Sách Writting Skills

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Introduction
How to Use This Book

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Pretest

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Lesson 1
Capitalization

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]General rules, specific rules regarding proper nouns and adjectives
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Lesson 2
Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Ending a sentence, alternate uses for periods

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Lesson 3
Avoiding Faulty Sentences

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Sentence fragments, run-on sentences, comma splices

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Lesson 4
Commas and Sentence Parts

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Relating commas to clauses and phrases

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Lesson 5
Commas that Separate

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Independent clauses, items in a series, items in a date or address, two or more adjectives preceding a noun, contrasting elements and words

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Lesson 6
Semicolons and Colons

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Introductions, subordinate relationships, common confusions with punctuation

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Lesson 7
Apostrophes and Dashes

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Using apostrophes to show possession or omission, dashes to emphasize

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Lesson 8
Quotation Marks

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Dialogue, direct quotations, other punctuation, double and single quotation marks

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Lesson 9
"Designer" Punctuation

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Hyphens, parentheses, brackets, ellipses, diagonal slashes

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Lesson 10
Verb Tense

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Present, past, future tenses; switching tenses; subjunctive mood

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Lesson 11
Using Verbs to Create Strong Writing

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Capturing a reader's interest; using active voice