Chapter 1 : Getting Started : Computers, Grammar, and Paragraphs Standard English : Who Needs it? -- The Paragraph : An Overview -- Writing with the Computer -- Writing Paragraphs.

Chapter 2 : The Parts of Speech : A Review The Noun -- The Pronoun -- The Verb -- The Adjective -- The Adverb -- The Preposition -- The Conjunction -- The Interjection -- The Interjection -- A Word of Caution -- Review Test 2-A : Parts of Speech -- Review Test 2-B : Parts of Speech -- Writing Paragraphs : The Topic Sentence and Unity in the Paragraph -- Topic Sentence First -- Topic Sentence in the Middle -- Topic Sentence Last -- Focusing the Topic Sentence.

Chapter 3 : Finding The Subject and The Verb in The Sentence The Subject and the Verb -- Finding the Verb -- Action Verbs -- Linking Verbs -- Words Mistaken for the Verb -- Finding the Subject -- Subjects and Other Words in Sentence -- Simple and Complete Subjects -- Compound Subjects -- Subjects in Inverted Sentences -- Subjects with Verbs in Active and Passive Voice -- Subjects and Prepositional Phrases -- Subjects and Verbs in Compound and Complex Sentences -- Review Test 3-A : Finding the Subject and the Verb in the Sentence -- Review Test 3-B : Finding the Subject and the Verb in the Sentence -- Writing Paragraphs : Coherence in the Paragraph -- Coherence Through Chronological Order.

Chapter 4 : Making The Subject and Verb Agree Review Test 4-A : Making the Subject and Verb Agree -- Review Test 4-B : Making the Subject and Verb Agree -- Writing Paragraphs : Coherence Through Spatial Order.

Chapter 5 : Using The Correct Form of The Pronoun The Classes of Pronouns -- Personal Pronouns -- The Subject Pronouns -- The Object Pronouns -- The Possessive Pronouns -- The Relative Pronouns -- Who, Which, and That: Special Uses -- Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns : Pronouns Ending in -self and -selves -- Some Problems with Pronouns : Who and Whom -- Review Test 5-A : Using the Correct Form of the Pronoun -- Review Test 5-B : Using the Correct Form of the Pronoun -- Writing Paragraphs : The Order of Importance.

Chapter 6 : Common Errors in Pronoun Agreement and Reference Agreement in Number -- Agreement in Person -- Pronoun Reference -- Avoiding Sexism in Pronoun Usage - Review Test 6-A : Common Errors in Pronoun Agreement and Reference -- Review Test 6-B : Common Errors in Pronoun Agreement and Reference -- Writing Paragraphs : Using Transitional Words and Phrases.

Chapter 7 : Common Errors Involving Verbs Regular Verbs -- Irregular Verbs -- Suggestions for Using Irregular Verbs -- Using the Correct Tense -- A Few Suggestions for Using the Correct Tense -- Shifts in Tense -- Two Pairs of Irregular Verbs : "Lie" and "lay"; "Sit" and "Set" -- Lie and Lay -- Sit and Set -- Review Test 7-A : Common Errors Involving Verbs -- Review Test 7-B : Common Errors Involving Verbs -- Writing Paragraphs : Developping Paragraphs -- Developing a Paragraph by Examples.

Chapter 8 : Compound and Complex Sentences Compound Sentences -- Tips for Punctuating Compound Sentences -- Complex Sentences -- Three Kinds of Dependent Clauses -- Noun Clauses -- Review Test 8-A : Compound and Complex Sentences -- Review Test 8-B : Compound and Complex Sentences -- Writing Paragraphs : Developing a Paragraph by Comparison and Contrast -- Point-by-point -- The Block Method.

Chapter 9 : Correcting Sentence Fragments, Run-On Sentences, and Comma-Splices Sentence Fragments -- Phrases as Fragments - Noun Fragments -- Dependent Clauses as Fragments -- Run-on Sentences -- Comma-Splices -- Comma-Splices and Conjunctive Adverbs -- Review Test 9-A : Correcting Sentence Fragments, Run-on Sentences, and Comma-Splices -- Review Test 9-B : Correcting Sentence Fragments, Run-on Sentences, and Comma-Splices -- Writing Paragraphs : Developing a Paragraph by Classification -- Words and Phrases Used in Classification Paragraphs.

Chapter 10 : Confused Sentences
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers -- Illogical Comparisons -- Confusing Adjectives and Adverbs -- Using Adjectives after Linking Verbs -- Using Adverbs to Modify Verbs -- Parallel Structure -- Correlative Conjunctions -- Review Test 10-A : Confused Sentences -- Review Test 10-B : Confused Sentences -- Writing Paragraphs : Developing a Paragraph by Process and Analysis.

Chapter 11 : Punctuation End Marks -- The Period -- The Question Mark -- The Exclamation Point -- Internal Punctuation -- The Comma -- Additional Uses of the Comma -- More Uses of the Comma -- Missing Commas -- The Semicolon -- The Colon -- Parentheses -- Dashes -- Quotation Marks --Italics -- The Hyphen -- The Apostrophe -- Numbers -- Review Test 11-A : Punctuation -- Review Test 11-B : Punctuation -- Writing Paragraphs : Developing Paragraphs by Cause and Effect.

Chapter 12 : Capitalization Review Test 12-A : Capitalization -- Review Test 12-B : Capitalization -- Writing Paragraphs : Developing Paragraphs by Definition -- Definition by Synonym -- The Formal Definition -- The Extended Definition.

Chapter 13 : Spelling Some Suggestions -- Four Spelling Rules that Usually Work -- Forming the Plurals of Words -- Twenty-Five Sets of Homonyms : Words Often Confused -- Spelling List -- Review Test 13-A : Spelling -- Review 13-B : Spelling -- Writing Paragraphs : A Review -- Selecting the Best Pattern of Paragraph Development.

Appendix : A Checklist for the ESL Writer Articles and Quantifiers -- Articles (a/an, the) -- Quantifiers -- Problems with Verbs -- The Twelve Verb Tenses -- Tips for Choosing the Right Tense -- Learning the Use Phrasal Verbs -- Common Expressions -- Using "used to" -- Using "when" and "if" -- Using "since" and "for" -- Using "-s" and "es" -- Problems with Word Order and Unnecessary Words -- Adjectives -- Adverbs in the Sentence -- Other Problems with Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation -- Additional Reference Books for ESL Writers.

"This book provides an effective and thorough review of basic grammatical concepts. It includes many exercises that allow readers to practice what they have learned. Chapters end with "Writing Paragraph" sections that illustrate grammar in the context of writing. The book includes a review of the basic parts of speech, such as making the subject and verb agree. The book also explores common errors in verb and pronoun usage; compound and complex sentences; sentence fragments, run-on sentences and comma splices; and punctuation capitalization. For writers and people interested in improving their writing." (Book Cover)