Hands-On English, Second Edition 
Table of Contents

New material in this table of contents is boldfaced so that you can easily see what has been added. Topics that have been significantly expanded in the second edition are signaled with *.

Some material in the Communicating Ideas section is sequenced differently in the new edition.

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GRAMMAR  1

Parts of Speech  2
      Nouns  2
      Pronouns  3
      Adjectives  6
      Verbs  7
      Adverbs  9
      Prepositions  10
      Conjunctions  12
      Interjections  15

Sentences  16
      Subjects and Predicates  16
      Clauses  17
      Simple Sentences  18
      Compound Sentences  19
      Compound Subjects and Verbs  19
      Complex Sentences  20
      Compound--Complex Sentences  21
      Sentence Fragments  21
      Run-On Sentences  22
      Purposes of Sentences  24

Sentence Patterns  25
      Subject--Verb  25
      Subject--Linking Verb--Predicate Noun  25
      Subject--Linking Verb--Predicate Adjective  26
      Subject--Verb--Direct Object  28
      Subject--Verb--Indirect Object--Direct Object  29
 

USAGE  31

Using Verbs  32
      Subject­Verb Agreement  32
      Principal Parts of Verbs  37
      Confusing Verb Pairs  43

Using Pronouns  48
      Agreement with Antecedent  48
      Subjective Pronouns  50
      Objective Pronouns  51
      Pronouns in Incomplete Comparisons  52

Using Modifiers  53
      Adjective or Adverb?  53
      Comparison of Adjectives  54
      Comparison of Adverbs  58
      Making Comparisons Logical  59
      Double Negatives  60
      Special Situations with Modifiers  61
      Position of Modifiers  62
 

MECHANICS  65

Capitalization  66

Punctuation  71
      Period  72
      Question Mark  72
      Exclamation Point  73
      Comma  74
      Semicolon  81
      Colon  82
    *Apostrophe  82
    *Hyphen  85
      Quotation Marks  85
      Underlining (Italics)  88
      Parentheses  89
      Dash  90
      Ellipsis Points  91
      Brackets  92
 
Spelling  93
      1 + 1 + 1 Rule  93
      1 + 1 + 1 Application for Two-Syllable Words  94
      Words Ending in Silent E  94
      Words Ending in Y  95
    *Plurals  95
      Adding Prefixes  99
      Words Easily Confused  99
      Words Often Misspelled  107
 

COMMUNICATING IDEAS  108

Vocabulary  109
      Morphemes  109
      Understanding a Dictionary Entry  118
      Words in Context  119
      Denotation and Connotation  119

Reading  120
      Decoding Unrecognized Words  121
      SQ3R  125
      Finding the Main Idea  127
      Using Signal Words  128
      Visualizing  128
      Outlining  129

Writing  132
      The Writing Process  132
      Your Idea Bank  137
      Paragraphs  138
      Compositions  146
      Proofreader’s Marks  147
      Friendly Letters  151
      Business Letters  153
      Folding the Letter  156
      Making a Bibliography  157
      Footnotes  161
      Active and Passive Voice  163
      Conciseness  165
      Sentence Variety  168
 

APPENDICES  172

Tips for Success in School  172
      Homework  172
      Class Participation  173
      Test Preparation  174
      Test Taking  176

Additional Resources  177

Sounds Represented by Letters  178

INDEX  179

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