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020			_a0030732182
050			_aPE1129.O2
100			_aOdell, Lee
245			_aElements of language. / _cLee Odell et al...
250			_a5th ed.
260			_aNew York: _bHolt Rinehart and Winston, _cc2004.
300			_axxxvii, 1124 p.: _bill.; _c24cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
505			_aContents: Communications: Taking tests: strategies and practice -- Sharing experiences -- Defining concepts -- Reporting progress -- Exploring problems and solutions -- Analyzing a novel -- Exploring historical research -- Taking a stand -- Reviewing nonfiction -- Evaluating advertising -- Sentences and paragraphs: Writing clear sentences -- Combining sentences -- Improving sentence style -- Understanding paragraphs and compositions -- Grammar, usage, and mechanics: Parts of speech overview -- The Parts of a sentence -- The Phrase -- The Clause -- Agreement -- Using pronouns correctly -- Clear reference -- Using verbs correctly -- Using modifiers correctly -- Placement of modifiers -- A Glossary of usage -- Capitalization -- Punctuation: end marks and commas -- Punctuation: other marks of punctuation -- Spelling -- Correcting common errors -- Quick reference handbook.
650			_bEnglish language -- Study and teaching.
700			_aVacca, Richard
700			_aHobbs, renee
700			_aWarriner, John E.
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