Chapter1UsingProperWords
1TypesofWords
2ChoiceofWords
3Synonyms
4SomeGoodDictionaries
Exercises
Chapter2MakingCorrectandEffetiveSentences
1CorrectSentences
1.CompletenessinStructure
2.TheRightSubject
3.AgreementBetweentheSubjectandthePredicateVerb
4.ClearPronounReference
5.EndingSentenceswithFullStops
6.JoiningClauseswithConjunctions
7.AMainClauseinaComplexSentence
8.ProperUseofComparisons
9.CorrectUseoftheTenses
2CoordinationandSubordination
3EffectiveSentences
1.Unity
2.Coherence
3.Conciseness
4.Emphasis
5.Variety
Exercises
Chapter3DevelopingParagraphs
1TypesofParagraph
2WaysofDevelopingaParagraph
1.PlanningaParagraph
2.DevelopmentbyTime
3.DevelopmentbyProcess
4.DevelopmentbySpace
5.DevelopmentbyExample
6.DevelopmentbyComparisonandContrast
7.DevelopmentbyCauseandEffect
8.DevelopmentbyClassification
Exercises
Chapter4Summarizing
1UsesofSummary-Writing
2Procedure
1.Reading
2.Writing
3.Revision
Exercises
Chapter5ComposingEssays
1CriteriaofaGoodComposition
2StepsinWritingaComposition
1.PlanningaComposition
2.WritingtheFirstDraft
3.RevisingtheFirstDraft
4.MakingtheFinalCopy
3ThreeMainPartsofaComposition
1.TheBeginning
2.TheMiddle
3.TheEnd
4TypesofWriting
1.Narration
2.Exposition
Exercises
Chapter6WritingforPracticalPurposes
1Notices
2Greetings,GoodWishesandFormalInvitations
1.Greetings
2.GoodWishes
3.FormalInvitations
3Notes
1.Appointments
2.Apologies
3.InformalInvitations
4.Requests
5.Thanks
6.Messages
Letters
1.PersonalLetters
2.BusinessLetters
3.Envelopes
5Resumes
Exercises
Chapter7PreparingResearchPaper
1DefinitionandPurpose
2Steps
1.ChoosingaTopic
2.CollectingInformation
3.AnalyzingtheInformation,OrganizingIdeas
andWorkingOutanOutline
4.WritingtheFirstDraft
5.RevisingtheDraftandFinalizingthePaper
3Format
1.TheStructureofaPaper
2.UseofQuotations
3.UseofNotes
4.Bibliography
ASampleResearchPaper
Chapter8ManuscriptFormandPunctuation
1ManuscriptForm
1.Arrangement
2.WordDivision
3.Capitalization
4.Handwriting
2Punctuation
1.TheComma(,)
2.ThePeriod(.)
3.TheSemicolon(;)
4.TheColon(:)
5.TheQuestionMark(?)
6.TheExclamationMark(!)
7.QuotationMarks("...")
8.Parentheses/Brakets((...))
9.SquareBrackets([...])
10.TheDash(—)
11.TheSlash(/)
12.UnderliningandItalics
Exercises