Record Details


Enlarge cover image for Elements of success : grammar for writing / Book{BK} Anne M Ediger, Jenni Currie Santamaria, Randee Falk. Book

Elements of success : grammar for writing / Book{BK} Anne M Ediger, Jenni Currie Santamaria, Randee Falk.

Ediger, Anne M., (Author).

Summary:

"A refreshing new grammar course that presents grammar clearly, simply, and completely. It's a series that helps your students learn grammar and remember it. With Online Practice Plus for students." - Worldcat

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780194028295
  • Physical Description: Various paging : illustrations ; 28 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Content descriptions

Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
10/18/2022

Search for related items by subject

Subject:
English language > Grammar.

Search for related items by series

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Alexander College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Alexander College Burnaby PE 1112 .E235 2016 (Text) BBAC013835 Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -
Alexander College Burnaby PE 1112 .E235 2016 (Text) BBAC013837 Non-Fiction Available -
► Summaries & More
▼ Additional Content
1 Narrating and Describing
Academic And Professional Function Writing For Oneself And Others
Warm-Up
3(1)
1.1 Overview of Narration and Description
4(2)
1.2 Narrating in Present and Past Time Frames
6(7)
Usage Note: The Habitual Past with Used To and Would
9(2)
Usage Note: The Historical Present
11(2)
1.3 Time Adverbials
13(2)
1.4 Adverb Clauses and Reduced Adverb Clauses of Time
15(2)
1.5 Adverbial -ing Clauses
17(5)
Reading: The Kite Runner
20(1)
Writing Assignment I
21(1)
1.6 Adjectives and Adjective Complements
22(13)
Usage Note: Adjectives in Detached Clauses
26(1)
Writing Assignment II
27(1)
Reading: Cherries for My Grandma
28(2)
Final Writing Assignment: Write a Descriptive or Narrative Essay
30(5)
1.7 Summary Chart for Proofreading
35(2)
2 Reporting Ideas
Academic And Professional Function Demonstrating Knowledge And Understanding
Warm-Up
37(1)
2.1 Overview of Reporting Other People's Ideas
38(2)
2.2 Paraphrasing
40(4)
2.3 Reporting Verb Forms
44(2)
2.4 Reporting Verbs with That Clauses
46(3)
Writing Note: Using Specific Reporting Verbs
47(2)
2.5 Backshifting Verb Forms in That Clauses
49(6)
Reading: Golden Rice and the GMO Debate
52(2)
Writing Note: Writing a Paragraph Summary of a Short Passage
54(1)
Writing Assignment I
54(1)
2.6 That Clauses with Subjunctive Verb Forms
55(3)
2.7 Reporting Verbs with To-Infinitive Clauses
58(3)
2.8 Wh- and If/Whether Noun Clauses
61(3)
2.9 Other Ways of Introducing and Reporting the Ideas of Others
64(6)
Reading: Excerpts about GMOs
67(2)
Writing Assignment II
69(1)
2.10 Combining Clauses
70(9)
Writing Note: Prepositional Phrases
73(1)
Final Writing Assignment: Write a Summary/Response Essay
74(5)
2.11 Summary Chart for Proofreading
79(2)
3 Expanding and Condensing Information
Academic And Professional Function Building reasearch skills
Warm-Up
81(1)
3.1 Overview of Expanding Structures by Adding Information
82(5)
Usage Note: Expanding Subjects with Phrases with Of
86(1)
3.2 Expanding Verbs with Verb Complements
87(7)
Writing Assignment I
92(2)
3.3 Expanding Noun Phrases with Adjective Clauses
94(4)
Usage Note: Relative Pronouns in Academic Writing
96(2)
3.4 Condensing Information with Reduced Adjective Clauses and Appositives
98(7)
Usage Note: Phrases with Noun Phrase + Of + Noun Phrase
100(3)
Usage Note: Complex Noun Phrases
103(2)
3.5 Expanding Noun Phrases with Noun Complements
105(5)
Reading: You've Got Inappropriate Mail
107(2)
Writing Assignment II
109(1)
3.6 Condensing Information: Referring Back to Previous Ideas
110(7)
Final Writing Assignment: Write an Advantages/Disadvantages Essay
113(4)
3.7 Summary Chart for Proofreading
117(2)
4 Making Comparisons
Academic And Professional Function Developing powers of independent reasoning
Warm-Up
119(1)
4.1 Overview of Making Comparisons
120(3)
Usage Note: Softening and Strengthening Comparisons
121(2)
4.2 Making Comparisons with Linking Adverbials
123(9)
Usage Note: Placement of Linking Adverbials
125(3)
Reading: Appearance and Personality: Sheldon's Theory of Body Type and Temperament
128(2)
Writing Assignment I
130(2)
4.3 Making Comparisons with Adverb Clauses and Prepositional Phrases
132(9)
Reading: Personality Analysis: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
135(2)
Usage Note: Comparisons and Writing Cohesion
137(2)
Writing Assignment II
139(2)
4.4 Paired Connectors and Clauses with Negative Connectors
141(10)
Final Writing Assignment: Write a Comparison Essay
145(6)
4.5 Summary Chart for Proofreading
151(2)
5 Softening and Strengthening Statements
Academic And Professional Function Preparing for professional practice
Warm-Up
153(1)
5.1 Overview of Softening and Strengthening Statements
154(3)
5.2 Hedging with Modals
157(7)
Reading: Peer-to-Peer File Sharing: Harmful Piracy or Helpful Sharing?
160(3)
Writing Assignment I
163(1)
5.3 Hedging or Boosting with Other Structures
164(8)
Reading: Theories of Ethics
168(3)
Writing Assignment II
171(1)
5.4 Using the Passive in Complex Sentences
172(4)
Usage Note: Functions of the Passive in Academic Writing
174(2)
5.5 Empty It Constructions in Active Sentences
176(9)
Usage Note: Special Uses of Modals in Arguments
178(1)
Writing Assignment III
178(2)
Final Writing Assignment: Write a Proposal Argument Essay
180(5)
5.6 Summary Chart for Proofreading
185
Vocabulary Endnotes
2(1)
Resources
Resources Contents
1(1)
Grammar Charts
2(1)
Verbs and Verb Forms
2(7)
Modals and Modality
9(3)
The Passive
12(5)
Nouns and Noun Phrases
17(6)
Noun Clauses
23(4)
Adjective Clauses
27(6)
Adverbials
33(4)
Adverb Clauses
37(7)
Gerunds and To-Infinitives
44(6)
Grammar Reference
50(7)
Quotation and Citation Guide
57
Index 2

► Shelf Browser
► MARC Record

Log in to Your Account

Please enter BBAC followed by your student number. Example: BBAC10123456

Please contact the library for more information.
Forgot Your Password?
If this is your first time logging in use the "Forgot Your Password?" option to update your password.