Easy Writer

THE EASY WRITER: Formal Writing for Academic Purposes

Good writing is a skill that must be understood and mastered. Language is power, and mastery of language skills can make you a powerful person.

No matter what discipline you are writing for, your choice of language, attention to detail and appropriate conventions of writing, as well the presentation of your work will indicate your attitude to your reader.

The early chapters of The Easy Writer focus on fundamental grammar that is the basis of all persuasive writing.

English grammar is a fascinating subject, and the more you learn, the more fascinating it is. The Easy Writer does not attempt to deal with all aspects of English grammar. It focuses on the requirements for accurate and concise formal writing.

Unlike many other about writing, The Easy Writer emphasises the simple sentence because, this is where most writing problems occur. The first four chapters are focus on the simple sentence and there are many exercises in those chapters. If you have a thorough understanding of the simple sentence, the rest, including paragraphs and essays, becomes much easier.

The topics covered in the sixteen chapters are as follows:

Chapter 1: Simple sentences
Chapter 2: More about simple sentences
Chapter 3: Subject-verb agreement
Chapter 4: Fragments and phrases
Chapter 5: Compound sentences
Chapter 6: Complex sentences
Chapter 7: Fragments and run-ons
Chapter 8: More about verbs
Chapter 9: Working with pronouns
Chapter 10: Parallel construction
Chapter 11: Capitalisation and punctuation
Chapter 12: Word use and word choice
Chapter 13: Using direct and indirect quotations
Chapter 14: Paragraph structure 1
Chapter 15: Paragraph structure 2
Chapter 16: The formal essay

BOOK INFORMATION

Author(s): Winifred Belmont & Michael Sharky
ISBN: 090824455X
Year: 2004
Pages: 384

Price: A$50.00

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