Synopses & Reviews
Designed as a grammar/mechanics text, this fast-paced, economical text/workbook develops proficiency in grammar, punctuation, usage, and style. With the assistance of Dean Elizabeth Tice at the University of Phoenix, co-authors Mary Ellen Guffey and Carolyn M. Seefer have produced an accelerated refresher course guide aimed at motivated students. Essentials of College English is a no-frills grammar/mechanical review that combines value with authoritative coverage.
About the Author
Mary Ellen Guffey is Emerita professor of business from Los Angeles Pierce College. She has taught business communication and business English topics for over thirty years. She received a bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, in business education from Bowling Green State University; a master's degree in business education from the University of Illinois, where she held a fellowship; and a doctorate in business and economic education from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She has taught at the University of Illinois, Santa Monica College, and Los Angeles Pierce College.
She is the author of BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: PROCESS AND PRODUCT, a leading textbook in the field. She has also written BUSINESS ENGLISH, which serves more students than any other book in its field; PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH, ESSENTIALS OF COLLEGE ENGLISH, and ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATION, the leading text/workbook in its market. Dr. Guffey serves on the review board of the Business Communication Quarterly of the Association of Business Communication.
A teacher's teacher and leader in the field, Dr. Guffey acts as a partner and mentor to hundreds of business communication instructors across the country. Her workshops, seminars, newsletters, articles, teaching materials, and Web sites help novice and veteran business communication instructors achieve effective results in their courses. She maintains comprehensive Web sites for students and instructors. Her print and online newsletters are used by thousands of instructors in this country and abroad.Carolyn M. Seefer is a professor of business at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California. She has been teaching at the college level for over 13 years. At DVC she teaches a variety of business courses, including business English, business communications, applied accounting, business etiquette, and keyboarding/MS Word. She also serves as the Secretary of DVC's Faculty Senate, chairs the DVC Distance Learning Advisory Task Force, is a member of the Publications Committee of the Statewide Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, serves on the DVC Scholarship Committee, and is the Business Division Webmaster.
Table of Contents
UNIT 1. KNOWING THE NAMERS. 1. Nouns. 2. Possessive Nouns. 3. Pronouns. UNIT 2. SHOWING THE ACTION. 4. Verbs: Fundamentals, Voices, Tenses, and Parts. 5. Verb and Subject Agreement. 6. Verbals. UNIT 3. MODIFYING AND CONNECTING WORDS. 7. Modifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs. 8. Prepositions. 9. Conjunctions that Join Equals. 10. Conjunctions tha Join Unequals. UNIT 4. PUNCTUATING SENTENCES. 11. Commas. 12. Semicolons and Colons. 13. Other Punctuation. UNIT 5. WRITING WITH STYLE. 14. Capitalization. 15. Numbers. 16. Effective Sentences. APPENDIXES. Appendix A. Developing Spelling Skills. Appendix B. Answers to Odd-Numbered Reinforcement Exercises. Appendix C. Answers to Unit Reviews. Index.