CliffsNotes Writing: Grammar, Usage, and Style Quick Review, 3rd Edition (Cliffs Quick Review (Paperback))

TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
INTRODUCTION
	How This Book Will Help You
	How to Use This Book
	Hundreds of Practice Questions Online!
CHAPTER 1: NOUN: PERSON, PLACE, THING, IDEA, OR ACTIVITY
	Proper Nouns
	Verbs Used as Nouns
	Collective Nouns
	Singular and Plural Nouns
	Possessive Case of Nouns
	Agreement of Nouns and Verbs
CHAPTER 2: VERB: WORD OR PHRASE EXPRESSING ACTION OR STATE OF BEING
	Action Verbs and Linking Verbs
	Active Voice and Passive Voice
	Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
	Verbals: Gerunds, Infinitives, and Participles
	Forming Verb Tenses
	Using the Tenses
	Moods of the Verb
	Problems with Verbs
CHAPTER 3: PRONOUN: WORD USED IN PLACE OF A NOUN
	Pronouns
	Pronoun Case
	Subjective Case of Pronouns
	Objective Case of Pronouns
	Choosing Between Subjective Case and Objective Case
	Possessive Case of Pronouns
	Possessive Pronouns with Gerunds
	Pronoun Reference
	Pronoun Agreement
	Sexism in Pronouns: He or She?
CHAPTER 4: MODIFIERS: ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, AND COMPOUND MODIFIERS
	Modifiers
	When to Use Modifiers
	Forming the Comparative and Superlative Degrees
	Adjectives and Adverbs That Should Not Be Compared
	Spelling Compound Words
	Words with Prefixes and Suffixes
CHAPTER 5: CONNECTING WORDS AND PHRASES: PREPOSITIONS, CONJUNCTIONS, AND INTERJECTIONS
	Prepositions
	Defining Conjunctions
	Using Interjections
CHAPTER 6: PHRASES, CLAUSES, AND SENTENCES
	Prepositional Phrases
	Phrases Containing Verbals
	Types of Clauses
	Sentences
CHAPTER 7: COMMON SENTENCE ERRORS
	Run-On Sentences
	Sentence Fragments
	Subject-Predicate (Verb) Agreement
	Placement of Modifiers in a Sentence
	Parallel Sentence Structures
	Combining Sentences
	Varying Word Order in Sentences
CHAPTER 8: PERIODS, QUESTION MARKS, AND EXCLAMATION MARKS
	Uses of the Period
	Uses of the Question Mark
	Problems with Question Marks
	Uses of the Exclamation Mark
	Problems with Exclamation Marks
CHAPTER 9: COMMAS, SEMICOLONS, AND COLONS
	Uses of the Comma
	Problems with Commas
	Uses of the Semicolon
	Problems with Semicolons
	Uses of the Colon
	Problems with Colons
CHAPTER 10: DASHES, PARENTHESES, AND QUOTATION MARKS
	Uses of the Dash
	Problems with Dashes
	Uses of Parentheses
	Problems with Parentheses
	Uses of Quotation Marks
	Problems with Quotation Marks
	Uses of an Ellipsis
CHAPTER 11: IDIOMS, CLICHÉS, JARGON, SLANG, EUPHEMISMS, AND WORDINESS
	Idioms
	Clichés
	Jargon and Buzzwords
	Slang Expressions
	Euphemisms
	Wordiness
CHAPTER 12: HOW TO BEGIN A WRITING ASSIGNMENT
	Steps in Writing
	Types of Writing
	Understanding Your Assignment
	Understanding Your Audience
	Guidelines for Choosing a Topic
	Avoiding Fallacies
	Identifying the Main Idea
CHAPTER 13: HOW TO RESEARCH AND ORGANIZE YOUR WRITING
	Finding Examples and Evidence
	The Importance of Specific Details
	The Writing Assignment
CHAPTER 14: WRITING: FROM INTRODUCTION TO CONCLUSION
	Working from a Thesis Statement
	Outlines
	Getting Started
	Introductions
	Paragraphs
	Conclusions
CHAPTER 15: REVISING AND EDITING
	Titles
	Reviewing the First Draft
	Preparing the Final Draft
	Checklists for Improving Your First Draft
REVIEW QUESTIONS
RESOURCE CENTER
	Books About Writing
	Online Resources
GLOSSARY
APPENDIX: FREQUENTLY CONFUSED WORDS
INDEX