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1.1 Reading and Writing in College
1.2 Developing Study Skills
1.3 Becoming a Successful College Writer
1.4 Introduction to Writing: End-of-Chapter Exercises
2.1 Sentence Writing
2.8 Writing Basics: End-of-Chapter Exercises
2.7 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
2.6 Adjectives and Adverbs
2.5 Pronouns
2.4 Capitalization
2.3 Verb Tense
2.2 Subject-Verb Agreement
3.1 Commas
3.2 Semicolons
3.3 Colons
3.4 Quotes
3.5 Apostrophes
3.6 Parentheses
3.7 Dashes
3.8 Hyphens
3.9 Punctuation: End-of-Chapter Exercises
4.7 Working with Words: End-of-Chapter Exercises
4.6 Using Context Clues
4.5 Synonyms and Antonyms
4.4 Prefixes and Suffixes
4.3 Word Choice
4.2 Spelling
4.1 Commonly Confused Words
5.2 Negative Statements
5.1 Word Order
5.3 Count and Noncount Nouns and Articles
5.4 Pronouns
5.5 Verb Tenses
5.7 Prepositions
5.6 Modal Auxiliaries
5.8 Slang and Idioms
5.9 Help for English Language Learners: End-of-Chapter Exercises
6.1 Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content
6.2 Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph
6.3 Writing Paragraphs: End-of-Chapter Exercises
7.4 Refining Your Writing: End-of-Chapter Exercises
7.3 Parallelism
7.1 Sentence Variety
7.2 Coordination and Subordination
8.1 Apply Prewriting Models
8.2 Outlining
8.3 Drafting
8.4 Revising and Editing
8.5 The Writing Process: End-of-Chapter Exercises
9.1 Developing a Strong, Clear Thesis Statement
9.2 Writing Body Paragraphs
9.3 Organizing Your Writing
9.4 Writing Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs
9.5 Writing Essays: End-of-Chapter Exercises
10.10 Rhetorical Modes: End-of-Chapter Exercises
10.9 Persuasion
10.8 Cause and Effect
10.7 Comparison and Contrast
10.6 Definition
10.5 Process Analysis
10.4 Classification
10.3 Description
10.2 Illustration
10.1 Narration
11.1 The Purpose of Research Writing
11.2 Steps in Developing a Research Proposal
11.4 Strategies for Gathering Reliable Information
11.5 Critical Thinking and Research Applications
11.6 Writing from Research: End-of-Chapter Exercises
11.3 Managing Your Research Project
12.1 Creating a Rough Draft for a Research Paper
12.2 Developing a Final Draft of a Research Paper
12.3 Writing a Research Paper: End-of-Chapter Exercises
13.1 Formatting a Research Paper
13.2 Citing and Referencing Techniques
13.3 Creating a References Section
13.4 Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Style
13.5 APA and MLA Documentation and Formatting: End-of-Chapter Exercises
14.1 Organizing a Visual Presentation
14.2 Incorporating Effective Visuals into a Presentation
14.3 Giving a Presentation
14.4 Creating Presentations: End-of-Chapter Exercises
15.4 Descriptive Essay
15.5 Classification Essay
15.6 Process Analysis Essay
15.7 Definition Essay
15.8 Compare-and-Contrast Essay
15.9 Cause-and-Effect Essay
15.10 Persuasive Essay
15.1 Introduction to Sample Essays
15.3 Illustration Essay
15.2 Narrative Essay
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