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Organization

• The Traditional Single Paragraph
• The Topic Sentence
• The Supporting Material
• The Concluding Sentence
• The Organization of an Essay
• The Introductory Paragraph: A Closer Look
• The Body of the Essay
• The Concluding Paragraph of an Essay
• Trip Through Transitions
• Creating Sentence–Length Transitions
• The Eight Classical Rhetorical Modes
1. Narration
• Notes on Narration
• What are the important aspects of a story?
• What are the writing skills needed for writing a good narrative essay?
2. Description
• Details of Description
• What is the description?
• What types of things can be described?
• What are the main techniques used in description?
3. Comparison
• The Comparison/Contrast Essay
• One-at-a-time
• Back-and-forth-approach
• Suggestions for Comparison/Contrast
4. Classification
• Clues for Classification
5. Definition
• Details of Definition
• Details for Writing a Definition Essay
• Point of Paper
• Method
• Procedure
6. Cause and Effect
• Examining Causes and Effects
• Cause
• Effect
7. Process Analysis (“How to”)
• Processing the Process Essay
• Tips on Doing a Cooking Process Essay
8. Persuasion/Argumentation
• The Argumentation Essay
• Proofreading Techniques
1. What is proofreading?
2. When should I proofread my paper?
3. How do I proofread my paper?
4. What are some typical errors to watch out for when I proofread?
• The MLA Research Paper
• Philosophy
• Practical Procedure
• Format at a Glance
• Handling Quotes and Citations
• Writing Style of the Research Paper
• Sample Sheet
• Understanding and Using a Dictionary
• Abridged and Unabridged
• Types and Styles
• Eight Services Provided for Each Word

Grammar and Mechanics

• Letters of the Alphabet: Vowels and Consonants
• Some Sense About Syllables
• Dividing Words at the End of a Line
• Advanced Study Guide for the Complete Use of A and An
• Rules for Capitalization
• Do Capitalize
• Don’t Capitalize
• Additional Capitalization Information
• Religion
• Politics
• Product names
• Geographic Features
• A Spelling Technique
• Parts of Speech
• Noun
• Pronoun
• Verb
• Adverb
• Adjective
• Conjunction
• Preposition
• Interjection
• Making Nouns Plural
• The Apostrophe for Ownership Made Simple (Kind of)
• Three Basic Situations to Show Ownership
• Situation One—Adding Possession to a Singular Noun
• Situation Two—Adding Possession to a Plural Noun
• Situation Three—Adding Possession to a Plural Noun Without an S
• Plural Nouns vs. Singular Ownership
• Plural Nouns
• A Singular Noun Owns Something
• Pronouns: A Complete and Practical Approach
• Vital Information on Verbs
1. What is a verb?
2. Is a verb important?
3. How many types of verbs are there?
4. Do verbs have different parts or forms?
5. How are verbs used?
6. Are there some special words and phrases that present special problems with verbs?
• Phrases and Clauses
• Getting a Sense of the Sentence
• Definition of a Correct Sentence
• Subject
• Verb
• Complete Thought
• Different Types of Correct Sentences
• Various Kinds of Correct Sentences
• Practice in Writing Different Styles of Sentences
• Wonderful Muddles
• Facts about Fragments
• Definition
• Correcting Fragments
• Avoiding Fragments
• Fragments Using For example
• Run–on Sentences and Comma Splices
• Comma Splice Sentences
• End Punctuation Marks: Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark
• Period
• Question Mark
• Exclamation Mark
• Interior Punctuation Review
• The Semi-colon
• The Colon
• Quotation Marks
• Parentheses
• The Comma
• Common Uses for the Comma
• A Complete Compendium for Creating Correct Commas
• Using the Semi-Colon
• General Tips About Using Quotation Marks
• Quips on Quotation Marks
• Using Quotation Marks
• Notes on Hyphens
• Commonly Confused Words
• The Proper Use of Although
• The Two Correct Ways
• The Wrong Way
• Although vs. However
• The Proper Use of Go, Went, and Gone
• Go – The present tense form of the verb (the action of “going” is happening Now)
• Went – The past tense of this verb (the action of “going” is finished and over with)
• Gone – The past tense form of this verb which must be used only after the words have, has, had, is, or any form of the word be.
• The Proper Use of Loose/Lose
• The Proper Use of See, Saw, and Seen
• The Proper Use of Then/Than
• Alternatives to Using There Are at the Start of Sentences
• The Proper Use of There is . . . There are
• A Shortcut to Understanding They’re, There, and Their
• The Proper Use of Quiz on They’re, There, and Their
• A Worksheet on Two, To, and Too
• Quiz on Two, To, and Too
• Quiz on Where and Were
• Quiz on Woman and Women
• The Proper Use of Which
• Using Which with Other Words
• Quiz on Which and in Which
• Quiz on the Use of Which
• Quiz on Using Which Correctly
• Quiz on You’re and Your