Sentence Dynamics: An English Skills Workbook
Immel/Sacks Sentence Dynamics, Seventh Edition\ Through six editions, Sentence Dynamics has empowered students to overcome roadblocks to correct writing. The seventh edition continues this precedent; here’s how:\ \ positive reinforcement to encourage students’ efforts.\ scaffolded lessons to progressively develop students’ grammar skills.\ an abundance of exercises in a variety of formats extends to multiple learning styles and provides different exposures to the grammar basics.\ summary...
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An accessible, easy-to-read workbook format and a wealth of exercises are hallmarks of this grammar text. The sixth edition of Sentence Dynamics empowers readers to overcome roadblocks to correct writing. Concise definitions of sentence elements, along with examples and exercises enable readers to progressively expand the fluency of their writing. Starting with simple subject-verb forms, each chapter adds new elements—modifiers, phrases and clauses. The final chapter on the paragraph explains keeping a journal, generating ideas through clustering diagrams, outlining, and using topic sentences. The text provides positive reinforcement by giving examples of standard usage. Also, editing exercises in the chapters and in the Appendix offer practice in proofreading sentences and paragraphs. Those interested in brushing up grammar and sentence skills.
Detailed Contents viiPreface xviiNouns and Pronouns 1Possessive Nouns and Pronouns 21Verbs 35Understanding the Parts of the Sentence 71Clauses 105Correcting Sentence Errors 131Agreement 159Adjectives and Adverbs 191Commas 221Usage, Punctuation, and Sentence Mechanics 249Writing a Paragraph 291Appendixes 321Editing Practice 323Additional Topics for Writing Assignments 351Glossary 357Index 359
