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Nagle, John M. – Engl J, 1969
Descriptors: English Instruction, Language Styles, Language Usage, Literary Criticism
Kline, Charles R., Jr. – 1976
Rhetorical and linguistic concepts of the sentence are reviewed in the course of introducing the concept of the "minor sentence" (sentence fragments which may occur alone as complete linguistic utterances or which may be combined by parataxis or coordinators with a major sentence). Rather than restraining beginning writers from using…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Usage
King, Harold V. – Lang Learning, 1969
Based on a paper written in 1965 for a committee preparing textbook materials for the English Language Institute (ELI). Revised version appeared as "ELI Research Papers, 1968, number 1. (DS)
Descriptors: Adverbs, English, English Instruction, Form Classes (Languages)
Goba, Ronald Joseph – Engl J, 1969
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, English Instruction, Grammar, Language Usage
Chai, Nemia M. – 1975
This paper discusses the subject of fragments as they appear in the writing of college freshmen. It examines the conditions under which certain syntactic constructions are identified as fragments and the reasons for designating some of these fragments as nonpenalty and others as penalty types. The fragment is viewed here as a syntactic…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, English Instruction, Grammar, Guidelines
Wiggins, Robert Franklin – 1968
In an attempt to improve students' written expression, this study tested two assumptions: (1) that if students were led through a series of oral language experiences to a realization of the relationships between oral and written sentence structures which they were encouraged to practice, they would write a variety of sentence structures; and (2)…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grade 4, Language Arts, Language Usage
Weaver, Constance – 1979
Intended for preservice and inservice teachers at all educational levels, but especially for those in English education classes, this book examines the foundations of grammar instruction and supplies some definitions and examples of grammar usage. Part one of the book explores relevant language research, reasons for teaching grammar, the…
Descriptors: English Education, English Instruction, Grammar, Language Research
Hunt, Kellogg W. – 1965
The purposes of this study were (1) to provide a method for the quantitative study of grammatical (syntactic) structures which is coherent, systematic, and broad, yet capable of refinement to accommodate details, and (2) to search for the developmental trends in the frequency of various grammatical structures written by students of average…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Grammar, Language Acquisition
Chappel, James H. – 1976
Answers to questions asked of college freshman composition students indicated that one-third lacked confidence in their ability to write because of their ignorance of the rules of grammar and inability to use correct grammar. This may be a result of the textbook presentation of grammar as a straightforward set of rules to be mastered without…
Descriptors: College Students, English Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education
Stageberg, Norman C. – English Journal, 1958
The identification and study of 20 syntactical patterns responsible for much of the structural ambiguity found in literary composition can develop in students an audience awareness. When they realize that such constructions as "a dull boy's knife" and "the club will be open to members from Monday to Thursday" can be misinterpreted, they take more…
Descriptors: Audiences, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Marzano, Robert J.; DiStefano, Philip – 1978
Seven hundred and fifty compositions, randomly selected from National Assessment of Educational Progress essays written by 9-, 13- and 17-year-olds, were analyzed in a study of the skills that go into the writing of a good composition. The essays were first rated as high, medium, or low in quality. A total of 43 different indices reported or…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Sodowsky, Roland E. – 1977
This paper reports on a study in which the speech and the writing of college freshmen were compared. Spoken samples were gathered from classroom discussion; written samples were taken from pieces written on the discussion material in a later class session. Spoken and written samples from an "A" student, a "B+" student, a "B" student, and a "C"…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, English Instruction

Shaughnessy, Mina P., Ed.; And Others – Journal of Basic Writing, 1975
Because of open admissions policies at the college level, college English teachers are faced with increasing numbers of students whose writing skills are well below desired standards. This journal, addressed to the concerns of teachers who want to help such students, attempts in this issue to point out ways in which English teachers can examine…
Descriptors: Chinese Americans, College Freshmen, College Instruction, English Curriculum
Fichtenau, Robert L. – 1968
This study (partially supported by an ESEA Title III Grant) of the written composition of 190 above-average children in grades 3-6 was carried out to determine whether those children who were taught selected concepts of invention, arrangement, and style over a period of 8 months would demonstrate significant improvement in composition or sentence…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, English Instruction, Language Ability, Language Acquisition
Scannell, Dale P.; Haugh, Oscar M. – 1968
The purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness with which composition skills could be taught by the traditional theme-assignment approach and by an experimental method using weekly multiple-choice composition tests in lieu of theme writing. The weekly tests were based on original but typical first-draft compositions and covered problems…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grade 10, Grammar, Language Usage
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