Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Grammar -- Finding Nouns, Verbs, and Subjects -- Definitions -- Noun -- Verb -- Subject -- Subject-Verb Agreement -- Singular vs. plural verbs -- Finding subjects before phrases beginning with of -- With or, either/or, and neither/nor -- Two singular subjects -- One singular and one plural subject -- With such portions as percent, fraction, part, etc. -- With here or there -- With distances, periods of time, sums of money, etc. -- With collective nouns -- The subjunctive mood -- Clauses and Phrases -- Definitions -- Clause -- Independent clause -- Dependent clause -- Phrase -- Pronouns -- Definition: Pronoun -- Subject pronouns -- As the subject of the sentence -- Renaming the subject -- When who refers to a personal pronoun -- Object pronouns -- Subject and verb agreement with who, that, and which -- Who vs. Whom -- He/him method -- Common whom pitfall -- Whoever vs. Whomever -- Who, That, Which -- Who, that, and which with people, groups, and things -- That with essential clauses -- Which with nonessential clauses -- When which can be used with essential clauses -- Adjectives and Adverbs -- Definitions -- Adjective -- Adverb -- When to add -ly -- Sense verbs: taste, smell, look, feel, etc. -- Good vs. well -- Well as an adjective when referring to health -- Comparisons, such as -er vs. -est and more vs. most -- This, that, these, and those -- Prepositions -- Definition: preposition -- Ending a sentence with a preposition -- As, as if, as though, the way -- Of vs. have -- Different from vs. different than -- In vs. into -- Effective Writing -- Overuse of there is, there are, it is, it was, etc. -- Double negatives -- Parallel construction -- Dangling modifiers -- Misplaced modifiers -- Fragments.

Chapter 2 Punctuation -- Periods -- With complete sentences -- With abbreviations at the end of a sentence -- Replacing periods with question marks and exclamation points -- Commas -- To separate three or more items -- To separate adjectives -- With two independent clauses -- Run-on sentences or comma splices -- Joined by connectors such as and, or, but, etc. -- When the subject does not appear in front of the second verb -- With introductory words -- To set off interrupting expressions -- With names -- With dates -- With city and state -- With Jr. and Sr. -- With degrees and titles -- Starting a sentence with a dependent clause vs. an independent clause -- With nonessential words, clauses, and phrases -- With sufficiently identified noun -- With quotations -- To introduce or interrupt quotations -- Following quotations -- To separate statements from questions -- To separate contrasting parts of a sentence -- With certain introductory words -- When followed by a series of items -- When the series of items ends with etc. -- Semicolons -- To replace a period in two closely linked sentences -- With such words as namely, however, therefore, etc., when they -- introduce a complete sentence -- To avoid confusion where commas already exist -- With sentences that have multiple clauses -- Colons -- To introduce a series of items -- Except when a series of items directly follows a verb or preposition -- With lists -- With two independent clauses when the second explains the first -- With long quotations -- After the salutation in a business letter -- Quotation Marks -- Use of double quotation marks -- With titles of magazines, books, plays, etc. -- With periods and commas -- ALWAYS inside quotation marks -- Use of single quotation marks for quotations within quotations.

Spacing between single and double quotation marks -- With nonstandard expressions -- With technical terms and terms used in an unusual way -- Avoiding single quotation marks -- With quoted material of more than one paragraph -- Parentheses and Brackets -- Not interchangeable -- Parentheses -- For clarification and asides -- With complete sentences -- Subject-verb agreement -- Comma placement with parentheses -- Brackets -- With interruptions -- Use of [sic] -- With quotations -- Apostrophes -- Singular nouns -- Possession with singular nouns -- Possession with common nouns ending in s -- Possession with proper nouns ending in s -- Plural nouns -- Plural possession with regular nouns -- No apostrophe with regular nouns -- Plural possession with irregular nouns -- Plural possession with names ending in s -- No apostrophe with plural names -- Possession with singular compound nouns -- To show joint possession -- Contractions -- With initials, capital letters, and numbers used as nouns -- With time or money -- With personal pronouns -- Apostrophes vs. single quotation marks -- False possessives -- With nouns ending in y -- Hyphens -- Hyphens between words -- With compound adjectives -- With compound verbs -- With compound nouns -- With very and -ly adverbs -- With ages -- For clarification -- With spans of time, distance, or other quantities -- With compound numbers -- With spelled-out fractions -- With double last names -- Avoiding overuse -- Look it up -- Hyphens with prefixes and suffixes -- Prefixes with proper nouns or proper adjectives -- Prefixes with double vowels -- With self-, ex-, and all- -- With re- -- To avoid confusion -- Suffixes not usually hyphenated -- Suffixes and double letters -- Using discretion and a dictionary -- Dashes -- Dashes and subject agreement -- In place of other punctuation -- Spacing -- Ellipses.

Definition and three-dot method -- With omitted words or sentences -- To express hesitation, changes of mood, etc. -- Question Marks -- With direct questions -- Replacing periods -- Capitalization following a question mark -- Indirect questions -- Rhetorical questions -- With sentences that are half statement and half question -- With quotation marks -- Exclamation Points -- To show emotion, emphasis, or surprise -- Replacing periods -- Avoidance in formal business writing -- Justifiable use -- Chapter 3 Capitalization -- First word of a document and after a period -- Proper nouns and adjectives derived from proper nouns -- Reference list of capitalized categories -- Reference list of lowercase categories -- Thorny aspects of capitalization -- Titles -- Titles vs. occupations -- Titles in direct address -- Kinship names -- Nicknames -- Geographic regions vs. points of the compass -- The before proper nouns -- City, town, county, etc., before a proper name -- First word of a quotation -- Midsentence independent clauses or questions -- Course titles vs. academic subjects -- Art movements -- Lists following colons -- Lowercase the national anthem -- Titles of books, plays, films, songs, etc. -- Subtitles -- Chapter 4 Writing Numbers -- Using figures vs. spelling out numbers -- Numbers beginning a sentence -- Hyphenating compound numbers -- Hyphenating fractions -- Figures of four or more digits -- Sums less than a dollar -- Noon and midnight -- Time of day -- Mixed fractions -- Large numbers -- Decimals -- When to use and -- Dates -- Decades -- Use lowercase when spelling out -- Using apostrophes with incomplete numerals -- Avoiding apostrophe + s with complete numerals -- Chapter 5 Confusing Words and Homonyms -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q-R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

Chapter 6 Quizzes -- Grammar Pretest -- Finding Nouns, Verbs, and Subjects Quiz 1 -- Finding Nouns, Verbs, and Subjects Quiz 2 -- Subject and Verb Agreement Quiz 1 -- Subject and Verb Agreement Quiz 2 -- Pronouns Quiz 1 -- Pronouns Quiz 2 -- Who, Whom, Whoever, Whomever Quiz 1 -- Who, Whom, Whoever, Whomever Quiz 2 -- Who, Whom, That, Which Quiz 1 -- Who, Whom, That, Which Quiz 2 -- Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz 1 -- Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz 2 -- Prepositions Quiz 1 -- Prepositions Quiz 2 -- Affect vs. Effect Quiz 1 -- Affect vs. Effect Quiz 2 -- Lay vs. Lie Quiz 1 -- Lay vs. Lie Quiz 2 -- Advice vs. Advise Quiz 1 -- Advice vs. Advise Quiz 2 -- Their vs. There vs. They're Quiz 1 -- Their vs. There vs. They're Quiz 2 -- More Confusing Words and Homonyms Quiz 1 -- More Confusing Words and Homonyms Quiz 2 -- Effective Writing Quiz 1 -- Effective Writing Quiz 2 -- Grammar Mastery Test -- Punctuation, Capitalization, and Writing Numbers Pretest -- Commas and Periods Quiz 1 -- Commas and Periods Quiz 2 -- Semicolons and Colons Quiz 1 -- Semicolons and Colons Quiz 2 -- Question Marks and Quotation Marks Quiz 1 -- Question Marks and Quotation Marks Quiz 2 -- Parentheses and Brackets Quiz 1 -- Parentheses and Brackets Quiz 2 -- Apostrophes Quiz 1 -- Apostrophes Quiz 2 -- Hyphens Between Words Quiz 1 -- Hyphens Between Words Quiz 2 -- Hyphens with Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz 1 -- Hyphens with Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz 2 -- Capitalization Quiz 1 -- Capitalization Quiz 2 -- Writing Numbers Quiz 1 -- Writing Numbers Quiz 2 -- Punctuation, Capitalization, and Writing Numbers Mastery Test -- Chapter 7 Answers to Quizzes -- Grammar Pretest Answers -- Finding Nouns, Verbs, and Subjects Quiz 1 Answers -- Finding Nouns, Verbs, and Subjects Quiz 2 Answers -- Subject and Verb Agreement Quiz 1 Answers.

Subject and Verb Agreement Quiz 2 Answers.