Sentence Skills with Readings (Langan Series) - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 007301723X ISBN 13: 9780073017235

Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2004

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This best selling sentence-level worktext helps students master the essential grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and usage skills necessary for clear, thoughtful writing. Its flexible format, engaging exercises, and mastery tests have drawn consistent praise.

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Appendixes for Non-Native Speakers and the Parts of Speech: This edition features reviewer-requested Appendixes, complete with exercises and activities.
Three New Readings: "Do It Better!" by Ben Carson, M.D., with Cecil Murphey; "Papa" by Leo Buscaglia; and "Lost Years, Found Dreams" by Regina Ruiz.
Prewriting and Revision: Exercises and activities in the the second edition feature greater emphasis on these phases of the writing process, and collaborative and reflective activities have been added to key chapters.

About the Author:

John Langan has taught reading and writing at Atlantic Community College near Atlantic City, New Jersey, for over twenty years. The author of a popular series of college textbook on both reading and writing, he enjoys the challenge of developinging materials that teach skills in an especially clear and lively way. Before teaching, he earned advanced degrees in writing at Rutgers University and in reading at Glassboro State Collee. He also spent a year writing fiction.

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