Part One Choosing Right Words 1
1.1 The Correct Word 1
1.2 The Appropriate Word 4
1.3 The Better Word 7
Exercise 8
Part Two Shaping Effective Sentences 13
2.1 Complete Sentences and Sentence Fragments 13
2.2 Types of Sentences 15
2.3 Coordination and Subordination 21
2.4 Effective Sentences 23
Exercise 33
Part Three Understanding Paragraphs 39
3.1 Paragraph Structure 39
3.2 Paragraph Unity 42
3.3 Coherence 44
3.4 Paragraphs in an Essay 49
Exercise 52
Part Four Writing Descriptive Paragraphs 56
4.1 About a Person 56
4.2 About an Object 63
4.3 About a Place 66
Exercise 70
Part Five Writing Narrative Paragraphs 74
5.1 Deciding on a Theme 74
5.2 Arranging a Proper Order 77
5.3 Choosing an Appropriate Point of View 81
5.4 Making the Narrative Accurate,Specific and Lively 84
Exercise 88
Part Six Writing Other Types of Paragraphs 90
6.1 Comparison and Contrast 90
6.2 Classification 94
6.3 Process Analysis 100
6.4 Cause and Effects 103
6.5 Definition 109
Exercise 112
Part Seven Writing a Summary 114
7.1 Uses of Summary Writing 114
7.2 Procedure of Summary Writing 115
Exercise 118
Part Eight Writing for Special Purposes 123
8.1 Notices 123
8.2 Greetings,Good Wishes,Congratulations 125
8.3 Note 127
8.4 Letters 131
8.5 Resumes 141
8.6 Memorandum（Memo） 145
Exercise 147
Part Nine Composing Essays 149
9.1 Understanding Research 149
9.2 Choosing a Research Topic 154
9.3 Conducting Preliminary Research 160
9.4 Writing a Research Proposal 170
9.5 Writing a Working Outline 175
9.6 Composing the Draft 178
Exercise 184