The Least You Should Know About English: Writing Skills - Softcover

Wilson, Paige; Glazier, Teresa Ferster

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1285443535 ISBN 13: 9781285443539

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2014

Synopsis

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Quickly master English writing skills with THE LEAST YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ENGLISH: WRITING SKILLS, Twelfth Edition. Brief and uncomplicated, this text has helped students learn the basics of English writing for more than 30 years with its clear, concise concept explanations and useful, relevant corresponding exercises. Topics include spelling, word choice, sentence structure, punctuation, paragraph, and essay writing-as well as more advanced skills such as argumentation and quotation. Check your work easily with exercise answers located in the back of the book, making it an excellent writing resource even after the course has ended.

About this title

About the Author:

PAIGE WILSON, Associate Professor of English, is now primary author of Teresa Ferster Glazier's THE LEAST YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ENGLISH classic textbook series (currently in its 13th edition) and a new co-author of Pamela Altman's SENTENCE-COMBINING WORKBOOK (5th edition). Wilson has enthusiastically taught grammar, writing, and literature at Pasadena City College since 1986 and also works as a Writing Consultant/Grammar Expert for international and local companies.

Review:

"The jargon-free, straightforward writing is outstanding."

"Students don't need to know a great deal of grammar terminology to write well. THE LEAST YOU SHOULD KNOW focuses on concepts instead, a much more successful approach with my students."

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1285443535
• ISBN 13: 9781285443539
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336