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A Pocket Style Manual,9780312115968

A Pocket Style Manual

by Hacker, Diana

Edition:

2nd

ISBN13:

9780312115968

ISBN10:

0312115962

Format:

Paperback

Pub. Date:

1/1/1997

Publisher(s):

Bedford/st Martins

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Table of Contents

CLARITY

1

(16)

1. Tighten wordy sentences.

2

(1)

2. Prefer active verbs.

3

(2)

3. Balance parallel ideas.

5

(1)

4. Add needed words.

6

(1)

5. Eliminate confusing shifts.

7

(2)

6. Untangle mixed constructions.

9

(1)

7. Repair misplaced and dangling modifiers.

10

(2)

8. Provide some variety.

12

(2)

9. Find an appropriate voice.

14

(3)

GRAMMAR

17

(34)

10. Make subjects and verbs agree.

18

(4)

11. Be alert to other problems with verbs.

22

(6)

12. Use pronouns with care.

28

(8)

13. Choose adjectives and adverbs with care.

36

(3)

14. Repair sentence fragments.

39

(2)

15. Revise run-on sentences.

41

(3)

16. If English is not your native language, check for common ESL problems.

44

(7)

PUNCTUATION

51

(22)

17. The comma

52

(7)

18. The semicolon and the colon

59

(4)

19. The apostrophe

63

(2)

20. Quotation marks

65

(4)

21. Other marks

69

(4)

MECHANICS

73

(13)

22. Capitalization

74

(2)

23. Abbreviations, numbers, and italics (underlining)

76

(5)

24. Spelling and the hyphen

81

(5)

RESEARCHED WRITING

86

(16)

25. Supporting a thesis

87

(4)

26. When to cite a source; avoiding plagiarism

91

(4)

27. How to integrate quotations

95

(4)

28. How to integrate other source material

99

(3)

DOCUMENTATION

102

(56)

29. MLA documentation style

103

(19)

30. ACW style: Documenting Internet sources

122

(1)

31. APA documentation style

123

(14)

32. Chicago documentation style (footnotes or endnotes)

137

(19)

33. A list of style manuals

156

(2)

GLOSSARIES

158

(18)

34. Glossary of usage

159

(9)

35. Glossary of grammatical terms

168

(8)

INDEX

176

(10)

CHECKLIST FOR GLOBAL REVISION

186

(1)

CORRECTION SYMBOLS

187

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