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Part I. Getting Started

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Writing

Chapter 2: The Reading-Writing Connection

Chapter 3: Expanding Your Vocabulary

Part II. Sentence Basics and Development

Chapter 4: Complete Sentences Versus Fragments

Chapter 5: Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices

Chapter 6: Combining and Expanding Your Ideas

Chapter 7: Using Adjectives and Adverbs to Describe

Chapter 8: Using Modifiers to Add Detail

Part III. Common Sentence Problems and How to Avoid Them

Chapter 9: Revising Confusing and Inconsistent Sentences

Chapter 10: Using Verbs Correctly

Part IV. Paragraph Basics and Development

Chapter 11: Planning and Organizing

Chapter 12: Drafting and Revising

Chapter 13: Developing, Arranging, and Connecting Details

Chapter 14: Using Methods of Organization

Part V. Common Paragraph Problems and How to Avoid Them

Chapter 15: Revising Underdeveloped Paragraphs

Chapter 16: Using an Idea Map to Spot Revision Problems

Part VI. Essay Basics, Development, and Common Problems

Chapter 17: Essay Basics and Development

Chapter 18: Avoiding Common Problems in Essays

Part VII. A Multicultural Reader

Part VIII. Reviewing the Basics

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