Communication Skills for the Processing of Words
Unit 1: Commas. Parenthetical Expressions. Appositives. Additional Explanatory Expressions. Direct Address. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Unit 2: Commas (Continued). Items in a Series. Introductory Phrases and Clauses. Conjunctions. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Unit 3: Commas (Concluded). Dashes and Hyphens. Coordinate Adjectives. Nonrestrictive Clauses. Afterthoughts and Sentence Interruptions. Hyphens: Compound Adjectives. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Unit 4: Semicolons. Replacing Conjunctions. Before Conjunctions in Compound Sentences. Before Transitional Words or Phrases. Between Items in a Series. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Unit 5: Apostrophes. Possessives: Nouns Not Ending in S. Possessives: Plural Nouns Ending in S. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Unit 6: Apostrophes (Concluded). Possessives: Singular Nouns Ending in S. Possessives: Joint and Separate Ownership. Contractions. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Unit 7: Colons. After Salutations and between Word Originator's and Keyboarder's Initials. After As Follows and The Following in Independent Clauses. After Introductory Independent Clauses. Between Hours and Minutes Expressed in Numerals. Before Quotations That Are Preceded by Independent Clauses. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Unit 8: Quotation Marks. Direct Quotations. Quotations after Independent Clauses. Quotation Marks with Periods. Commas. Semicolons. and Colons. Quotation Marks with Question Marks and Exclamation Points. Titles of Publications. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Unit 9: Homonyms. Homonyms. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Unit 10: Numbers. Numbers from One through Ten and Above. Related Numbers. Numbers at the Beginning of Sentences. Indefinite or Approximate Amounts. Dates. Ordinals. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Unit 11: Numbers (Concluded). Money Amounts. Adjacent Numbers. Percentages and Time. Building and Street Numbers. Dimensions, Weight, Quantities, and Sizes. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Unit 12: Capitalization. Parts of Proper Nouns. Organizational Terms. Persons' Titles Preceding Names. Persons' Titles Following Names. Persons' Titles That Stand Alone. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Unit 13: Capitalization (Concluded). Place Names and Geographic Terms. Titles of Books, Magazines, and Articles. Names of Seasons. Trade Names. Words before Figures. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Unit 14: Misused Words. Accept, Except. Advice, Advise. Affect, Effect. All Ready, Already. All Together, Altogether. Among, Between. Angry, Mad. Any, Either. Bad, Badly. Beside, Besides. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Unit 15: Misused Words (Concluded). Better, Best. Differ From, Differ With. Farther, Further. Fewer, Less. Lay, Lie. Loose, Lose. May Be, Maybe. Passed, Past (Also listed as a homonym in Unit 9). Real. Very Recent, Resent. Some Time, Sometime. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Unit 16: Troublesome Pronouns. Personal Pronouns after Verb To Be. Personal Pronouns as Part of Compound Subjects. Personal Pronouns after Prepositions. Personal Pronouns as Objects of Verbs. Personal Pronouns after As or Than. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Unit 17: Troublesome Pronouns (Concluded). Generic Pronouns. Singular Personal Pronouns. Personal Pronouns before Verbs Ending in -ing. Relative Pronouns Who and Whom. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Unit 18: Subject and Verb Agreement. Singular and Plural Subjects. Subjects and Verbs Separated by Intervening Words. Collective Nouns. Either-Or. Neither-Nor. Special Cases. A Number. The Number. Firm Names. Sentence Exercise. Word Processing Assignments. Dictionary Usage. On the Alert A. On the Alert B. Proof of Mastery A. Proof of Mastery B. Reference Guide. Achievement Reviews. Index.