Simon and Schuster Quick Access Reference for Writers

by Troyka, Lynn Quitman

• ISBN13: 9780130320810
• ISBN10: 0130320811
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780131128521
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Summary

Prentice Hall's exclusive Companion Website offers unique tools and support for every concept in the Quick Access text. Every part of the book references additional online information, including: thousands of self-graded questions for every key concept; pre-and post-tests to gauge comprehension on all grammar/punctuation topics; a complete online text reference keyed to every exercise; tips and exercises for various stages of the writing process; and writing help for different audiences and different academic/professional papers.

Table of Contents

Thinking and Reading Reflectively<$$$>

Thinking Reflectively

Reading Reflectively

Reasoning

Distinguishing Between Summary and Synthesis

Writing Process

Getting Started

Drafting

Revising, Editing, Proofreading

Composing Paragraphs

Arranging Essays

Sentences

Conciseness

Coordination and Subordination

Sentence Style

Sentence Fragments

Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences

Shifting and Disjointed Sentences

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Words

Usage Glossary

Word Meanings and Word Impact

Gender-Neutral Language

Spelling

Research

Starting a Research Project

Finding and Evaluating Traditional and Online Sources

Extracting Information from Sources

Using Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism

Drafting and Revising a Research Paper

MLA Documentation

MLA In-Text Citations

MLA Works Cited List

A Student's MLA Research Paper

APA, CM, CBE Documentation

APA In-Text Citations

APA References List

A Student's APA Research Paper

CM-Style Documentation

CBE-Style Documentation

Document Design

Producing Effective Documents

Principles of Document Design

Academic and Business Documents

Online Documents

Grammar Basics

Parts of Speech and Parts of Sentences

Verbs

Subject-Verb Agreement

Pronouns: Agreement, Reference, Case

Using Adjectives and Adverbs

Tips for Multilingual Writers

Singulars and Plurals

Articles

Word Order

Prepositions

Gerunds and Infinitives

Modal Auxiliary Verbs

Punctuation and Mechanics

Commas

Semicolons

Colons

Apostrophes

Quotation Marks

End Punctuation

Other Punctuation Marks

Hyphens

Capitals

Italics

Abbreviations

Numbers

Terms Glossary and Index

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