Chapter One Diction

1．Appropriateness

1.1 Level of Words

1.2 Standard and Non-standard English

1.3 Style

2．Consistency

3．Exactness

3.1 Denotation and Connotation

3.2 General and Specific Words

3.3 Abstract and Concrete Words

3.4 Synonymous Words and Expressions

3.5 Idiomatic Language

4．Figures of Speech

4.1 Simile

4.2 Metaphor

4.3 Analogy

4.4 Personification

4.5 Hyperbole

4.6 Euphemism

4.7 Metonymy

4.8 Synecdoche

4.9 Alliteration

4.10 Irony

4.11 Transferred Epithet

4.12 Oxymoron

Practice

Chapter Two Sentences

1．Sentence Sense

1.1 Definition of a Correct Sentence

1.2 Different Types of Correct Sentences

1.3 Types of Correct Sentences

Practice 1

2．Types of Clauses

2.1 Independent Clauses

2.2 Dependent Clauses

2.3 Clause Connectors

3．Sentences

3.1 Qualities of a Complete Sentence

3.2 Types of Sentences

Practice 2

4．Effective Sentences

4.1 Unity

4.2 Coherence

4.3 Conciseness

4.4 Emphasis

4.5 Sentence Variety

Practice 3

4.6 Common Errors

Practice 4

Chapter Three Paragraphs

1．The Importance to Learn to Write Paragraphs

2．The Form of a Paragraph

2.1 Linear Relationship—Time

2.2 Linear Relationship—Process

2.3 Linear Relationship—Cause and Effect

3．Types of Paragraph

3.1 Opening Paragraph

3.2 Body Paragraph

3.3 Transitional Paragraph

3.4 Concluding Paragraph

Practice 1

4．Characteristics of a Good English Paragraph

4.1 Unity

4.2 Coherence

4.3 Completeness

Practice 2

5．Basic Elements of a Paragraph

5.1 Topic Sentence

5.2 Supporting Sentences

5.3 The Concluding Sentence

Practice 3

6．Ways of Developing Paragraph

6.1 Development by Example/Illustration

6.2 Development by Comparison and Contrast

6.3 development by Cause and Effect

6.4 Development by Process Analysis

6.5 Development by Anecdote

6.6 Development by Time

6.7 Development by Space

6.8 Development by Classification and Division

6.9 Development by Definition

Practice 4

Chapter Four Punctuation

1．The Period(.)

2．The Question Mark(?)

3．The Exclamation Mark(!)

4．The Comma(,)

5．The Colon(:)

6．The Semicolon(;)

7．The Quotation Mark("")('')

8．The Dash(—)

9．The Hyphen(-)

10．The Parentheses(())

11．The Braekets([])

12．The Ellipses(.../...)

13．The Slash(/)

Practice

Chapter Five Mechanics

1．Arrangement

2．Word Division

3．Capitalization

4．Italics

Keys for Reference

Bibliography