Business Communication -Building Critical Skills by Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek,Kitty O Locker

Business
buiLding
CritiCaL sKiLLs


Communication




Kitty O. Locker
Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek


Sixth Edition

, Why 30 ModuLar Chapters?


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Module 1 Sentence Fragments 18
Module 2 Comma Splices 36
Module 3 Using Idioms 58
Module 4 Using Spell and Grammar Checkers 72
Module 5 Active and Passive Voice 86
Module 6 It’s/Its 100
Module 7 Singular and Plural Possessives 111
Module 8 Plurals and Possessives 122
Module 9 Making Subjects and Verbs Agree 141
Module 10 Dangling Modifers 163
Module 11 Parallel Structure 186
Module 12 Expressing Personality 215
Module 13 Making Nouns and Pronouns Agree 235
Module 14 Matters on Which Experts Disagree 255
Module 15 Run-On Sentences 269
Module 16 Commas in Lists 285
Module 17 Combining Sentences 295
Module 18 Delivering Criticism 311
Module 19 Hyphens and Dashes 323
Module 20 Choosing Levels of Formality 339
Module 21 Mixing Verb Tenses 357
Module 22 Using MLA Style 375
Module 23 Being Concise 390
Module 24 Improving Paragraphs 414
Module 25 Writing Subject Lines and Headings 435
Module 26 Using Details 448
Module 27 Proofreading 472
Module 28 Using You and I 489
Module 29 Using a Dictionary 506
Module 30 Who/Whom and I/Me 513

, Business Communication
BUILDING CRITICAL SKILLS




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, Sixth Edition


Business Communication
BUILDING CRITICAL SKILLS




Kitty O. Locker
The Ohio State University


Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek
Columbus State Community College




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