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.

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