Along These Lines : Writing Sentences and Paragraphs » (2nd Edition)

For basic writing courses covering sentences and paragraphs.

Along These Lines better prepares students for their future writing courses!

How do you prepare your students for their future writing courses? John Biays and Carol Wershoven believe you offer students constant reinforcement of the writing process. With a conversational tone and a blend of engaging activities, each writing chapter takes students through all of the steps of generating ideas, planning, drafting, and proofreading. Even the grammar chapters include sentence-generating and editing exercises as well as excerpts from powerful writers.

PART i: Sentence-Level Skills

Chapter 1: The Simple Sentence

Chapter 2: Beyond the Simple Sentence: Coordination

Chapter 3: Avoiding Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices

Chapter 4: Beyond the Simple Sentence: Subordination

Chapter 5: Combining Sentences: A Review of Your Options

Chapter 6: Avoiding Sentence Fragments

Chapter 7: Using Parallelism in Sentences

Chapter 8: Using Adjectives and Adverbs

Chapter 9: Correcting Problems with Modifiers

Chapter 10: Verbs : The Four Main Forms

Chapter 11: More on Verb Tenses

Chapter 12: Verbs: Consistency and Voice

Chapter 13: Making Subjects and Verbs Agree

Chapter 14: Using Pronouns Correctly: Agreement and Reference

Chapter 15: Using Pronouns Correctly: Consistency and Case

Chapter 16: Punctuation

Chapter 17: Spelling

Chapter 18: Words That Sound Alike/Look Alike

Chapter 19: Using Prepositions Correctly

PART Two: Writing in Steps: The Process Approach

Chapter 20: Writing a Paragraph: Prewriting - Generating Ideas

Chapter 21: Writing a Paragraph: Planning - Devising a Plan

Chapter 22: Writing a Paragraph: Drafting - Writing and Revising the Drafts

Chapter 23: Writing a Paragraph: Polishing -- Polishing and Proofreading

Chapter 24: Writing a Narrative Paragraph

Chapter 25: Writing a Descriptive Paragraph

Chapter 26: Writing an Illustration Paragraph

Chapter 27: Writing a Process Paragraph

Chapter 28: Moving From Paragraphs to Essays

Chapter 29: Writing from Reading

Appendix a: Reading Selections to Accompany the Writing Chapters

Appendix b: Grammar Practice for ESL Students