Chapter 1 Working with Vocabulary Exercises Chapter 2 Working with Grammar Articles Countable and Uncountable Nouns Noun-Pronoun Agreement Subject-Verb Agreement Verb Tenses Subordinating Conjunctions 'Because, So, Although, But' Parallel Structures Sentences--Run-ons and Fragments Sentences Relative Clauses Exercises Chapter 3 Working with Sentences Negative Raising or Transferred Negation Semantics of Subjects Negative Interrogatives Position of 'Also' Use of Chinese Idioms Exercises Chapter 4 Working with Paragraphs Why Do We Need Paragraphs? The Structure of Paragraphs Paragraph Development Comparison and Contrast Cause and Effect Chronological Order Process Definition Exercises Chapter 5 Working with Essays The Structure of Essays Ineffective Thesis Statements Lack of Supporting Details Inappropriate Use of Rhetorical Questions Lack of Coherence The Organization of Ideas Grammatical Cohesive Devices Lexical Cohesive Devices Inconsistent Use of Pronouns Referencing and Plagiarism Exercises Answers to Exercises Glossary Bibliography Acknowledgements