English essentials : the wouldn't-be-without-it guide to writing well / Mem Fox & Lyn Wilkinson
- Bib ID:
- 1316367
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Fox, Mem, 1946-
- Description:
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- South Melbourne : Macmillan Education Australia, 1993
- x, 180 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0732919126 (paperback)
- Summary:
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This practical book covers the essentials of English in a witty and imaginative way. It explains rules of grammar, punctuation and spelling in the context of current language conventions and the student's own writing purpose. Each point of language use is illustrated by example sentences and passages that are entertaining as well as informative. The book identifies many common errors and shows how to avoid them. "English Essentials" gives students control over their own literacy and learning by providing them with an indispensable guide to writing well. It is suitable as both a class text and personal reference for writers aged fifteen and over.
- Full contents:
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- 1. Elements of effective writing
- 2. Getting started
- 3. Drafting
- 4. The nitty-gritty of rewriting
- 5. Language and its conventions
- 6. Basic terms
- 7. Nouns and pronouns
- 8. Adjectives and adverbs
- 9. Verbs
- 10. So what's a sentence, anyway?
- 11. Three big problems in sentences
- 12. The basics of punctuation
- 13. Punctuating speech
- 14. The apostrophe of possession
- 15. Getting spelling right
- 16. Proofreading with care
- 17. The writer as a speaker
- 18. Is it this or is it that?
- 19. The effective writing checklist
- 20. Writers and the writing process
- The last word.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- For secondary school students.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Wilkinson, Lyn
- Also Titled:
- Wouldn't-be-without-it guide to writing well
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1993
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