For courses in Developmental Writing and Essentials of Writing in English departments.   Finally, there is An Easy Guide to Writing to help students master grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure!   Geared to basic writers, Easy Guide to Writing offers students a fresh approach to learning sentences. It explains grammar in an easy-to-understand instruction (represented by the bike analogy) and transitions students to future English classes (represented by the glossary) -- it bridges both worlds making the abstract concrete. This book gives students instruction on how to write effective sentences and offers guided practice in writing complex sentences (such as sentence combining exercises). Easy Guide to Writing gives students a sense of how sentences work, presenting punctuation as an integral part of creating meaning. This book also includes instruction on whole discourse so that students can incorporate grammar, punctuation, and usage in the context of their papers.