Part One: Sentence-Level Skills 1. The Simple Sentence2. Beyond the Simple Sentence: Coordination3. Avoiding Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices4. Beyond the Simple Sentence: Subordination5. Combining Sentences: A Review of Your Options6. Avoiding Sentence Fragments7. Using Parallelism in Sentences8. Using Adjectives and Adverbs9. Correcting Problems with Modifiers10. Verbs: The Four Main Verbs11. More on Verb Tenses12. Verbs: Consistency and Voice13. Making Subjects and Verbs Agree14. Using Pronouns Correctly: Agreement and Reference15. Using Pronouns Correctly: Consistency and Case16. Punctuation17. Spelling18. Words that Sound Alike/Look Alike19. Using Prepositions Correctly Part II: Writing in Stages: The Process Approach20. Writing a Paragraph: Prewriting21. Writing a Paragraph: Planning22. Writing a Paragraph: Drafting and Revising23. Writing a Paragraph: Proofreading24. Writing a Narrative Paragraph25. Writing a Descriptive Paragraph26. Writing an Illustration Paragraph27. Writing a Process Paragraph28. Moving from Paragraphs to Essays29. Writing from Reading Appendix A: Readings for WritersAppendix B: Grammar Practice for Nonnative Speakers