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A Practical Course for Developing Writing Skills in English (Record no. 74993)

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fixed length control field	03582nam a22001697a 4500
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN	9788120342873
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number	658.45 G1546 P
Item number	103717
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Gangal J K
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	A Practical Course for Developing Writing Skills in English
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement	1st ed
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication	New Delhi
Name of publisher	P H I
Date of publication	2016
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages	360
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note	Today, more than ever before, there is a realization that communicating properly, especially in writing, is essential for all the job aspirants as well as those employees—budding managers and others—eager to build up their career. Taking this scenario into account, this book equips the reader with the ability to learn and enhance the writing skills in English.<br/><br/>From fundamentals of grammar to precis, paragraph and essay writing, this book dwells on all aspects of the language besides listing the words (both new and old) to enhance one’s word power, and the foreign words used in the English language.<br/><br/>Divided into eight sections, the book describes eight effective tools to master the art of writing. The book begins with the basics of writing, and it then goes to give a careful analysis of functional grammar, vocabulary, common errors committed and their rectifications. Finally, the book showcases the intricacies of formal and informal writings and creative writing to make a learner proficient in these areas. Each section is supported with simple examples, and easy-to-perform Practice Exercises along with their answers.<br/><br/>The book is intended for the undergraduate students (both regular and correspondence courses) of all universities, and higher secondary (plus 2) students of all boards. The book will also be beneficial for the students appearing for the competitive examinations and interviews as well as for the general reader who wishes to improve his/her English writing skills.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note	Preface • Acknowledgements<br/>Part I: Learning to Write<br/>1. The Writing Process<br/>2. Controlled and Guided Composition<br/>Part II: Functional Grammar<br/>3. Parts of Speech: A Quick Review<br/>4. Subject–Verb Agreement<br/>5. Determiners<br/>6. Revisiting Tenses<br/>7. Speech<br/>8. Active and Passive Direct—A Review<br/>9. Conditionals<br/>10. Modals<br/>Part III<br/>11. Common Errors and Their Rectification<br/>Part IV: Working with Words<br/>12. Vocabulary Enrichment<br/>13. Methods and Strategies of Vocabulary Enrichment<br/>14. Synonyms and Antonyms<br/>15. Prefixes and Suffixes<br/>16. One Word For and Odd Word Out<br/>17. Frequently Used Foreign Words and Phrases<br/>18. Hymonym: The Problem Words<br/>19. Phrasal Verbs and Idioms<br/>Part V: Composition Paragraph Writing<br/>20. Writing a Paragraph<br/>21. Writing a Free Composition [Writing an Essay]<br/>Part VI: Mechanics of Writing<br/>22. Graphics<br/>23. Spelling<br/>24. Punctuation and Capitalization<br/>Part VII: Writing with a Purpose<br/>25. Writing Personal Letters<br/>26. Writing Official/Business/Formal Letters<br/>27. Writing Applications and Résumé/CV<br/>28. Writing for Official Meetings<br/>29. Making a Diary Entry<br/>30. Note-making and Summarizing<br/>31. Abstracting and Summarizing<br/>32. Précis Writing<br/>33. Message Writing<br/>34. Letter to the Editor<br/>35. Lodging a Police Complaint<br/>36. Writing a Book Review<br/>37. Report Writing<br/>38. Writing a Memorandum (Memo)<br/>39. Advertisements and Notices<br/>40. Writing for Examinations<br/>Part VIII: Creative Writing<br/>41. Figures of Speech<br/>42. ABC of Creative Writing<br/>43. Promoting Creativity and Creative Writing<br/>44. Writing a Research Paper/Term Paper/Dissertation/Thesis<br/>45. Drawing the Curtains<br/>Index<br/><br/>
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term	English language--Composition and exercises
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type	Books

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				Prajna Pratishthanam Library	Prajna Pratishthanam Library	Management	05/07/2018	250.00	658.45 G1546 P 103717	103717	05/07/2018	Books