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9780130870247

Brief Handbook for Writers

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  • ISBN13:

    9780130870247

  • ISBN10:

    0130870242

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1992-12-04
  • Publisher: Longman

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Summary

Focuses on non-linear composition skills to help students become more skilled writers of essays, research papers, literary works, examinations, and business correspondences. Covers both sentence and paragraph-level skills; features new material on essay and report writing, critical awareness and evaluation, and reading journals; introduces three new student papers; stresses revision and multiple drafting as key elements of good writing habits. A concise, complete and contemporary text/reference for freshman and advanced composition.

Table of Contents

Preface.

THE WRITING PROCESS.

1. Planning.
2. Drafting.
3. Revising and Editing.

GRAMMAR.

4. Parts of Speech.
5. Sentence Elements.
6. Sentence Types.

SENTENCE ERRORS.

7. Sentence Fragments.
8. Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences.
9. Subject-Verb Agreement.
10. Pronoun Case and Reference.
11. Verb Forms.
12. Verb Tense.
13. Verb Mood.
14. Active and Passive Voices.
15. Adjectives and Adverbs.

SENTENCE STRUCTURE.

16. Coordination and Subordination.
17. Illogical Sentences.
18. Modifiers.
19. Sentence Consistency.
20. Emphasis and Variety.

PUNCTUATION.

21. Comma.
22. Overuse of Commas.
23. Semicolon.
24. Colon.
25. Dash.
26. Period.
27. Exclamation Point.
28. Question Mark.
29. Quotation Marks.
30. Slash.
31. Ellipsis.
32. Brackets.
33. Parentheses.

MECHANICS.

34. Apostrophe.
35. Hyphen.
36. Underlining (Italics).
37. Capitalization.
38. Abbreviations and Numbers.
39. Spelling.

DICTION.

40. The Dictionary.
41. Effective Language.
42. Figurative Language.

PARAGRAPHS.

43. Effective Paragraphs.

REASONING.

44. Effective Evidence.
45. Valid Arguments.

WRITING ASSIGNMENTS.

46. Research Papers.
47. Writing about Literature.
48. Essay Exams.
Glossary of Formal Usage.
Index.

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