Index / 465character sketch, 166–169
classification, 67–70
classified ads, 173–174
college admission application essays,
131–132
comparison and contrast method, 76–80
daily experiences, 7
defined, 4, 447
definition method, 85–86, 368
description, 91–93
dialogue, 178
discussion, 5
drama scripts, 350–352
editorial letters, 217–219
e-mail, 184–185
essay test responses, 189–192
feature article, 195–196
finding topic, 7
graphic organizers, 6–7
job applications, 141–142
journal writing, 5–6
lists, 6, 370
material, organizing, 9
memorandum, 256–258
minutes of meeting, 262
narration, 97–98
news article, 267–268
opinion, 103–105
outlines as summary, 274
outlines for paper, 277
outlines for speech, 281
overview, 4
paraphrase, 284
personal reflection, 5
persuasion, 110–114
précis, 288
process analysis, 120–121
purpose, determining, 8
reading, 4–5
research paper, 293–306
resume, 336–337
review, 343–345
scholarship application essays, 135–137
subject, narrowing, 7–8
synopsis, 372
technical report, 376–378
television scripts, 358–359
thesis sentence, 9
topic sentence, 9point of view
character sketch, 169
consistent, 37
defined, 446
literary analysis, 234
narrative papers, 98
opinion papers, 103–104, 106
television scripts, 360
possessive, defined, 446
postscript (PS), business letter, 203
précis
characteristics of, 288
defined, 284, 288, 446
overview, 288
preparing, 289
prewriting, 288
proofreading, 289
revising, 289
samples, 290–291
predicate, defined, 446
predicate adjective, defined, 446
predicate noun, defined, 447
predicate word, 412
prepositional phrase
versus adverb clause, 423
defined, 447
infinitives and, 419
prepositions
in classified ads, 175
defined, 447
overview, 409–410
present participles, 421
present perfect tense, defined, 447
present tense, defined, 447
prewriting
analogy, 50–53
analyses of authors, 226–228
analysis of literary elements, 235–237
analysis of literary works, 247–249
audience, analyzing, 9
autobiographical sketch, 144–145
biographical sketch, 150–152
book report, 159–161
brainstorming, 6
brief responses, 365
business letters, 203–205
cause-and-effect development method,
58–62