third Edition
ISBN 1-57685-495-7
For information on LearningExpress, other LearningExpress products, or bulk sales, please write to us at: LearningExpress
55 Broadway 8th Floor
New York, NY 10006
Or visit us at: www.learnatest.com
Contents
INTRODUCTION
PRETEST
LESSON 1
LESSON 2
LESSON 3
LESSON 4
LESSON 5
LESSON 6
LESSON 7
LESSON 8
vii
1
Capitalization 13 General rules, specific rules regarding proper nouns and adjectives
Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points 21 Ending a sentence, alternate uses for periods
Avoiding Faulty Sentences 27 Sentence fragments, run-on sentences, comma splices
Commas and Sentence Parts 37 Relating commas to clauses and phrases
Commas That Separate 45 Independent clauses, items in a series, items in a date or address,
two or more adjectives preceding a noun, contrasting elements and words
Semicolons and Colons 53 Introductions, subordinate relationships, common confusions
with punctuation
Apostrophes and Dashes 61 Using apostrophes to show possession or omission; dashes to emphasize
Quotation Marks 69 Dialogue, direct quotations, other punctuation, double and
single quotation marks
v
...
- tailieumienphi.vn
nguon tai.lieu . vn