Contents

Foreword …………………………………………………………………………

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Unit I. Introduction to Speciality…………………………………………………

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Text 1. ……………………………………………………………………….

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Text 2. ……………………………………………………………………….

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Text 3. ……………………………………………………………………….

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Text 4. ………………………………………………………………………..

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Final Test For Unit I………………………….………………………………

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Unit II. Ways of Representing a Text……………………………………………

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Copying………………………………………………….…………………..

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Paraphrase……………………………………………………….…………..

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Summary……………………………………………………………………..

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Final Test For Unit II……………………………….…………..…………….

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Unit III. Paragraph Writing……………………………………………………...

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Topic and Controlling Idea………………………………………………….

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Paragraph Structure………………………………….………………………

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Types of Paragraphs………………………………………………..………..

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Methods of Paragraph Development…………………………………...……

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Final Test For Unit III……………………………………..………………………..

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Unit IV. Editing Process. How Grammar Works…………………………...….

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The S V/C Pattern………………………………………………………….

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Two Kinds of Connectors………………………………………….………

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Pronoun/ Antecedent Agreement…………………………………….…….

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Pronoun Reference…………………………………………………………

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Shift in Tense………………………………………………………………

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Shift in Person…………………………………………………….………..

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Misrelated Modifier…………………………………………..…………….

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Capitalization……………………………………………………...………..

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A Note on Spelling………………………………………………………..

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Final Test for Unit IV …………………………….…………………….….

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Unit V. Editing Strategies to Improve Writing Style………………………….`

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Abridging a Text…………………………………………………..…………

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Editing a Newspaper Article…………………………………………...…….

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Improving Sentence Structure………………………………………………..

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Orderly Presentation of Ideas…………………………………………….…..

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Final Test For Unit V ……………………………………………….……….

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Supplement I. Unedited Texts……….………………………………….……….

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Text 1-1…………………………….………………………………………...

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Text 2-1…………………………….………………………………………...

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Text 3-1…………………………….………………………………………...

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Text 4-1…………………………….………………………………………...

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Text 5-1…………………………….………………………………………...

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Supplement II. Edited Texts ……………………………………………………..

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Text 1-2 …………………………………………………………………...….

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Text 2-2 ………………………………….…………………………………..

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Text 3-2 ………………………………….…………………………………..

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Text 4-2 ………………………………………………………………………

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Text 5-2 ………………………………………………………………………

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Supplement III. Proofreading Symbols and Abbreviations ……………………

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Glossary………………………………………………………………………….…

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Bibliography…………………………………………………………………….…

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