Hodges Harbrace Handbook

by Glenn, Cheryl; Gray, Loretta; Webb, Suzanne Strobeck

• ISBN13: 9781413010312
• ISBN10: 1413010318
• Edition: 16th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-02-14
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Continuously evolving to address the needs of students, the Hodges' Harbrace Handbook, Sixteenth Edition, guides student writers in developing their understanding of the rhetorical situation. Through this understanding, they learn how to write effectively-how to choose the most effective information, how to arrange it effectively, and how to decide on the most appropriate language to use when writing for any audience. This grammar-first handbook comprehensively covers grammar, style, punctuation, and mechanics as situated around rhetorical concerns-the writer, reader, message, context, and exigence (the reason for writing).

Table of Contents

Preface	xvii
PART I GRAMMAR
Sentence Sense	4	(47)
Parts of speech	5	(10)
Subjects and predicates	15	(2)
Subjects and complements	17	(5)
Basic sentence patterns	22	(4)
Phrases	26	(12)
Clauses	38	(4)
Conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs	42	(4)
Sentence forms	46	(3)
Sentence functions	49	(2)
Sentence Fragments	51	(11)
Recognizing sentence fragments	51	(4)
Phrases as sentence fragments	55	(2)
Dependent clauses as sentence fragments	57	(5)
Comma Splices and Fused Sentences	62	(14)
Punctuating independent clauses	63	(1)
Identifying comma splices and fused sentences	64	(4)
Revising comma splices and fused sentences	68	(6)
Divided quotations	74	(2)
Adjectives and Adverbs	76	(11)
Recognizing adjectives and adverbs	76	(5)
Comparatives and superlatives	81	(4)
Double negatives	85	(2)
Pronouns and Case	87	(12)
Recognizing pronouns	87	(5)
Pronoun case	92	(7)
Agreement	99	(14)
Subject-verb agreement	99	(10)
Pronoun-antecedent agreement	109	(4)
Verbs	113	(34)
Verb forms	113	(11)
Verb tenses	124	(12)
Voice	136	(4)
Mood	140	(7)
PART II MECHANICS
E-documents	147	(24)
Document design and purpose	147	(1)
Design and function	148	(5)
Graphics and purpose	153	(5)
Composing Web documents	158	(9)
Visual elements and purpose	167	(4)
Capitals	171	(11)
Proper names	171	(5)
Titles and subtitles	176	(1)
Beginning a sentence	177	(3)
Computer terms	180	(1)
Unnecessary capitals	180	(2)
Italics	182	(6)
Works published separately	183	(1)
Foreign words	184	(1)
Legal cases	185	(1)
Names of ships, aircraft, and so on	185	(1)
Words, letters, or figures referred to as such	186	(1)
Words being emphasized	186	(2)
Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Numbers	188	(15)
Proper names	188	(1)
Addresses in correspondence	189	(1)
Abbreviations in source documentation	190	(2)
Acceptable abbreviations	192	(2)
Acronyms	194	(2)
General uses of numbers	196	(1)
Special uses of numbers	196	(7)
PART III PUNCTUATION
The Comma	203	(14)
Before a coordinating conjunction linking independent clauses	204	(2)
After introductory words, phrases, or clauses	206	(2)
Separating elements in a series	208	(2)
With nonessential elements	210	(4)
With geographical names and items in dates and addresses	214	(2)
With direct quotations	216	(1)
Unnecessary or Misplaced Commas	217	(3)
Not between subject and verb or verb and object	217	(1)
Not after a coordinating conjunction	218	(1)
Not between elements in a compound predicate	218	(1)
Not setting off essential words, phrases, or clauses	218	(1)
Not before the first item of a series or after the last	219	(1)
The Semicolon	220	(4)
Connecting independent clauses	220	(1)
Separating elements that contain commas	221	(1)
Revising common semicolon errors	222	(2)
The Apostrophe	224	(9)
Indicating ownership	224	(6)
Marking omissions	230	(1)
Forming certain plurals	231	(2)
Quotation Marks	233	(8)
Direct quotations	233	(3)
Titles of short works	236	(1)
For ironic tone or unusual usage	237	(1)
With other punctuation marks	237	(4)
The Period and Other Marks	241	(18)
Period	242	(1)
Question mark	243	(1)
Exclamation point	244	(1)
Colon	245	(2)
Dash	247	(2)
Parentheses	249	(2)
Square brackets	251	(1)
Ellipsis points	252	(2)
Slash	254	(5)
PART IV SPELLING AND DICTION
Spelling, the Spell Checker, and Hyphenation	259	(11)
Using a spell checker	259	(2)
Spelling and pronunciation	261	(1)
Words that sound alike	262	(1)
Prefixes and suffixes	263	(3)
Confusion of ei and ie	266	(1)
Hyphens	267	(3)
Good Usage	270	(15)
Usage and the rhetorical situation	270	(1)
Style	271	(1)
Word choice	272	(2)
Inclusive language	274	(6)
Dictionaries	280	(4)
Thesauruses	284	(1)
Exactness	285	(13)
Precise word choice	285	(5)
Evocative language	290	(1)
Idioms and word combinations	291	(3)
First and second person	294	(2)
Clear definitions	296	(2)
Conciseness	298	(7)
Eliminating wordiness	298	(4)
Unnecessary repetition	302	(1)
Elliptical constructions	303	(2)
Clarity and Completeness	305	(7)
Including necessary words	305	(1)
Completing comparisons	306	(1)
Completing intensifiers	307	(5)
PART V EFFECTIVE SENTENCES
Sentence Unity	312	(6)
Choosing and arranging details	312	(2)
Revising mixed metaphors	314	(1)
Relating sentence parts	314	(4)
Subordination and Coordination	318	(7)
Using subordination	318	(2)
Using coordination	320	(2)
Avoiding faulty or excessive subordination and coordination	322	(3)
Misplaced Parts and Dangling Modifiers	325	(6)
Placement of modifiers	325	(4)
Dangling modifiers	329	(2)
Parallelism	331	(6)
Recognizing parallel elements	331	(1)
Repeating words and forms	332	(1)
Linking two or more sentences	333	(1)
Correlative conjunctions	334	(1)
Emphasizing key ideas	335	(2)
Consistency	337	(4)
Verb tense	337	(3)
Person and number	340	(1)
Tone and style	340	(1)
Pronoun Reference	341	(154)
Ambiguous references	341	(1)
Awkward references	342	(1)
Implied references	342	(1)
The use of it	343	(133)
Using logic to argue effectively and ethically	476	(1)
Avoiding rhetorical fallacies	477	(5)
A sample written argument	482	(13)
PART VII RESEARCH
Finding Sources in Print, Online, and in the Field	495	(24)
Research and the rhetorical situation	495	(5)
Finding books	500	(5)
Finding articles	505	(5)
Finding online sources	510	(5)
Field research	515	(4)
Evaluating Print and Online Sources	519	(13)
Credibility of authors	519	(5)
Credibility of publishers	524	(2)
Online sources	526	(2)
Relevance and timeliness	528	(4)
Using Sources Effectively and Responsibly	532	(20)
The rhetorical situation and the research paper	532	(2)
Organizing notes	534	(4)
Working bibliography	538	(1)
Integrating sources	539	(7)
Avoiding plagiarism	546	(3)
Responding to sources	549	(3)
MLA Documentation	552	(65)
MLA in-text citations	552	(11)
MLA list of works cited	563	(39)
MLA sample paper	602	(15)
APA Documentation	617	(34)
APA in-text citations	617	(3)
APA reference list	620	(19)
APA sample paper	639	(12)
Writing about Literature	651	(22)
Literature and its genres	651	(1)
Vocabulary for discussing literature	652	(4)
Approaches to interpreting literature	656	(5)
Active reading and literary interpretation	661	(2)
Types of literary interpretation	663	(1)
Conventions for writing about literature	663	(3)
Sample literary interpretation	666	(7)
Writing in Business	673	(22)
Special conventions	673	(1)
Business letters	674	(4)
Business memos	678	(1)
Resumes	679	(3)
Application letters	682	(3)
Business plans	685	(10)
Glossary of Usage	695	(22)
Glossary of Terms	717	(14)
Credits	731	(4)
Index	735