1. Parts of Speech
Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Interjections

2. Subjects and Verbs
Subjects
Verbs
Location of Subjects and Verbs

3. Kinds of Sentences
Clauses
Types of Sentences

4. Combining Sentences
Coordination: The Compound Sentence
Subordination: The Complex Sentence
Coordination and Subordination: The Compound-Complex Sentence
Other Ways to Combine Ideas
Omissions: When Parts are Missing
Variety in Sentences: Types, Order, Length, Beginnings

5. Correcting Fragments, Comma Splices, and Run-Ons
Fragments
Comma Splices and Run-Ons

6. Balancing Sentence Parts
Basic Principles of Parallelism
Signal Words
Combination Signal Words

7. Verbs
Regular and Irregular Verbs
"Problem" Verbs
The Twelve Verb Tenses At A Glance
Community Dialects and Standard Usage
Subject-Verb Agreement
Consistency in Tense
Active and Passive Voice
Strong Verbs

8. Pronouns
Pronoun Case
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Pronoun Reference

9. Adjectives and Adverbs
Selecting Adjectives and Adverbs
Comparative and Superlative Forms
Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

10. Punctuation and Capitalization
End Punctuation
Commas
Semicolons
Quotation Marks
Punctuation with Quotation Marks
Italics
Dashes
Colons
Parentheses
Brackets
Apostrophes
Hyphens
Capitalization

11. Spelling and Commonly Confused Words
Spelling Tips
Frequently Misspelled Words
Confused Spelling/Confusing Words
Wordy Phrases

12. The Writing Process: Paragraphs and Essays
The Paragraph and Essay Defined
The Writing Process
Common Paragraph Patterns
A Variety of Writing Topics