Writing academic English

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Writing academic English

Alice Oshima, Ann Hogue

Longman, c1999

3rd ed

  • : pbk
  • Answer key

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Academic English

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Includes index

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This best-selling series takes the mystery out of the composition process as it helps college-bound and college-level ESL students quickly improve their ability to write effectively in English. Addressing organization, rhetoric, grammar and mechanics, and sentence structure, these texts offer clear steps, numerous models, and many opportunities for writing practice

Table of Contents

Preface To the Student Acknowledgments PART I Writing a Paragraph 1 The Process of Academic Writing Introduction The Writing Process, Stage I: Prewriting Step 1: Choosing and Narrowing a Topic Step 2: Brainstorming The Writing Process, Stage II: Planning (Outlining) Step 1: Making Sublists Step 2: Writing the Topic Sentence The Writing Process, Stage III: Writing and Revising Drafts Step 1: Writing the First Rough Draft Step 2: Revising Content and Organization Step 3: Proofreading the Second Draft Step 4: Writing the Final Copy Review 2 What Is a Paragraph? An Overview Introduction Paragraph Structure The Three Parts of a Paragraph Unity and Coherence The Finished Assignment Format Writing on a Computer How to Write a Title The Topic Sentence Position of Topic Sentences The Two Parts of a Topic Sentence Writing Topic Sentences The Concluding Sentence Review 3 Unity and Outlining Unity Paragraph Outlining The "Parallel Form" Rule The "Equivalent Value" Rule: Outlines with Details Review 4 Coherence Introduction Repetition of Key Nouns Use of Consistent Pronouns Transition Signals Types of Transition Signals Logical Order Review 5 Kinds of Logical Order Introduction Chronological Order Topic Sentences for Chronological Order Transition Signals for Chronological Order Logical Division of Ideas/Order of Importance Transition Signals for Logical Division of Ideas Transition Signals for Order of Importance Topic Sentences for Logical Division/Order of Importance Two Topic Sentence Tips Comparison/Contrast Transition Signals for Comparison/Contrast Review 6 Concrete Support I Introduction Facts versus Opinions Concrete Supporting Details Examples/Extended Examples Statistics Review 7 Concrete Support II Quotations, Paraphrases, and Summaries Quotations Paraphrases Summaries Documenting Sources of Information In-Text Citations List of Works Cited Review PART II Writing an Essay 8 The Essay Writing an Essay The Introductory Paragraph The Concluding Paragraph The Essay Body: Outlining Transition Signals between Paragraphs The Writing Process Writing and Revising an Essay The Writer's Changes to the First Draft The Writer's Changes to the Second Draft Review 9 Patterns of Essay Organization Introduction Chronological Order Organization for Chronological Order Logical Division of Ideas Organization for Logical Division of Ideas Cause and Effect Order Organization for Cause and Effect Order Block Organization with Transition Paragraphs Chain Organization Cause and Effect Structure Words Comparison and Contrast Order Comparison Structure Vocabulary Organization for Comparison and Contrast Order Review PART III Sentence Structure 10 Types of Sentences Clauses Independent Clauses Dependent Clauses Clause Connections Kinds of Sentences Simple Sentences Compound Sentences Complex Sentences Compound-Complex Sentences Compound Sentences (Coordination) versus Complex Sentences (Subordination) Review Parallelism Coordinators - And, Or, But Correlative Conjunctions Sentence Problems Sentence Fragments Choppy Sentences Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices Stringy Sentences Review 11 Noun Clauses Introduction Types of Noun Clauses Sequence of Tenses That-Clauses Subjunctive Noun Clauses Wh-Word Clauses If / Whether-Clauses Review 12 Adverbial Clauses Introduction Types of Adverbial Clauses Time Clauses Place Clauses Manner, Distance, and Frequency Clauses Reason Clauses Result Clauses Purpose Clauses Concession (Unexpected Result) Clauses Contrast (Direct Opposition ) Clauses Review 13 Relative Clauses Introduction Relative Pronouns and Adverbs Position of Relative Clauses Verb Agreement in Relative Clauses Punctuation of Relative Clauses Relative Pronouns as Subjects Relative Pronouns as Objects Possessive Relative Clauses Subject Pattern Object Pattern Relative Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions Relative Pronouns in Phrases of Quantity and Quality Adverbial Relative Clauses Review 14 Participial Phrases Participles Participial Phrases Participial Phrases from Relative Clauses Position and Punctuation Participial Phrases General Form Participles - Active Voice General Form Participles - Passive Voice Continuous Form Participles Perfect Form Participles Participial Phrases from Adverbial Clauses Reducing Adverbial Clauses to Participial Phrases Review Appendix A: Punctuation Appendix B: Chart of Transition Signals Appendix C: Writing under Pressure Appendix D: Correction Symbols Index

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