English skills with readings / John Langan.
Publication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2008.Edition: Seventh editionDescription: xxii, 794 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780073384115
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Langan, J. (2008). English skills with readings (7th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Part 1: Basic Principles of Effective Writing -- An Introduction to Writing -- The Writing Process -- The First and Second Steps in Writing -- The Third Step in Writing -- The Fourth Step in Writing -- Four Bases for Revising Writing -- Part 2: Paragraph Development -- Introduction to Paragraph Development -- Exemplification -- Process -- Cause and Effect -- Comparison or Contrast -- Definition -- Division-Classification -- Description -- Narration -- Argument -- Additional Paragraph Assignments -- Part 3: Essay Development -- Writing the Essay -- Part 4: Research Skills -- Using the Library and the Internet -- Writing a Research Paper -- Part 5: Handbook of Sentence Skills -- Sentence-Skills Diagnostic Test -- Section 1: Grammar -- Subjects and Verbs -- Sentence Sense -- Fragments -- Run-Ons -- Standard English Verbs -- Irregular Verbs -- Subject-Verb Agreement -- Pronoun Agreement and Reference -- Pronoun Types -- Adjectives and Adverbs -- Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers -- Section 2: Mechanics -- Paper Format -- Capital Letters -- Numbers and Abbreviations -- Section 3: Punctuation -- Apostrophes -- Quotation Marks -- Commas -- Other Punctuation Marks -- Section 4: Word Use -- Using the Dictionary -- Improving Spelling -- Vocabulary Development -- Commonly Confused Words -- Effective Word Choice -- ESL Pointers -- Section 5: Practice -- Part 6: Readings for Writers
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