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Writing for Success

Writing for Success is a text that provides instruction in steps, builds writing, reading, and critical thinking, and combines comprehensive grammar review with an introduction to paragraph writing and composition. Beginning with the sentence and its essential elements, this book addresses each concept with clear, concise and effective examples that are immediately reinforced with exercises and opportunities to demonstrate, and reinforce, learning.

Humanities
Publisher
LibreTexts
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Language
EN
Category
English
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Contents· 79 sections
  1. 01: Introduction to Writing
  2. 1.01: Reading and Writing in College
  3. 1.02: Developing Study Skills
  4. 1.03: Becoming a Successful College Writer
  5. 1.E: Introduction to Writing (Exercises)
  6. 02: Writing Basics - What Makes a Good Sentence
  7. 2..E: 2.E: Writing Basics - What Makes a Good Sentence (Exercises)
  8. 2.01: Sentence Writing
  9. 2.02: Subject-Verb Agreement
  10. 2.03: Verb Tense
  11. 2.04: Capitalization
  12. 2.05: Pronouns
  13. 2.06: Adjectives and Adverbs
  14. 2.07: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
  15. 03: Punctuation
  16. 3..E: 3.E: Punctuation (Exercises)
  17. 3.01: Commas
  18. 3.02: Semicolons
  19. 3.03: Colons
  20. 3.04: Quotes
  21. 3.05: Apostrophes
  22. 3.06: Parentheses
  23. 3.07: Dashes
  24. 3.08: Hyphens
  25. 04: Working with Words - Which Word Is Right
  26. 4..E: 4.E: Working with Words - Which Word Is Right (Exercises)
  27. 4.01: Commonly Confused Words
  28. 4.02: Spelling
  29. 4.03: Word Choice
  30. 4.04: Prefixes and Suffixes
  31. 4.05: Synonyms and Antonyms
  32. 4.06: Using Context Clues
  33. 05: Help for English Language Learners
  34. 5..E: 5.E: Help for English Language Learners (Exercises)
  35. 5.01: Word Order
  36. 5.02: Negative Statements
  37. 5.03: Count and Noncount Nouns and Articles
  38. 5.04: Pronouns
  39. 5.05: Verb Tenses
  40. 5.06: Modal Auxiliaries
  41. 5.07: Prepositions
  42. 5.08: Slang and Idioms
  43. 06: Writing Paragraphs - Separating Ideas and Shaping Content
  44. 6..E: 6.E: Writing Paragraphs - Separating Ideas and Shaping Content (Exercises)
  45. 6.01: Purpose Audience Tone and Content
  46. 6.02: Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph
  47. 07: Refining Your Writing - How Do I Improve My Writing Technique
  48. 7..E: 7.E: Refining Your Writing - How Do I Improve My Writing Technique (Exercises)
  49. 7.01: Sentence Variety
  50. 7.02: Coordination and Subordination
  51. 7.03: Parallelism
  52. 08: The Writing Process - How Do I Begin
  53. 8..E: 8.E: The Writing Process - How Do I Begin (Exercises)
  54. 8.01: Apply Prewriting Models
  55. 8.02: Outlining
  56. 8.03: Drafting
  57. 8.04: Revising and Editing
  58. 09: Rhetorical Modes
  59. 9..E: 9.E: Rhetorical Modes (Exercises)
  60. 9.01: Narration
  61. 9.02: Illustration
  62. 9.03: Description
  63. 9.04: Classification
  64. 9.05: Process Analysis
  65. 9.06: Definition
  66. 9.07: Comparison and Contrast
  67. 9.08: Cause and Effect
  68. 9.09: Persuasion
  69. 10: Readings - Examples of Essays
  70. 10.01: Introduction to Sample Essays
  71. 10.02: Narrative Essay
  72. 10.03: Illustration Essay
  73. 10.04: Descriptive Essay
  74. 10.05: Classification Essay
  75. 10.06: Process Analysis Essay
  76. 10.07: Definition Essay
  77. 10.08: Compare-and-Contrast Essay
  78. 10.09: Cause-and-Effect Essay
  79. 10.10: Persuasive Essay