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English Fundamentals (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card), 15/E
Donald W. Emery
John M. Kierzek
Peter Lindblom

ISBN-10: 0205634184
ISBN-13: 9780205634187

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2009
Format: Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap; 432 pp
Published: 07/09/2008

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English Fundamentals provides students with solid explanations, an abundance of exercises, and the numerous progress tests they need to master the principles of quality writing.

 

Beginning with the fundamental elements of the sentence, this book presents each topic with clear, detailed explanations and numerous exercises. The first lessons introduce the basic system of the language. Once the foundation is laid, subsequent lessons explore more complex structures and relationships. The final instructional section surveys college writing in a brief, very accessible manner.


  • A step-by-step approach empowers students to progressively build on their writing skills as they advance through the text.
  • Examples and exercises from a number of disciplines, including science and business, accommodate the interests of a wide range of students and prepare them for future academic writing.
  • Practice sheets, one for each lesson, enable students to work at a beginner's level on the principles introduced in the lesson.
  • A wealth of exercise sets in each chapter offer intensive practice on the principles of the lesson and accommodate a variety of learning styles.
  • The recursive learning encourages students to utilize the skills they have learned within their own sentence and paragraph constructions.

  • New approaches and materials enhance the solid presentations that have always been present in the book:
    • A new chapter, Chapter 28, deals directly with proofreading and correcting, providing step-by-step instruction and extensive practice in the changing sentence structures to provide variety, in recognizing errors, and in correcting those errors. 
    • A new chapter combines dealing with Puzzling Word Choices and Homonyms to emphasize the importance of precise word choices as a necessity for effective writing.
    •  Over one hundred pages of new material shifts the learning from passive recognition to active production (asking students to write correct forms, insert words, transform sentences from one structure into another, write entire sentences, and compose short paragraphs).
    • New paragraph writing assignments (twenty-one in total) close the lessons with an active composition assignment that has students creating their own structures as a review of the lesson.
  • New Practice Sheets, Exercises, Diagnostic Tests, and Progress Tests offer ample opportunities for practice and review.
  • Each lesson is followed by a direct reference to pertinent sections of MyWritingLab, Pearson’s online writing practice resource with better practice to produce better writers.

Preface.

 

I. BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS: LESSONS, PRACTICE SHEETS, AND EXERCISES.

1. The Simple Sentence; Subjects and Verbs.

Practice Sheet 1–Subjects and Verbs.
Exercise 1–Subjects and Verbs.

2. Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, and Prepositions.

Practice Sheet 2–Parts of Speech.
Exercise 2–Parts of Speech.
Exercise 2A–Subjects and Verbs.

3. Basic Sentence Patterns with Intransitive Verbs.

Practice Sheet 3–Sentence Pattern 2.
Exercise 3–Sentence Patterns with Intransitive Verbs.

4. Basic Sentence Patterns with Transitive Verbs.

Practice Sheet 4–Complements of Transitive Verbs.
Exercise 4–Complements.

5. Forms of the Verb; Auxiliary Verbs.

Practice Sheet 5–Auxiliary Verbs; Basic Sentence Patterns.
Exercise 5–Complements.

6. Alterations of Basic Sentence Patterns.

Practice Sheet 6–Alterations of Basic Sentence Patterns: Passive Verbs; Questions.
Exercise 6–Alterations of Basic Sentence Patterns: Passive Verbs; Questions.

II. CLAUSES AND PHRASES: LESSONS, PRACTICE SHEETS, AND EXERCISES.

7. Coordination: Creating Compound Sentences; Avoiding Comma Splices and Run—on Sentences.

Practice Sheet 7–Coordination: Compound Sentences.
Exercise 7–Coordination: Compound Sentences.

8. Subordination: Adverb Clauses.

Practice Sheet 8–Adverb Clauses.
Exercise 8–Adverb Clauses.

9. Subordination: Adjective Clauses.

Practice Sheet 9–Adjective Clauses.
Exercise 9–Adjective Clauses.

10. Subordination: Noun Clauses.

Practice Sheet 10–Noun Clauses.
Exercise 10–Noun Clauses.
Exercise 10A–Subordinate Clauses.

11. Subordination: Gerund and Infinitive Phrases.

Practice Sheet 11–Gerund and Infinitive Phrases.
Exercise 11–Gerund and Infinitive Phrases.

12. Subordination: Participial and Absolute Phrases.

Practice Sheet 12–Participial and Absolute Phrases.
Exercise 12–Participial and Absolute Phrases.
Exercise 12A–Verbal Phrases; Complements in Phrases.

III. SENTENCE BUILDING: LESSONS, PRACTICE SHEETS, AND EXERCISES.

13. Completeness: Dealing With Sentence Fragments.

Practice Sheet 13–Identifying Sentence Fragments.
Exercise 13–Correcting Sentence Fragments.
Exercise 13A–Correcting Sentence Fragments.

14. Misplaced Modifiers; Dangling Modifiers.

Practice Sheet 14–Misplaced Modifiers.
Exercise 14–Misplaced Modifiers.
Practice Sheet 14A–Dangling Modifiers.
Exercise 14A–Dangling Modifiers.

15. Subordination.

Practice Sheet 15–Subordination.
Exercise 15–Subordination.

16. Parallel Structure; Comparisons.

Practice Sheet 16–Parallel Structure; Comparisons.
Exercise 16–Parallel Structure; Comparisons.

IV. PUNCTUATION: LESSONS, PRACTICE SHEETS, AND EXERCISES.

17. Commas to Separate.

Practice Sheet 17–Commas to Separate.
Exercise 17–Commas to Separate.
Exercise 17A–Commas and Semicolons to Separate.

18. Commas to Enclose.

Practice Sheet 18–Commas to Enclose.
Exercise 18–Commas to Enclose.
Exercise 18A–Commas and Semicolons: All Uses.

19. Tricky Punctuation Marks.

Practice Sheet 19–Tricky Punctuation Marks.
Exercise 19–Tricky Punctuation Marks.

20. End Marks; Summary of Punctuation Rules.

Practice Sheet 20–Review of Punctuation.
Exercise 20–Review of Punctuation.
Exercise 20A–Review of Punctuation.

V. USAGE: LESSONS, PRACTICE SHEETS, AND EXERCISES.

21. Using Verbs Correctly: Principal Parts; Tense.

Practice Sheet 21–Using Verbs Correctly: Principal Parts; Tense.
Exercise 21–Using Verbs Correctly: Principal Parts; Tense.

22. Using Verbs Correctly: Subject-Verb Agreement.

Practice Sheet 22–Using Verbs Correctly: Subject-Verb Agreement.
Exercise 22–Using Verbs Correctly: Subject-Verb Agreement.

23. Using Pronouns Correctly: Reference; Agreement.

Practice Sheet 23–Using Pronouns Correctly: Reference; Agreement.
Exercise 23–Using Pronouns Correctly: Reference; Agreement.

24. Using Pronouns Correctly: Case.

Practice Sheet 24–Using Pronouns Correctly: Case.
Exercise 24–Using Pronouns Correctly: Case.
Exercise 24A–Using Pronouns Correctly: Reference and Case.

25. Using Modifiers and Prepositions Correctly.

Practice Sheet 25–Using Modifiers Correctly.
Exercise 25–Using Modifiers and Prepositions Correctly.

26. Puzzling Word Choices: Usage and Homophones

Practice Sheet 26–Usage and Homophones
Exercise 26–Usage and Homophones

 27. Plurals and Capitals

Practice Sheet 27–Plurals and Capitals
Exercise 27–Plurals and Capitals

28. Revising, Proofreading, and Correcting; A Word about Writing with a Computer

Practice Sheet 28–Revising Short, Choppy Sentences.
Exercise 28–Proofreading and Correcting

 

VI. WRITING PARAGRAPHS AND ESSAYS.

An Overview of College Writing.

 Writing Effective Paragraphs.

Writing Longer Essays.

VIII. PROGRESS TESTS.

Subjects and Verbs; Parts of Speech.

Complements.

Subordinate Clauses.

Verbal Phrases.

Dangling Modifiers.

Sentence Building.

Subordination.

Commas and Semicolons: Compound Units.

Punctuation: All Marks.

Punctuation: All Marks.

Verbs.

Pronouns.

Modifiers: Appropriate Use.

Usage and Homophones.

General Review: Proofreading.

General Review: Proofreading.

 

APPENDIXES.

Appendix A: Sentence Combining.

Appendix B: Diagnostic Tests.

Appendix C: Answer Key to Practice Sheets.

For Developmental Writing - Basic Grammar/Sentence


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