Suggestions to Teachers Introduction Part One Essentials of Writing The process of writing The principles of writing Exercise Part Two Punctuation End marks Marks in a sentence Marks in a word Quotation marks Other marks Exercises Part Three Words Introduction to words Levels of words Principles for choice of words Common errors in choice of words Exercises Part Four Sentences Brief introduction to sentences Types of sentences The qualities of effective sentences Exercises Part Five Paragraphs Brief introduction to paragraphs Plan of paragraphs Length of paragraphs Types of paragraphs The qualities of good paragraphs Ways of paragraph development Exercises Part Six Writing of Four Main Genres Narration Description Exposition Argumentation Common errors in writing Part Seven Writing of Other Genres Cards Notes Notices Speeches Resumes (Curriculum Vitaes) Letters Part Eight Writing of Research Papers Introduction to research papers Process of writing research papers Format A sample research paper A sample dissertation Part Nine Figures of Speech Phonological rhetoric figures Figures of likeness Figures of association Figures of contrast Technical figures Satire and humor Syntactical figures Exercise Keys to Exercises Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part Six Part Nine Bibliography