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WRITING
SKILLS
SUCCESS
IN 20 MINUTES
A DAY
WRITING
SKILLS
SUCCESS
IN 20 MINUTES
A DAY
3rd Edition
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NEW
YORK
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Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Writing skills success in 20 minutes a day—3rd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p.).
ISBN 1-57685-495-7 (pbk.)
1. English language—Grammar—Problems, exercises, etc. 2. English
language—Composition and exercises. I. Title: Writing skills success in twenty minutes a
day. II. Title: Writing skills. III. Title.
PE1112.O45 2005
808'.042—dc22
2005044127
Printed in the United States of America
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Contents
INTRODUCTION
PRETEST
LESSON 1
LESSON 2
LESSON 3
LESSON 4
LESSON 5
Capitalization
General rules, specific rules regarding proper nouns and adjectives
Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points
Ending a sentence, alternate uses for periods
Avoiding Faulty Sentences
Sentence fragments, run-on sentences, comma splices
Commas and Sentence Parts
Relating commas to clauses and phrases
Commas That Separate
Independent clauses, items in a series, items in a date or address,
two or more adjectives preceding a noun, contrasting elements and words
Semicolons and Colons
Introductions, subordinate relationships, common confusions
with punctuation
Apostrophes and Dashes
Using apostrophes to show possession or omission; dashes to emphasize
Quotation Marks
Dialogue, direct quotations, other punctuation, double and
single quotation marks
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LESSON 6
53
LESSON 7
LESSON 8
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