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English Simplified, Canadian Edition, 5th edition

Published by Pearson Canada (January 4, 2023) © 2015

  • Blanche Ellsworth San Franciso State University
  • John A. Higgins Emeritus, York College, City University of New York
  • Arnold Keller University of Victoria
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English Simplified, at only 80 pages, is a concise, inexpensive grammar handbook that covers grammar usage, paragraphs, essays, and research and documentation.
English Simplified has long been the choice of instructors searching for a brief, inexpensive, easy-to-use handbook. It provides coverage of key topics including grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling, and word choice, as well as the latest updates on documentation style, and material on note-taking, source evaluation, and avoiding plagiarism. Additional information is included for ESL writers, and a separate Exercise Book is also available for a nominal fee.
Part 1 (Sections 101-130): Sentences and Grammar
101-103Sentences
104-110Parts of Speech: Survey
111-112Using Nouns
113-118Using Verbs
119-120Using Adjectives and Adverbs
121-123Using Pronouns
124-125 Recognizing Phrases, Clauses
126-127Agreement
128-130Clear, Effective Sentences

Part 2 (Sections 201-227): Punctuation
201-203Comma [,]
204-205Period [.]
206-207Question Mark [?]
208-209Exclamation Point [!]
210Semicolon [;]
211-213Apostrophe [‘]
214Italics (underlining)
215-219Quotation Marks [“”]
220-221Colon [:]
222Dash
223-224Parentheses [( )]
225Brackets {[ ]}
226Hyphen [-]
227Slash [/]

Part 3 (Sections 301-313): Mechanics, with Spelling
301-303Capitalization
304-306Numbers
307-308Abbreviations
309-313Spelling

Part 4 (Sections 401-404): Word Choice
401 Conciseness, clarity, originality
402Standard, Appropriate English
403Nondiscriminatory Terms
404Similar Words Often confused

Part 5 (sections 501-510): Paragraphs and Papers
501 Manuscript Form
502-503Paragraphs
504Netiquette Guidelines
505-506Essays
507-510Research Papers

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 ESL Writers May Wish to Review the Following Sections:
107BPrepositions
115BIrregular Verb Forms
116Tense and Other Verb Forms
117A Note on Infinitives
120Articles and Determiners
125BKinds of Dependent Clauses
401ADouble Negatives, Double Subjects, Double that’s
403Nonsexist Terms
502Paragraph Length
503CTransitional Expression
505-506Essays
508B Avoiding Plagiarism

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