Along these lines : writing sentences and paragraphs

For basic writing courses covering sentences and paragraphs. Along These Linesbetter prepares students for their future writing courses! How do you prepare your students for their future writing courses? John Biays and Carol Wershoven believe you offer students constant reinforcement of the writing process. With a conversational tone and a blend of engaging activities, each writing chapter takes students through all of the steps of generating ideas, planning, drafting, and proofreading. Even the grammar chapters include sentence-generating and editing exercises as well as excerpts from powerful writers.

Daniel MeierAthlone G. ClarkVed MehtaJudith Ortiz CoferLillian GwinDavid C. BottiDiane AckermanRonald TakakiStacey WilkinsBen SteinJoseph T. Martorano and John P. KildahlRussell Freedman

Preface	p. xiii
Sentence-Level Skills	p. 1
Chapter 1 The Simple Sentence	p. 1
Recognizing a Sentence	p. 1
Recognizing Verbs	p. 2
Recognizing Subjects	p. 9
More About Recognizing Subjects and Verbs	p. 11
Chapter Test: The Simple Sentence	p. 22
Chapter 2 Beyond the Simple Sentence: Coordination	p. 24
Options for Combining Simple Sentences	p. 25
Option 1 Using a Comma with a Coordinating Conjunction	p. 25
Option 2 Using a Semicolon Between Two Simple Sentences	p. 30
Option 3 Using a Semicolon and a Conjunctive Adverb	p. 33
Chapter Test: Beyond the Simple Sentence: Coordination	p. 42
Chapter 3 Avoiding Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices	p. 44
Run-on Sentences	p. 44
Comma Splices	p. 47
Chapter Test: Avoiding Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices	p. 51
Chapter 4 Beyond the Simple Sentence: Subordination	p. 53
More on Combining Simple Sentences	p. 53
Option 4 Using a Dependent Clause to Begin a Sentence	p. 53
Option 5 Using a Dependent Clause to End a Sentence	p. 54
Chapter Test: Beyond the Simple Sentence: Subordination	p. 62
Chapter 5 Combining Sentences: A Review of Your Options	p. 63
Chapter Test: Combining Sentences	p. 70
Chapter 6 Avoiding Sentence Fragments	p. 71
Recognizing Fragments: Step 1	p. 72
Recognizing Fragments: Step 2	p. 73
Correcting Fragments	p. 77
Chapter Test: Avoiding Sentence Fragments	p. 82
Chapter 7 Using Parallelism in Sentences	p. 84
Achieving Parallelism	p. 85
Chapter Test: Using Parallelism in Sentences	p. 92
Chapter 8 Using Adjectives and Adverbs	p. 93
What Are Adjectives?	p. 93
What Are Adverbs?	p. 97
Chapter Test: Using Adjectives and Adverbs	p. 104
Chapter 9 Correcting Problems with Modifiers	p. 106
Correcting Modifier Problems	p. 108
Reviewing the Steps and the Solutions	p. 112
Chapter Test: Correcting Problems with Modifiers	p. 115
Chapter 10 Verbs: The Four Main Forms	p. 117
Using Standard Verb Forms	p. 117
The Present Tense	p. 118
The Past Tense	p. 122
The Four Main Forms of a Verb	p. 125
Irregular Verbs	p. 128
Chapter Test: Verbs: The Four Main Forms	p. 138
Chapter 11 More on Verb Tenses	p. 140
Helping Verbs and Verb Tenses	p. 140
The Present Progressive Tense	p. 142
The Past Progressive Tense	p. 144
The Present Perfect Tense	p. 145
The Past Perfect Tense	p. 146
Chapter Test: More on Verb Tenses	p. 151
Chapter 12 Verbs: Consistency and Voice	p. 152
Consistent Verb Tenses	p. 152
Passive and Active Voice	p. 155
Chapter Test: Verbs: Consistency and Voice	p. 161
Chapter 13 Making Subjects and Verbs Agree	p. 162
Pronouns Used as Subjects	p. 163
Special Problems with Agreement	p. 164
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree: A Review	p. 174
Chapter Test: Making Subjects and Verbs Agree	p. 180
Chapter 14 Using Pronouns Correctly: Agreement and Reference	p. 182
Agreement of a Pronoun and Its Antecedent	p. 183
Special Problems with Agreement	p. 184
Pronouns and Their Antecedents: Being Clear	p. 190
Chapter Test: Using Pronouns Correctly: Agreement and Reference	p. 195
Chapter 15 Using Pronouns Correctly: Consistency and Case	p. 197
Choosing the Case of Pronouns	p. 201
Problems Choosing Pronoun Case	p. 203
Chapter Test: Using Pronouns Correctly: Consistency and Case	p. 207
Chapter 16 Punctuation	p. 208
The Period	p. 208
The Question Mark	p. 209
The Semicolon	p. 210
The Comma	p. 212
The Apostrophe	p. 223
The Colon	p. 226
The Exclamation Mark	p. 228
The Dash	p. 228
Parentheses	p. 229
The Hyphen	p. 229
Quotation Marks	p. 230
Capital Letters	p. 233
Numbers	p. 237
Abbreviations	p. 237
Chapter 17 Spelling	p. 242
Vowels and Consonants	p. 242
Spelling Rule 1 Doubling a Final Consonant	p. 242
Spelling Rule 2 Dropping the Final e	p. 243
Spelling Rule 3 Changing the Final y to i	p. 244
Spelling Rule 4 Adding -s or -es	p. 245
Spelling Rule 5 Using ie or ei	p. 245
How Do You Spell It? One Word or Two?	p. 248
A List of Commonly Misspelled Words	p. 251
Chapter 18 Words That Sound Alike/Look Alike	p. 254
Words That Sound Alike/Look Alike	p. 254
More Words That Sound Alike/Look Alike	p. 261
Chapter 19 Using Prepositions Correctly	p. 271
Prepositions That Show Time	p. 271
Prepositions to Indicate Place	p. 272
Expressions with Prepositions	p. 272
Writing in Steps: The Process Approach	p. 281
Introduction	p. 281
Learning by Doing	p. 281
Steps Make Writing Easier	p. 281
Contents	p. 282
Chapter 20 Writing a Paragraph: Prewriting-Generating Ideas	p. 283
Beginning the Prewriting	p. 283
Focusing the Prewriting	p. 291
Chapter 21 Writing a Paragraph: Planning-Devising a Plan	p. 301
Checking Your Details	p. 301
Chapter 22 Writing a Paragraph: Drafting-Writing and Revising the Drafts	p. 312
Drafting	p. 312
Chapter 23 Writing a Paragraph: Polishing-Polishing and Proofreading	p. 319
Correcting the Final Draft of a Paragraph	p. 319
Giving Your Paragraph a Title	p. 321
Reviewing the Writing Process	p. 322
Lines of Detail: A Walk-Through Assignment	p. 323
Writing Your Own Paragraph	p. 323
Peer Review Form for a Paragraph	p. 328
Chapter 24 Writing a Narrative Paragraph	p. 329
What Is Narration?	p. 329
Hints for Writing a Narrative Paragraph	p. 332
Writing the Narrative Paragraph in Steps	p. 334
Prewriting Gathering Ideas: Narration	p. 334
Planning Devising a Plan: Narration	p. 344
Drafting Drafting and Revising: Narration	p. 349
Polishing Polishing and Proofreading: Narration	p. 353
Lines of Detail: A Walk-Through Assignment	p. 355
Writing Your Own Narrative Paragraph	p. 357
Peer Review Form for a Narrative Paragraph	p. 360
Chapter 25 Writing a Descriptive Paragraph	p. 361
What Is Description?	p. 361
Hints for Writing a Descriptive Paragraph	p. 361
Writing the Descriptive Paragraph in Steps	p. 368
Prewriting Gathering Ideas: Description	p. 368
Planning Devising a Plan: Description	p. 375
Drafting Drafting and Revising: Description	p. 377
Polishing Polishing and Proofreading: Description	p. 381
Lines of Detail: A Walk-Through Assignment	p. 383
Writing Your Own Descriptive Paragraph	p. 383
Peer Review Form for a Descriptive Paragraph	p. 386
Chapter 26 Writing an Illustration Paragraph	p. 387
What Is Illustration?	p. 387
Knowing What Is Specific and What Is General	p. 387
Prewriting Gathering Ideas: Illustration	p. 390
Planning Devising a Plan: Illustration	p. 395
Drafting Drafting and Revising: Illustration	p. 398
Polishing Polishing and Proofreading: Illustration	p. 401
Lines of Detail: A Walk-Through Assignment	p. 403
Writing Your Own Illustration Paragraph	p. 403
Peer Review Form for an Illustration Paragraph	p. 406
Chapter 27 Writing a Process Paragraph	p. 407
What Is Process?	p. 407
Writing the Process Paragraph in Steps	p. 410
Prewriting Gathering Ideas: Process	p. 410
Planning Devising a Plan: Process	p. 412
Drafting Drafting and Revising: Process	p. 416
Polishing Polishing and Proofreading: Process	p. 421
Lines of Detail: A Walk-Through Assignment	p. 423
Writing Your Own Process Paragraph	p. 424
Peer Review Form for a Process Paragraph	p. 426
Chapter 28 Moving from Paragraphs to Essays	p. 427
What Is an Essay?	p. 427
Comparing the Single Paragraph and the Essay	p. 427
Organizing an Essay	p. 429
Writing the Thesis	p. 429
Writing the Essay in Steps	p. 433
Prewriting Gathering Ideas: An Essay	p. 433
Planning Devising a Plan: An Essay	p. 436
Drafting Drafting and Revising: An Essay	p. 442
Writing the Introduction	p. 442
Writing the Body of the Essay	p. 446
Writing the Conclusion	p. 448
Polishing Polishing and Proofreading: An Essay	p. 457
Lines of Detail: A Walk-Through Assignment	p. 461
Writing Your Own Essay	p. 461
Topics for a Narrative Essay	p. 465
Topics for a Descriptive Essay	p. 465
Topics for an Illustration Essay	p. 465
Topics for a Process Essay	p. 466
Peer Review Form for an Essay	p. 467
Chapter 29 Writing from Reading	p. 468
What Is Writing from Reading?	p. 468
Writing a Reaction to a Reading	p. 480
Writing About Agreement or Disagreement	p. 482
Writing for an Essay Test	p. 484
Writing from Reading: A Summary of Options	p. 486
Lines of Detail: A Walk-Through Assignment	p. 486
Writing Your Own Paragraph	p. 487
Peer Review Form for Writing from Reading	p. 489
Writing from Reading	p. 490
Appendix A Reading Selections to Accompany the Writing Chapters	p. 499
Writing a Paragraph	p. 499
"One Man's Kids"	p. 499
"When Words Get in the Way"	p. 503
Narration	p. 507
"The Baby Myna"	p. 507
"I Fell in Love, Or My Hormones Awakened"	p. 513
Description	p. 518
"I Wish"	p. 518
"The War Within"	p. 520
"The Mute Sense"	p. 523
Illustration	p. 526
"A Different Mirror"	p. 526
"Stop Ordering Me Around"	p. 529
"Why Not Real Awards for Real Achievements?"	p. 533
Process	p. 536
"Say Yes to Yourself"	p. 536
"Coming Over"	p. 540
Appendix B Grammar Practice for ESL Students	p. 546
Nouns and Articles	p. 546
Using Articles with Nouns	p. 547
Nouns or Pronouns Used as Subjects	p. 549
Verbs	p. 550
Necessary Verbs	p. 550
-s Endings	p. 550
-ed Endings	p. 550
Two-Word Verbs	p. 552
Contractions and Verbs	p. 553
Credits	p. 555
Index	p. 557
Photo Assignments to Accompany the Writing Chapters
Writing a Paragraph	p. 327
Writing a Narrative Paragraph	p. 358
Writing a Descriptive Paragraph	p. 385
Writing an Illustration Paragraph	p. 404
Writing a Process Paragraph	p. 425
Moving from Paragraphs to Essays	p. 462

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