Written Communication for Sergeants : A Self-Paced Text

Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text teaches clear, correct sentence structure. The text, which has a reading ease score of seventh grade, contains a pretest and a post-test so that students can diagnose weaknesses before beginning the text and can measure their progress when they complete the text. Since it has an index, the text can also be used as a reference. The book contains nine units: Understanding the Parts of Speech; Understanding the Parts of a Sentence; Avoiding Common Sentence Errors; Understanding Subject-Verb Agreement; More About Verbs; Constructing Clear Sentences; Mastering Pronouns; Mastering Punctuation; and Mastering Capitalization. Since the text is used by the American military services, the exercises have military themes (such as military history, first aid, physical fitness, and leadership principles). The skills the text teaches appear on the writing portion of many of the state tests required for high-school graduation, as well as on the writing portion of the SAT and ACT. The text also reinforces the sentence skills that students need to edit their writing. The 172-page book comes with a complementary 20-page answer key.