Suggestions to Teachers
Introduction
Part One Essentials of Writing
The process of writing
The principles of writing
Exercise
Part Two Punctuation
End marks
Marks in a sentence
Marks in a word
Quotation marks
Other marks
Exercises
Part Three Words
Introduction to words
Levels of words
Principles for choice of words
Common errors in choice of words
Exercises
Part Four Sentences
Brief introduction to sentences
Types of sentences
The qualities of effective sentences
Exercises
Part Five Paragraphs
Brief introduction to paragraphs
Plan of paragraphs
Length of paragraphs
Types of paragraphs
The qualities of good paragraphs
Ways of paragraph development
Exercises
Part Six Writing of Four Main Genres
Narration
Description
Exposition
Argumentation
Common errors in writing
Part Seven Writing of Other Genres
Cards
Notes
Notices
Speeches
Resumes (Curriculum Vitaes)
Letters
Part Eight Writing of Research Papers
Introduction to research papers
Process of writing research papers
Format
A sample research paper
A sample dissertation
Part Nine Figures of Speech
Phonological rhetoric figures
Figures of likeness
Figures of association
Figures of contrast
Technical figures
Satire and humor
Syntactical figures
Exercise
Keys to Exercises
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six
Part Nine
Bibliography