An easy guide to writing

Synopsis

Easy Guide to Writingoffers a fresh approach to learning sentences. It explains grammar in an easy-to-understand instruction, making the abstract concrete. This book gives readers instruction on how to write effective sentences and offers guided practice in writing complex sentences (such as sentence combining exercises).Easy Guide to Writinggives users a sense of how sentences work, presenting punctuation as an integral part of creating meaning. This book also includes instruction on whole discourse.Part 1covers the essentials of writing effective sentences: the basic sentence, dependent clauses, the punctuation that involves sentence boundaries (period, comma, semicolon), as well as the understanding of fragments and run-on sentences.Part 2concentrates on the words that often cause problems for basic writers: verbs, subject and verb agreement, irregular verbs, easily confused words, and pronouns.Part 3returns to sentence-level concerns as it highlights clarity, parallel structures, and sentence variety.Part 4covers capitalization and the punctuation marks not covered in Part 1. Particular attention is given to apostrophes and quotation marks.Part 5gives the instruction needed to write one-and two-paragraph papers and short essays.Part 6highlights some of the English language patterns that can be confusing for non-native speakers.This basic skills handbook/reference is geared to basic writers who struggle with sentence structure and the conventions of Standard Written English.