Putting the Words to Work

PART ONE: THE BASICS
Section One: Grammar and Punctuation Diagnostic
Section Two: Sentence Structure
Phrases and Clauses
Nouns and Pronouns
Verbs
Agreement—Subjects, Verbs and Pronouns
Modifying—Adjectives and Adverbs
Word Selection
Sentence Problems
Section Three: Mechanics
Commas
Quotation Marks
Hyphens and Apostrophes
AP Style
Section Four: Words
Wordiness
Clichés, Jargon and Journalese
Writing that Confirms Stereotypes

PART TWO: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Section Five: Finding Importance and Highlighting It
Summarizing
Synthesizing
Section Six: Smiles!
Car Critters
Baby Drinker
Love in the Aisles
Stolen Vehicle
Bank Brochure
Drunken Driving
Golf Achievement

PART THREE: PLATFORMS
Section Seven: Online
Blogs
Section Eight: Public Relations
Section Nine: City Directory
Directory of Government Officials
Abbreviations Legend
Section Ten: Grammar and Punctuation Diagnostic Key