Little Brown Handbook

by Fowler, H. Ramsey; Aaron, Jane E.

• ISBN13: 9780201747119
• ISBN10: 0201747111
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley

Summary

The most trusted and authoritative name in handbooks, "The Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises" is an easy-to-use reference that will answer any question you may have in grammar, writing, or research. It also includes exercises so you can practice skills. This edition offers the latest information on writing with computers, writing online, analyzing visuals, and researching effectively on the Internet. With clear explanations, a wealth of examples, and quick reference checklists and boxes, "The Little, Brown Compact Handbook" will makes it easy to find what you need and use the information you find. Will answer any question a writer has about grammar, the writing process, or research. The writing process, critical thinking, argumentative writing, style, grammar, mechanics, usage, the research process, how to document sources. Anyone who wants a reliable writing reference book.

Table of Contents

Preface for Instructors

Preface for Students

Using This Book

Introduction: Critical Thinking, Reading and Writing

The Whole Paper And Paragraphs

Developing an Essay

Drafting and Revising the Essay

Writing and Revising Paragraphs

Reading and Writing Assignments

Grammatical Sentences

Understanding Sentence Grammar

Case of Nouns and Pronouns

Verbs

Agreement

Adjectives and Adverbs

Clear Sentences

Sentence Fragments

Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

Pronoun Reference

Shifts

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Mixed and Incomplete Sentences

Effective Sentences

Using Coordination and Subordination

Using Parallelism

Emphasizing Main Ideas

Achieving Variety

Punctuation

End Punctuation

The Comma

The Semicolon

The Apostrophe

Quotation Marks

Other Punctuation Marks

Mechanics

Capitals

Underlining (Italics)

Abbreviations

Numbers

Word Division

Effective Words

Choosing and Using Words

Using Dictionaries

Improving Your Vocabulary

Spelling

Research Writing

Beginning a Research Project

Working with Sources and Writing the Paper

Documenting Sources

Two Sample Research Papers

Reading and Writing about Literature

Writing in Other Disciplines

Special Writing Situations

Essay Examinations

Business Writing

Preparing a Manuscript

Writing with a Computer

Oral Presentations

Weblinks

Glossary of Usage

Glossary of Terms

Acknowledgments

Index

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