Great Sentences for Great Paragraphs

, by Folse, Keith S.; Muchmore-Vokoun, April

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ISBN: 9780618444168 | 0618444165
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 6/16/2004

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The Second Edition ofGreat Sentences for Great Paragraphsteaches beginning- and low-intermediate-level students the grammar needed for accurate sentence construction and the basics of paragraph development. The text uses sample paragraphs to provide students with authentic input regarding English composition, paragraph organization, and cohesion. In addition, contextualized grammar activities, suggestions for additional writing practice, journal-writing assignments, and an emphasis on peer editing all work together to help students develop academic writing skills. TheWord Buildingfeature offers practice with common suffixes and helps students develop a rich vocabulary. Building Better Sentencesencourages students to practice constructing and combining sentences--the cornerstones of good paragraph writing. Many guided writing activities are supported by additional online material and provide independent practice of targeted structures. Activities with additional web-based content are indicated by icons in the text. Quizzes on the instructor web site help you assess student progress.

Overview

Understanding Sentence Basics

(37)

What Is a Sentence?

(2)

Working with Sentences

(12)

Writer's Note: Begin a Sentence with a Capital Letter

(1)

Writer's Note: End a Sentence with a Period

(3)

Writer's Note: Using Capital Letters

(1)

Writer's Note: Question Marks

(1)

Writer's Note: Prepositions of Place-AT, ON, and IN

(2)

Writer's Note: Exclamation Points

(4)

The Parts of a Sentence

(9)

Sentence Development: The Simple Sentence

(1)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Subjects, Verbs, and Objects

(2)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: The Verb Be

(4)

Writer's Note: Using Supporting Ideas with There Is/There Are Sentences

(2)

Sentences in Paragraphs

(6)

Writer's Note: Sentences and Paragraphs

(1)

Writer's Note: The Title of a Paragraph

(5)

Word Building

(1)

Building Better Sentences

(3)

Editing

(1)

Writer's Note: Self-Editing

(1)

Writer's Note: Peer Editing for the Writer

(1)

Writer's Note: Peer Editing for the Reader

(1)

Journal Writing

(2)

Writer's Note: Journal Writing---Write, Write, Write!

(2)

Sample Journal

(2)

Connecting Sentences and Paragraphs

(29)

Sentences: Using Adjectives

(4)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Word Order: Adjectives Before Nouns

(2)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Word Order: Adjectives After the Verb Be

(2)

What Is a Paragraph?

(1)

Working with the Whole Paragraph

(7)

Writer's Note: Topic Sentence

(3)

Writer's Note: Indent the First Line of Every Paragraph

(4)

Working with Topic Sentences

(4)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Subject Pronouns

(1)

Writer's Note: Writing About People: Proper Nouns and Subject Pronouns

(1)

Working with the Body of the Paragraph

(7)

Writer's Note: Supporting Sentences: The Body of a Paragraph

(3)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Possessive Adjectives

(2)

Writer's Note: Check for the Verb

(2)

Working with Concluding Sentences

(3)

Word Building

(1)

Building Better Sentences

(4)

Writing About the Present

(25)

Begin with the Present Tense

(11)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Simple Present Tense: Statements and Questions

(2)

Writer's Note: Using Contractions

(5)

Writer's Note: Review of There Is and There Are

(4)

Negatives and the Present Tense

(1)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Present Tense Verb Forms: Negatives

(1)

Sentences with Object Pronouns

(3)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Object Pronouns

(3)

Sentence Types: Simple and Compound

(6)

Sentence Development: Simple and Compound Sentences

(2)

Writer's Note: Brainstorming Why Questions

(1)

Writer's Note: Brainstorming with Questions

(2)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Using A and An with Count Nouns

(2)

Word Building

(1)

Building Better Sentences

(3)

Writing About the Past

(22)

Begin with the Past Tense

(7)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Simple Past Tense: Statements and Questions

(2)

Writer's Note: Time Phrases with Past Tense

(5)

Irregular Past Tense Verbs

(5)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Past Tense of Irregular Verbs

(3)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Making Be Negative

102

(1)

Writer's Note: Using Contractions

102

(1)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Other Negative Verbs

103

(1)

Negative Verb Review

104

(2)

Compound Sentences with But

106

(5)

Sentence Development: Compound Sentences with But

106

(5)

Word Building

111

(1)

Building Better Sentences

112

(2)

Describing Actions

114

(19)

Using the Present Progressive

114

(5)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Present Progressive Tense for Current Actions

114

(5)

Using the Connector And

119

(3)

Sentence Development: Compound Sentences with And

119

(3)

Using the Connector So

122

(5)

Sentence Development: Compound Sentences with So

122

(4)

Writer's Note: Use Sentence Variety

126

(1)

Adverbs

127

(3)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Common Adverbs of Manner

127

(3)

Word Building

130

(1)

Building Better Sentences

130

(3)

Writing About the Future

133

(27)

Talking About the Future

133

(6)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Be Going To: Statements and Questions

133

(4)

Writer's Note: Don't Use Gonna in Writing

137

(1)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Will: Statements and Questions

137

(2)

Using Time Words

139

(3)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Time Words and Phrases

140

(2)

Be Going To and Will with Negatives

142

(2)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Be Going To and Will: Negative

142

(2)

Complex Sentences

144

(2)

Sentence Development: Sentence Variety: Complex Sentences

144

(1)

Writer's Note: Verbs in Complex Sentences

145

(1)

Articles A, An, The

146

(5)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Using Articles in a Sentence

147

(1)

Writer's Note: Singular Count Nouns and Modifiers

148

(3)

Questions and Answers: Structures with Because

151

(6)

Sentence Development: Answering Questions with Because

151

(3)

Writer's Note: Use Commas Between Words in a List

154

(3)

Word Building

157

(1)

Building Better Sentences

157

(3)

Writing Sentences with Adjective Clauses and Place Phrases

160

(22)

Writing with Adjective Clauses

160

(13)

Sentence Development: Combining Sentences with Adjective Clauses: Who and That

162

(2)

Writer's Note: Use Who or That for People

164

(5)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Using Modals to Add Meaning

169

(4)

Understanding Place Phrases

173

(5)

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Prepositional Phrases of Place

173

(5)

Word Building

178

(1)

Building Better Sentences

179

(3)

More Practice with Sentences and Paragraphs

182

(24)

Practice with Sentences and Paragraphs

182

(15)

Writer's Note: Add Interest to Your Writing

191

(6)

Writer's Note: Words That Express an Opinion

197

(1)

Responding to Issues in the News

197

(6)

Writer's Note: Should and the Tone of Verbs

200

(1)

Writer's Note: Editing

201

(2)

Writer's Note: Vary Your Vocabulary

203

(1)

Word Building

203

(3)

Appendixes

206

(65)

Appendix 1 Definitions of Useful Language Terms

208

(2)

Appendix 2 Review of Verb Tenses

210

(2)

Appendix 3 Capitalization Rules

212

(2)

Appendix 4 Spelling Rules for Regular Past Tense Verbs

214

(2)

Appendix 5 Irregular Past Tense Verbs

216

(2)

Appendix 6 Spelling of the -ing (present participle) Form of Verbs

218

(2)

Appendix 7 Common Stative, or Nonaction, Verbs

220

(1)

Appendix 8 Definite Article The

221

(2)

Appendix 9 Common Noncount Nouns

223

(1)

Appendix 10 Possessive Adjectives

224

(1)

Appendix 11 Quantifiers

225

(1)

Appendix 12 The Prepositions At, On, and In

226

(3)

Appendix 13 Connectors

229

(2)

Appendix 14 Some Common Comma Rules

231

(2)

Appendix 15 Order of Adjectives

233

(1)

Appendix 16 Building Better Sentences

234

(8)

Appendix 17 Extra Writing Activities

242

(10)

Appendix 18 Peer Editing Sheets

252

(19)

Index

271

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Great Sentences for Great Paragraphs

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