Basic writing

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Basic writing

Joy M. Reid ; illustrations by E. Shelley Reid

Prentice-Hall, c1996

2nd ed.

  • : pbk

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Includes index

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This series takes students from beginning-level instruction on basic sentence structure through the development and production of advanced academic papers. Examples of student compositions, written by native and non-native speakers of English, as well as pair and group work enrich all three books.

Table of Contents

1 Family MY FAMILY Writing Assignment Writing Assignment Writing Assignment Writing Assignment Writing Assignment MY NAME Interview Writing Assignment Writing Assignment Other Writing Topics Writing Projects GRAMMAR FOCUS to be to have Possessive Adjectives Questions Subject and Object Pronouns Capital Letters Subject-Verb-Complement Paragraph Planning The Paragraph 2 Home MY HOMETOWN Writing Assignment Writing Assignment MY HOME Writing Assignment MISSING MY HOME Interview Writing Assignment SEASONS IN MY COUNTRY Writing Assignment Interview HAIKU Writing Assignment Other Writing Topics Writing Projects GRAMMAR FOCUS Present Tense Verbs (Every Day, A Habit) Examples of Present Tense Verbs Present Tense Spelling (he, she, it + Present Tense) there is / there are Adverbs of Frequency Negatives to be and to have Verbs Negative Regular Verbs 3 Country MY COUNTRY'S FLAG Interview Writing Assignment GRAMMAR FOCUS Prepositions of Place Prepositional Phrases HOLIDAYS IN MY COUNTRY Writing Assignment Interview THE GEOGRAPHY OF MY COUNTRY Writing Assignment Other Writing Topics Writing Projects GRAMMAR FOCUS Clauses Joining Two Clauses More Prepositions Sample Prepositional Phrases Subject-Verb Agreement 4 Culture CHILD-RAISING RESPONSIBILITIES Interview and Writing Assignment Writing Assignment HOW TO PREPARE TYPICAL FOOD Writing Assignment Writing Assignment Collaborative Writing Assignment WEDDING TRADITIONS Writing Assignment OTHER CUSTOMS Other Writing Topics Writing Projects GRAMMAR FOCUS Articles Connectors Chronological (Time) Connectors Imperatives (Giving Directions) Joining Clauses With Connectors 5 Travel Experiences PREPARING FOR A TRIP Writing Assignment Interview LEAVING MY COUNTRY Interview ARRIVAL Writing Assignment Collaborative Writing Assignment Writing Assignment Interview Other Writing Topics Writing Projects GRAMMAR FOCUS Past Tense (-ed) Spelling for Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs - Past Tense (Examples) Verbs of Feeling + Adjectives Negative Past Tense 6 First Impressions, First Problems SURPRISES Writing Assignment Interview FIRST PROBLEMS Writing Assignment Writing Assignment Writing Assignment Writing Assignment Other Writing Topics Writing Projects GRAMMAR FOCUS Adjectives And Adverbs Special Verbs: see, hear, say, tell Special Adverbs: too and very Present Continuous Verbs (Right Now) Past Continuous Verbs (Last Week, Yesterday) 7 Adjustments and Solutions MAKING ADJUSTMENTS Writing Assignment Writing Assignment PERSONAL LETTERS Writing Assignment CHANGES Writing Assignment Writing Assignment Other Writing Topics Writing Projects GRAMMAR FOCUS Infinitive Verbs Special Infinitive Verbs Joining Clauses With Because 8 Similarities and Differences BREAKFASTS SHOPPING Writing Assignment Interview OTHER SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES Writing Assignment Collaborative Writing Assignment Interview Writing Assignment GRAMMAR FOCUS Time Clauses Comparative Adjectives Comparison Structures Contrast Structures Comparison Among Three or More Collaborative Writing Assignment Other Paragraph Topics Writing Projects Appendices Appendix A Some Regular and Irregular English Verbs Appendix B Some English Adjectives and Adverbs Appendix C Spelling Rules for English Adjectives Appendix D Spelling Rules for English Verbs

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