PrefacePart Three Writing Essays 14 Things We Should Know about Writing What Is Writing Differences Between Speaking and Writing Differences Between Chinese Writing and Western Writing 15 The Essay Qualities of a Good Essay Topic Selection Narrowing the Topic Organization The Thesis Statement Writing the Essay Revising and Editing 16 Types of Essays Narration Description Exposition Classification Argument/Persuasion The Critical Essay 17 The Research Paper What Is a Research Paper Evaluation of Sources Recording Information Writing the Research Paper Documentation Sample Research PaperPart Four Practical Writing 18 The Outline Outline for Organizing Short Essays Outline for Organizing Long Essays 19 E-mail and Letter Communication ELECTRONIC MAIL LETTER WRITING Business Letters Personal Letters Forms of English Letters How to Address an Envelope Letter of Application The Resum Letter Requesting Information Letter of Invitation Thank you Lett
PrefacePart One Sentence Skills1 Sentence FragmentsIneffective Sentence FragmentsLegitimate Sentence Fragments2 Run-on Sentences3 Misplaced and Dangling ModiffiersMisplaced ModifiersDangling Modifiers4 Pronoun ReferenceAmbiguous ReferenceWeak ReferenceBroad Reference5 ParallelismValue of ParallelismTechniques Used in Gaining ParallelismAvoidance of Faulty Parallelism6 Unnecessary ShiftsUnnecessary Shifts in Voice or SubjectUnnecessary Shifts in TenseUnnecessary Shifts in MoodUnnecessary Shifts in Person or Number Unnecessary Shifts in Discourse7 Sentence EmphasisConsidering the Order of Words as a Means of Achieving EmphasisUsing the Voice that Is Most Emphatic and AppropriatePutting Statements in Positive FormRepeating Words. Structures, or Ideas for Occasional EmphasisOmitting Unimportant WordsMaking Use of Special Emphatic Sentence PatternsUsing Mechanical Devices for Emphasis8 Sentence VarietyVarying the Beginning of SentencesVarying the Kinds of SentencesVarying the Length of Sent
