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List of contents
1.An Overview of Writing Techniques.
Audience and Purpose.
Writing for Various Purposes.
The Writing Process.
Prewriting to Discover Ideas.
Overcoming Writer's Block.
Keeping a Reading List and Log.
Developing a Style with Variety.
Format Guidelines.
2.The Mechanics of Writing.
Introduction to Sentences.
Types of Sentences.
Avoiding Fragments.
Avoiding Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences.
Subject-Verb Agreement.
Pronoun Basics.
More about Pronouns.
Irregular Verbs.
Passive Voice and Active Voice.
Spelling Patterns.
Confusing Words.
Apostrophes.
Commas.
Semicolons, Colons, and Dashes.
Quotation Marks.
Capitalization.
3.Types of Writing.
Paragraphs.
Essays.
Journal Writing.
Responding to Literature.
Research Papers.
MLA Documentation.
Online Communication.
4.ESL Issues.
Increasing Your Vocabulary with Idioms.
Articles - a, an, and the.
Prepositions.
Helping Verbs.
Present Tenses.
Past Tenses.
Future Tenses.
Modal Verbs and More.
Verbs Followed by Infinitives, -ing Forms, and Related Constructions.
Summary
Check It Out and its accompanying workbook offer basic writing students a simple and straightforward reference handbook and separate exercise book for understanding the most commonly encountered grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure difficulties. The authors avoid introducing unnecessarily complex grammar terminology, while ensuring that all explanations are thorough and concise. In addition to the sections on sentence level concerns, the text also provides brief introductions to the writing process and types of college writing. A separate section considers the special needs of ESL students.
