English That Works
Note: Each chapter concludes with a Worksheet. I. Sentence Fundamentals 1. Parts of Speech Prepositions Conjunctions Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs 2. Subjects and Verbs Subjects Verbs Identifying the Subject Compound Subjects and Verbs 3. Sentence Types and Patterns Statements Questions Commands Exclamations Sentence Patterns 4. Verbals Infinitives Gerunds Participles Verbal Phrases 5. Phrases and Clauses Phrases Clauses Sentence Structure II. Punctuation 6. Compound Sentences The Comma The Comma in a Compound Sentence The Semicolon in a Compound Sentence 7. Introductory Words, Phrases, and Clauses Types of Introductory Elements 8. Series and Equal Adjectives Commas in a Series Semicolons in a Series Equal Adjectives 9. Double-Comma Rules Direct Address Transitions Appositives Adjective Clauses Participial Phrases 10. Less Common Punctuation Colon Dashes Parentheses Quotation Marks Summary: The Most Important Punctuation Rules III. Spelling and Style Points 11. Troublesome Words: Spelling and Usage Easily Confused Words 12. Plurals 13. Apostrophes Ownership Contractions 14. Numbers Two Basic Rules Special Rules 15. Hyphens Compound Adjectives Word Division 16. Capitalization Persons Places Things 17. Abbreviations Names of Persons Names of Companies and Organizations Names of Places Dates Time Weights and Measurements Latin Abbreviations IV. Grammar 18. Verbs Review Principal Parts of Verbs Active and Passive Voice 19. Personal Pronouns Nominative Case Objective Case Possessive Case Use of Who and Whom Whoever and Whomever 20. Agreement of Pronouns Indefinite Pronouns Gender with Pronouns 21. Subject-Verb Agreement Compound Subjects Collective Nouns Amounts Names of Organizations or Publications Subjects That Follow Verbs Key Words Indefinite Pronouns Relative Pronouns (Who, Which, That) 22. Adjectives and Adverbs Action Verbs (Adverbs), Linking Verbs (Adjectives) Comparing Adjectives and Adverbs Double Negatives V. Effective Business Writing 23. The Five C's and Formats The Five C's of Good Business Writing Business Letters: Parts and Formats Review Tests Index