Pocket Handbook (with Updated MLA and InfoTrac)

by Kirszner, Laurie G.; Mandell, Stephen R.

• ISBN13: 9781413006797
• ISBN10: 1413006795
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2003-12-22
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

A truly portable reference guide, offering coverage of all of the topics that you would expect to find in a bigger and more expensive handbook.

Table of Contents

Writing Essays and Paragraphs

Writing Essays

Writing Paragraphs

Writing Grammatical Sentences

Revising Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

Revising Sentence Fragments

Understanding Agreement

Using Verbs Correctly

Using Pronouns Correctly

Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly

Writing Effective Sentences

Writing Varied Sentences

Writing Concise Sentences

Revising Awkward or Confusing Sentences

Using Parallelism

Placing Modifiers Carefully

Choosing the Right Word

Understanding Punctuation

End Punctuation

The Comma

The Semicolon

The Apostrophe

Quotation Marks

Other Punctuation Marks

Spelling and Mechanics

Spelling

Capitalization

Italics

Hyphens

Abbreviations

Numbers

Writing With Sources

Writing Research Papers

Using and Evaluating Library Sources

Using and Evaluating Internet Sources

Integrating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism

Documenting Sources

MLA Documentation Style

APA Documentation Style

Chicago and Other Documentation Styles

Practical Writing

Designing Documents and Web Pages

Writing for the Workplace

Making Oral Presentations

Grammar, Usage, and Esl

Grammar

Usage

ESL Review

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