CHAPTER ONE SENTENCE STRUCTURE 1
Ⅰ Basic Parts of Sentences 1
Ⅱ Kinds of Sentences in Prose Writing 4
Ⅲ Effective Sentences 11
Test Yourself(1) 33
CHAPTER TWO PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE 40
Ⅰ Pre-Writing Steps 40
Ⅱ Unity 53
Ⅲ Coherence 58
Test Yourself(2) 73
CHAPTER THREE PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT & COMPOSITION 81
Ⅰ Emphasis 81
Ⅱ Development 86
Ⅲ Beginning and Concluding Compositions 117
Test Yourself(3) 126
CHAPTER FOUR PRACTICAL SKILLS 135
Ⅰ Note-taking 135
Ⅱ Outlining 136
Ⅲ Summary Writing 139
Ⅳ Casual & Formal Correspondence 145
Test Yourself(4) 173
CHAPTER FIVE TONE & DICTION 179
Ⅰ Tone 179
Ⅱ Diction 189
Test Yourself(5) 206
CHAPTER SIX HANDBOOK OF USAGE 211
Ⅰ Punctuation 212
Ⅱ Word Usage 220
Ⅲ A Word about Style 272
Test Yourself(6) 276
APPENDICES 283
Ⅰ Quiz Corner 283
Ⅱ Sample Specimens 289
Ⅲ Sample Band Four Writing Tests 301
Ⅳ Key to Self-tests 302
BIBLIOGRAPHY 323