The easy writer : formal writing for academic purposes /
by Winifred Belmont and Michael Sharkey.
- 3rd ed.
- Australia : Pearson, 2011.
- Pearson originals .
Includes index.
Introduction -- Ch. 1. Simple sentences -- Ch. 2. More about simple sentences -- Ch. 3. Subject-verb agreement -- Ch. 4. Fragments and phrases -- Ch. 5. Compound sentences -- Ch. 6. Complex sentences -- Ch. 7. Fragments and run-ons -- Ch. 8. More about verbs -- Ch. 9. Working with pronouns -- Ch. 10. Parallel construction -- Ch. 11. Capitalisation and punctuation -- Ch. 12. Word use and word choice -- Ch. 13. Using direct and indirect quotations -- Ch. 14. Paragraph structure 1 -- Ch. 15. Paragraph structure 2 -- Ch. 16. The formal essay -- Answers -- Index -- Correction symbols.
A textbook of formal English composition, which provides explanations of grammar, composition and argumentation, coupled with examples of common university styles of writing and exercises suitable for students to work in both directed teaching and self-paced learning. It is aimed at the encouragement of competent formal writing ability.