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