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1988

Format:	Book
Author:	Diamond, Harriet.
Title:	English the easy way / by Harriet Diamond and Phyllis Dutwin.
Edition:	Second edition.
Publisher, Date:	New York, New York : Barron's Educational Series, [1988] ©1988
Description:	viii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm illustration
Subjects:	English language -- Grammar -- 1950- English language -- Usage. High interest-low vocabulary books.
Other Author:	Dutwin, Phyllis.
LCCN:	88006301
ISBN:	0812033477
Other Number:	17732761
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Summary

ALL THE ESSENTIALS IN ONE CLEAR VOLUME Translating coherent thinking into effective expression Vocabulary building exercises Mastering business and personal correspondence Analysis charts help you pinpoint and correct your weaknesses Sentence Structure Spelling Tips Grammar and Punctuation Capitalization Word Usage Verb Tenses . . . and much more

Table of Contents

	Introduction	p. vii
	Effective Use of This Book	p. vii
1.	The Simplest Complete Thought	p. 1
	What You've Always Known	p. 1
	Recognizing Complete and Incomplete Thoughts	p. 5
	Action Words: Special Problems	p. 7
2.	Performer and Action: Understanding Time and Number	p. 15
	Understanding Time	p. 15
	Understanding Number	p. 17
3.	Adding Descriptive Words	p. 24
	Descriptive Words: Adding Meaning	p. 24
	Descriptive Words: Special Problems	p. 27
4.	Using Descriptive Words Correctly	p. 31
	Descriptive Words: Using Comparison	p. 31
5.	Adding Descriptive Phrases	p. 37
	Descriptive Phrases: Adding Meaning	p. 37
	Descriptive Phrases: Correct Placement	p. 39
6.	Cumulative Review	p. 45
7.	Linking Words	p. 54
	The Flink Is Pretty: The Subject Is Being, Not Doing	p. 54
	Subject and Linking Word: Agreement in Number	p. 58
	The Missing Link(ing Word)	p. 62
8.	Agreement: Special Problems	p. 66
	Rules Concerning Special Problems of Agreement	p. 67
9.	Time: Special Problems	p. 78
	Common Misuses of Has and Have	p. 79
	Common Misuses of Had	p. 80
	Common Misuses of Will Have	p. 81
	Common Errors Regarding Simultaneous Actions	p. 82
10.	Pronouns	p. 92
	Rules Concerning Pronoun Usage	p. 92
11.	Cumulative Review	p. 105
12.	Balanced Sentences	p. 116
	Understanding Correct Sentence Structure	p. 116
13.	Punctuation	p. 125
	End Marks	p. 125
	Commas	p. 126
	Semicolons	p. 131
14.	Cumulative Review	p. 137
15.	Effective Expression	p. 150
	Style and Clarity	p. 150
	Problems With Logic	p. 161
16.	More Punctuation	p. 166
	Quotation Marks	p. 166
	Other Marks of Punctuation: Colon, Hyphen, Apostrophe, Dash, Parentheses, Brackets	p. 172
17.	Capitalization	p. 181
	Survey Test	p. 183
18.	Spelling	p. 192
	Building Blocks of Words: Consonants, Vowels, Syllables	p. 193
	Rules Concerning Spelling	p. 194
	The Role of Accent Marks	p. 197
	Spelling Review	p. 202
	Commonly Misspelled Words	p. 216
19.	Building Vocabulary	p. 225
	Some Facts About Vocabulary	p. 225
	Building Your Vocabulary With Prefixes	p. 228
	Building Your Vocabulary With Action and Descriptive Words	p. 230
20.	Word Usage	p. 233
	Commonly Misused Words	p. 233
	Words and Phrases to Avoid	p. 257
21.	Cumulative Review	p. 261
22.	Writing Right	p. 285
	Thinking Before You Write	p. 286
	Who Is Your Reader?	p. 287
	Letters	p. 288
	Business Letter Format	p. 290
	Memoranda	p. 295
	Reports and Proposals	p. 299
	Essays	p. 305
	Editing and Rewriting	p. 306
	Summary of Steps to Simplify and Clarify Your Writing	p. 310
	Writer's Block	p. 312
23.	Final Review	p. 318

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