Contents
How to Use This Book
Question and Correct
Part I: Composing, Conversing, Collaborating
1. Global Issues/Higher-Order Concerns (HOCs)
2. Local Issues/Later-Order Concerns (LOCs)
3. Arguments
4. Writing about Literature
5. Portfolios
6. Document Design
7. Multimedia Presentations
Part II: Sentence Choices with Style
8. Clarity
9. Variety
10. Conciseness
11. Active/Passive Verbs
12. Voice, Word Choice, and Formality
13. General and Specific Language
14. Inclusive Language
15. Transitions
Part III: Sentence Grammar
16. Fragments
17. Comma Splices/Fused Sentences
18. Subjects and Verbs
19. Pronouns
20. Adjectives and Adverbs
21. Modifiers
22. Shifts
23. Parallelism
Part IV: Punctuation
24. Sentence Punctuation Patterns
25. Commas
26. Apostrophes
27. Semicolons
28. Quotation Marks
29. Other Punctuation
Part V: Mechanics
30. Capitalization
31. Italics
32. Numbers
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