CHAPTER 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WRITING PROCESS ... 1
Benefits of a Strong Grammar Foundation ... 2
Steps in the Writing Process ... 5
Writing Paragraphs ... 7
Key Elements of Paragraph Structure ... 8
Getting Started ... 9
Web Site Learning Experiences ... 10

CHAPTER 2 NOUNS ... 11
Additional Noun Markers ... 17
Rules of Capitalization: People ... 22
Rules of Capitalization: Places ... 24
Rules of Capitalization: Things ... 25
Rules of Capitalization: Literary Works and Academic Courses ... 27
Two or More Words That Function as one Noun ... 28
Comma Sense ... 31
Exercises ... 32
Chapter 2 Summary ... 37
Writing Topics for Chapter 2 ... 38
Web Site Learning Experiences ... 39
Chapter 2 Review ... 39

CHAPTER 3 PREPOSITIONS ... 41
Pronouns as Objects of the Preposition ... 48
Prepositions with Two or More Objects ... 49
To as a Preposition or as Part of an Infinitive ... 50
Comma Sense ... 52
Exercises ... 53
Chapter 3 Summary ... 59
Writing Topics for Chapter 3 ... 59
Web Site Learning Experiences ... 69
Chapter 3 Review ... 61

CHAPTER 4 SUBJECTS AND VERBS IN SIMPLE SENTENCES ... 63
Subjects in Simple Sentences ... 65
Verbs in Simple Sentences ... 72
Avoiding Fragments ... 83
Placement of Nouns in Sentences ... 84
Other Subject-Verb Patterns in Simple Sentences ... 87
Comma Sense ... 92
Exercises ... 93
Chapter 4 Summary ... 101
Writing Topics for Chapter 4 ... 102
Web Site Learning Experiences ... 102
Chapter 4 Review ... 103

CHAPTER VERB FORMS ... 105
Simple Verb Tenses ... 108
Present and Past Participles ... 119
Additional Verb Phrases ... 132
Comma Sense ... 138
Exercises ... 139
Chapter 5 Summary ... 145
Writing Topics for Chapter 5 ... 146
Web Site Learning Experiences ... 146
Chapter 5 Review ... 147

CHAPTER 6 PRONOUNS AND PRONOUN AGREEMENT ... 149
Four Kinds of Personal Pronouns ... 152
Indefinite Pronouns ... 163
Compound Subjects with Either ... Or or Neither ... Nor ... 170
Comma Sense ... 174
Exercises ... 175
Chapter 6 Summary ... 181
Writing Topics for Chapter 6 ... 182
Web Site Learning Experiences ... 182
Chapter 6 Review ... 183

CHAPTER 7 MODIFIERS ... 185
Adjectives ... 186
Adjective Patterns ... 190
Comma Sense ... 191
Adverbs ... 198
Comma Sense ... 206
Exercises ... 207
Chapter 7 Summary ... 211
Writing Topics for Chapter 7 ... 212
Web Site Learning Experiences ... 212
Chapter 7 Review ... 213

CHAPTER 8 COMPOUND SENTENCES ... 215
Three Methods of Constructing Compound Sentences ... 216
Comma Sense ... 227
Run-On Sentence and Comma Splice Errors ... 228
Subject-Verb Agreement in Compound Sentences ... 231
Exercises ... 237
Chapter 8 Summary ... 245
Writing Topics for Chapter 8 ... 246
Web Site Learning Experiences ... 246
Chapter 8 Review ... 247

CHAPTER 9 COMPLEX SENTENCES ... 249
Type 1 Dependent Clause: Adverb Clause with a Subordinate Conjunction ... 251
Comma Sense ... 258
Type 2 Dependent Clause: Adjective Clause with a Relative Pronoun ... 260
Comma Sense ... 276
Type 3 Dependent Clause: Noun Clause ... 277
Avoiding Fragments ... 277
Exercises ... 281
Chapter 9 Summary ... 285
Writing Topics for Chapter 9 ... 286
Web Site Learning Experiences ... 286
Chapter 9 Review ... 287

CHAPTER 10 SENTENCE BUILDERS ... 289
Appositives ... 290
Combining Sentences by Using Appositives ... 290
Participial Phrases ... 296
Series of Items ... 305
Comma Sense ... 307
Parallelism ... 308
Sentence Variety ... 311
Compound-Complex Sentences ... 315
Fragments ... 318
Exercises ... 321
Chapter 10 Summary ... 327
Writing Topics for Chapter 10 ... 328
Web Site Learning Experiences ... 328
Chapter 10 Review ... 329

APPENDIX A Punctuation Guide ... 331
APPENDIX B Student Answer Key ... 345
INDEX ... 379