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PART 1 WRITING EFFECTIVE SENTENCES 1

Chapter 1 Using Words Effectively 1

1.1 Using Specific Words 1

1.2 Using Concise Language 3

1.3 Avoiding Cliches 9

1.4 Using Similes and Metaphors 10

Chapter 2 the Features of Effective Sentences 14

2.1 Writing Sentence for Clarity Conciseness 14

2.2 Writing Sentence Coherently 20

2.3 Writing Sentence for Variety 21

2.4 Writing Sentence for Emphasis 22

Chapter 3 Sentence Structure 26

3.1 Understanding Sentence Structure 26

3.2 Varying Sentence Structure 29

Chapter 4 Sentence Order 32

4.1 Loose,Periodic Sentence 32

4.2 Changing the Sentence Patterns 33

4.3 Lengthening Your Sentences 35

4.4 Avoid Overextending Sentences 36

Chapter 5 Sentence Length 38

5.1 Short and Long Sentence 38

5.2 KeepingYour Sentence Length Under Control 39

Chapter 6 Sentence Variety Strategy 40

Chapter 7 Avoiding Basic Sentence Errors 52

7.1 Run-on Sentences 52

7.2 Fragmentary Sentences 58

7.3 Parallelism Errors 62

7.4 Faulty Modifiers 67

PART 2 WRITING EFFECTIVE PARAGRAPHS 73

Chapter 8 Paragraph Structure 73

8.1 Tooic Sentence 73

8.2 Supporting Details 74

8.3 Concluding Sentence 75

Chapter 9 The Basic Features of Effective Paragraphs 78

9.1 Unity 78

9.2 Coherence 78

9.3 Well-development 79

9.4 Transition 79

Chapter 10 Ways of Developing Paragraphs 81

10.1 Enumeration 82

10.2 Classification 84

10.3 Definition 85

10.4 Exemplification 86

10.5 Comparison and Contrast 86

10.6 Cause and Effect 87

10.7 Process 87

10.8 Analysis 88

PART 3 WRITING ESSAYS 91

Chapter 11 Essay Structure 91

11.1 Introduction Paragraph 91

11.2 Supporting Paragraphs(Body Paragraphs) 91

11.3 Summary Paragraph(Conclusion Paragraph) 92

Chapter 12 Steps to Write an Essay 92

12.1 Prewriting Stage 92

12.2 Writing Stage 93

Chapter 13 Narrative and Descriptive 94

12.3 Editing Stage 94

Chapter 14 Describing a Process 99

Chapter 15 Comparison and Contrast 102

Chapter 16 Classification and Analysis 105

PART 4 PRACTICAL WRITING 108

Chapter 17 Writing Letters 108

17.1 Letter Writing(1) 108

17.2 Letter Writing(2) 109

17.3 Letter Writing(3) 111

Chapter 18 Internet Writing 121

18.1 Computer as Writing Assistant 121

18.2 The Form of Internet Writing 126

19.1 Resume 131

Chapter 19 Writing Resume and Cover Letter 131

19.2 Cover Letter 136

Chapter 20 Writing Memos 138

20.1 What Is a Memo? 138

20.2 Basic Memo Plans 138

20.3 Parts of a Memo 139

20.4 Sample Memos 142

PART 5 MECHANICS OF WRITING 145

Chapter 21 Capitalization 145

21.1 Guidelines of Capitalization 145

21.2 Capitalization in E-Mail 147

21.3 Words Associated with the Internet 147

Chapter 22 Punctuation 149

22.1 The Colon 149

22.2 The Semicolon 151

22.3 The Commas 154

22.4 Commas vs.Semicolons in Compound Sentences 160

22.5 Sentence Punctuation Patterns 161

22.6 The Hyphen 165

22.7 Underlining and Italics 166

Chapter 23 Number 168

PART 6 Selected Articles Appreciation 170

1．Much to Live For 170

2．Charles Dickens:A Tale of Two Cities 171

3．Youth 171

4．David Copperfield 173

5．Great Expectations 173

6．Jane Eyre 174

7．Lincoln's Gettysburg Address 175

8．The Speech of Winston Churchill 177

9．A Tribute to the Dog 179

10．Thrift 181

11．Advice to a Young Man 182

12．I Have a Dream 184

13．Three Days to See 185

14．Samuel Smiles 187

15．The New England Weather 189

16．What Is Immortal 189

Appendix Ⅰ Correction Symbols in Alphabetical Order 192

Appendix Ⅱ Famous Remarks of English Writing 194

Appendix Ⅲ Suggested keys for the exercises 196

参考文献 218