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The Writer's Brief Handbook

ISBN: 9780205285129 | 0205285120
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 7/1/1998

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SummaryTable of Contents
Comb-bound brief handbook with 15 tabs. Includes MLA, APA, CMS, and ACW styles of documentation - including new '98 MLA standards. Unique tabbed chapter on the Library and more on avoiding biased language. Computer tips throughout, chapter on the Internet, using and documenting electronic sources, section on computer formatting options. New: tabbed chapter on Argumentation and Writing about Lit.
Prefacexxii
comp Composing
Writing with a computer
2(1)
Planning
3(15)
... MORE
Analyzing the writing task
4(1)
Choosing a subject
4(1)
Focusing on a topic
5(1)
Generating ideas and collecting information
5(6)
Asking questions
6(1)
Brainstorming
6(2)
Clustering
8(2)
Keeping a journal
10(1)
Freewriting
10(1)
Researching
10(1)
Rehearsing ideas
10(1)
Visualizing topics
11(1)
Thinking creatively
11(1)
Formulating a thesis statement
11(1)
Determining your purpose
12(2)
Writing from experience
13(1)
Writing to inform
13(1)
Writing to persuade
14(1)
Analyzing your audience
14(1)
Outlining
15(3)
Writing a draft
18(2)
Choosing a title
18(1)
Writing the body
19(1)
Writing the beginning and ending
20(1)
Revising
20(5)
Revising the largest elements
21(1)
Revising sentences and diction
22(2)
Conducting peer conferences
24(1)
Editing
25(1)
Checking grammar, punctuation, and mechanics
25(1)
Preparing the final copy
25(1)
Proofreading the final copy
25(1)
Annotated student essay
26(7)
para Paragraphs
Unity
33(4)
Topic sentence
33(3)
Controlling idea
36(1)
Development
37(7)
Completeness
38(1)
Implied strategy
38(6)
Narration
38(1)
Description
39(1)
Exemplification
39(1)
Facts, statistics, reasons
40(1)
Definition
41(1)
Process analysis
41(1)
Comparison and contrast
42(1)
Analogy
43(1)
Division and classification
43(1)
Cause and effect
43(1)
Mixed strategies
44(1)
Coherence
44(7)
Effective order
45(2)
Chronological order
46(1)
Spatial order
46(1)
Logical order
46(1)
Transitional words and phrases
47(1)
Key words and phrases
48(1)
Parallel structure
49(1)
Transitions between paragraphs
49(2)
gram Grammar Essentials
Parts of speech
51(8)
Verbs
51(3)
Forms of verbs
52(1)
Intransitive, transitive, and linking verbs
52(1)
Verbals
53(1)
Nouns
54(1)
Pronouns
55(1)
Adjectives
56(1)
Adverbs
56(1)
Prepositions
57(1)
Conjunctions
57(2)
Interjections
59(1)
Parts of sentences
59(2)
Subjects
60(1)
Predicates
60(1)
Objects
60(1)
Complements
61(1)
Phrases
61(2)
Prepositional phrases
61(1)
Verbal phrases
62(1)
Appositive phrases
63(1)
Absolute phrases
63(1)
Clauses
63(2)
Adjective clauses
64(1)
Adverb clauses
64(1)
Noun clauses
64(1)
Types of sentences
65(2)
Classification by structure
65(1)
Classification by purpose
66(1)
esl ESL Basics
Verbs
67(10)
Modals
67(2)
Perfect tenses
69(1)
Progressive tenses
70(1)
Passive voice
71(1)
Two-word verbs
72(2)
Verbs followed by an infinitive or a gerund
74(3)
Nouns, quantifiers, and articles
77(4)
Noncount nouns
77(1)
Quantifiers
78(1)
Indefinite article (a/an)
79(1)
Definite article (the)
79(2)
Adjectives and adverbs
81(3)
Cumulative adjectives
82(1)
Present and past participles
82(1)
Adverbs
83(1)
Prepositions and prepositional phrases
84(3)
Correct prepositions
84(1)
Necessary prepositions
85(1)
Unnecessary words in prepositional phrases
85(1)
Infinitives
86(1)
Compound prepositions
86(1)
Adjective + preposition combinations
86(1)
Parts of sentences
87(2)
Omitted verbs
87(1)
Omitted subjects
87(1)
Expletives (there, here, it)
88(1)
Special problems
89(7)
Word order in questions
89(1)
Questions with who, whom, and what
90(1)
Word order in indirect questions
90(1)
Reported speech
91(2)
Conditional sentences
93(3)
Confusing words and phrases
96(1)
sent Sentences
Parallelism
97(1)
With coordinating conjunctions
97(1)
With correlative conjunctions
98(1)
With comparisons using than or as
98(1)
Misplaced and dangling modifiers
98(3)
Placement of modifiers
99(1)
Dangling modifiers
100(1)
Shifts
101(4)
Shifts in person and number
101(2)
Shifts in verb tense
103(1)
Shifts in mood
103(1)
Shifts in subject and voice
103(1)
Shifts in quotation
104(1)
Shifts in tone and style
104(1)
Shifts in point of view
105(1)
Unified and logical sentences
105(3)
Relevant details
106(1)
Mixed or illogical constructions
106(2)
Subordination and coordination
108(3)
Choppy sentences
109(1)
Excessive subordination
110(1)
Ideas of equal importance
110(1)
Emphasis
111(3)
Placement of important words and phrases
111(1)
Logical order
111(1)
Active voice
112(1)
Repetition
112(1)
Short, dramatic sentences
112(1)
Periodic sentences
113(1)
Balanced constructions
113(1)
Sentence variety
114(5)
Overuse of short, simple sentences
114(2)
Sentence openings
116(1)
Overuse of compound sentences
117(2)
edit Editing for Grammar
Subject-verb agreement
119(7)
Identifying subjects
119(1)
Compound subjects
120(1)
Subjects joined by either/or or neither/nor
121(1)
Collective nouns
121(1)
Relative pronouns
122(1)
Indefinite pronouns
123(1)
Expletives
124(1)
Linking verbs
124(1)
Plural nouns with singular meanings
124(1)
Titles as subjects
125(1)
Words used as words
125(1)
Noun clauses
125(1)
Verbs: form, tense, mood, and voice
126(10)
Irregular verbs
126(2)
Lay/lie and set/sit
128(1)
Tense
129(3)
Present tense
129(1)
Present perfect
130(1)
Present progressive
130(1)
Present perfect progressive
130(1)
Past tense
131(1)
Past perfect
131(1)
Past progressive
131(1)
Past perfect progressive
131(1)
Future tense
131(1)
Future perfect
131(1)
Future progressive
132(1)
Future perfect progressive
132(1)
Sequences of tense forms
132(2)
Subordinate clauses
132(1)
Infinitives
133(1)
Participles
134(1)
Mood
134(1)
Active voice
135(1)
Pronoun problems
136(10)
Pronoun-antecedent agreement
136(3)
Pronoun reference
139(2)
Case of pronouns
141(5)
Adjectives and adverbs
146(4)
Adverbs with verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
146(1)
Adjectives with linking verbs
146(1)
Bad/badly and good/well
147(1)
Demonstrative adjective-noun agreement
148(1)
Comparative and superlative
148(2)
Fragments
150(3)
Phrase fragments
151(1)
Subordinate clauses
151(1)
Appositives
152(1)
Compound predicates
152(1)
Intentional fragments
152(1)
Comma splices and fused sentences
153(4)
Separating sentences
154(1)
Connecting sentences with a semicolon
154(1)
Connecting sentences with a comma and coordinating conjunction
155(1)
Restructuring sentences
155(2)
word Word Choice
Exactness
157(5)
Denotation
157(1)
Connotation
157(1)
General/specific and abstract/concrete words
158(1)
Idioms
159(1)
Figurative language
160(1)
Cliches
161(1)
Appropriateness
162(4)
Subject and audience considerations
162(1)
Nonstandard English, slang, and regional expressions
163(1)
Pretentious language, euphemisms, and doublespeak
164(1)
Jargon
165(1)
Vogue words
165(1)
Bias in writing
166(2)
Conciseness
168(4)
Subjects and verbs
168(1)
Redundancies
169(1)
Empty words
169(1)
Inflated expressions and phrases
170(1)
Unnecessary clauses
171(1)
Strong verbs and active voice
171(1)
The dictionary
172(3)
Spelling
173(1)
Word division
173(1)
Pronunciation
174(1)
Part-of-speech and other grammatical labels
174(1)
Word endings
174(1)
Meanings
174(1)
Synonyms and antonyms
175(1)
Etymology
175(1)
Special usage labels and usage notes
175(1)
The thesaurus
175(1)
Glossary of usage
176(11)
punct Punctuation
The comma
187(11)
Independent clauses with coordinating conjunctions
187(1)
Introductory word groups
188(2)
Adverbial clauses
188(1)
Prepositional phrases
189(1)
Verbal phrases
189(1)
Absolute phrases
190(1)
Nonrestrictive modifiers
190(2)
Nonrestrictive adjective phrases and clauses
190(1)
Nonrestrictive appositives
191(1)
Series
192(1)
Coordinate adjectives
192(1)
Interruptive expressions
193(1)
Contrasted elements
194(1)
Speech tags
194(1)
Mild interjections, direct address, yes and no
194(1)
Titles, names, dates, and other conventions
194(2)
To prevent misreadings
196(1)
To indicate omissions
196(1)
Unnecessary commas
196(2)
The semicolon
198(2)
Independent clauses
198(1)
With transitional expression or conjunctive adverbs
199(1)
With other punctuation
199(1)
Misuses
200(1)
The colon
200(2)
Independent clauses
200(1)
Series
201(1)
Appositives
201(1)
Direct quotations
201(1)
Business letters, biblical references, titles and subtitles, bibliographic entries
201(1)
Misuses
202(1)
The apostrophe
202(3)
Possessive case
203(1)
Contractions
204(1)
Plurals
204(1)
Misuses
204(1)
Quotation marks
205(3)
Direct quotations
205(1)
Quotations within quotations
206(1)
Titles
206(1)
Words used as words, words used in a special sense
207(1)
With other punctuation
207(1)
Misuses
208(1)
Other punctuation marks
208(9)
The period
208(2)
The question mark
210(1)
The exclamation point
211(1)
The dash
211(1)
Parentheses
212(1)
Brackets
213(1)
The ellipsis mark
214(2)
The slash
216(1)
mech Mechanics
Capitals
217(6)
Proper nouns
217(2)
Derivations of proper nouns
219(1)
Organizations, government agencies, call letters, acronyms
219(1)
Titles, family relationships, epithets
219(1)
Sentences, deliberate sentence fragments
220(1)
With colons
220(1)
Quoted sentences
220(1)
Poetry
221(1)
Titles, subtitles
221(1)
Personal pronoun I, interjection O
222(1)
Misuses
222(1)
Abbreviations
223(3)
Professional titles
224(1)
Jr., Sr., and degrees
224(1)
A.D., B.C., a.m., p.m., no., $
224(1)
Organizations, corporations, government agencies, states, countries
225(1)
Latin abbreviations
225(1)
Numbers
226(2)
Written out
226(1)
In combination
226(1)
Dates, times, addresses, chapters and pages, percentages, and other conventions
226(2)
At beginning of sentence
228(1)
Italics/underlining
228(2)
Titles
228(1)
Ships, planes, trains, spacecraft
229(1)
Numbers, letters, words used as such
229(1)
Foreign words
230(1)
For emphasis
230(1)
The hyphen
230(4)
Compound words
231(1)
Two or more words as a single adjective
231(1)
Compound numbers, written fractions
232(1)
Avoid ambiguity
232(1)
Prefixes and suffixes
232(1)
Word division
232(2)
Spelling
234(11)
Words that sound alike
235(3)
Conventional spelling rules
238(3)
Frequently misspelled words
241(4)
format Essentials of Formatting
Basic computer formatting options
245(6)
Basic page design
245(1)
Margins and line spacing
245(1)
Type styles and sizes
246(1)
Improving readability
246(2)
Headings and subheadings
246(2)
Lists
248(1)
Using visuals
248(3)
Types of visuals
249(2)
Incorporating visuals
251(1)
Formatting academic manuscripts following MLA and APA guidelines
251(4)
General instructions
252(1)
Title and title page
252(1)
Sample page format
253(1)
Outline or abstract
254(1)
Headings and subheadings
254(1)
Indentation
254(1)
Page numbers
254(1)
Spacing for punctuation
255(1)
Formatting business documents
255(10)
Business letters
255(5)
Format
256(1)
Return address
256(1)
Inside address
256(1)
Salutation
256(1)
Body
256(1)
Close
256(1)
Sample business letter formats
257(1)
Sample letter of application
258(1)
Name and signature
259(1)
Special notations
259(1)
Postal abbreviations
259(1)
Resumes
260(2)
Name, address, phone number
260(1)
Job objective, position sought
260(1)
Education
260(1)
Sample resume
261(1)
Awards and honors
262(1)
Employment
262(1)
Activities
262(1)
Skills
262(1)
References
262(1)
Memos
262(3)
Sample memo
263(2)
argue/lit Writing an Argumentative Essay/Writing about Literature
Developing an argumentative thesis
265(1)
Providing evidence
266(1)
Making appeals
267(3)
Logical appeals
267(2)
Emotional appeals
269(1)
Ethical appeals
269(1)
Refuting the opposition
270(1)
Considering your audience
270(1)
Organizing the argumentative essay
271(1)
Annotated student argumentative essay
272(4)
Reading and analyzing a literary text
276(2)
Observing the conventions
278(1)
Using quotations
279(1)
Annotated student literary essay
280(7)
lib The Library
Reference books
287(1)
Periodicals
287(3)
Periodical indexes
288(1)
Computerized periodical indexes
289(1)
Books
290(3)
The card catalog
290(1)
The computer catalog
290(2)
The Library of Congress Subject Headings
292(1)
The Internet
293(8)
The World Wide Web
293(1)
Internet search strategies
293(3)
Search engines
296(1)
Subject directories
297(1)
Newsgroups, listservs, and synchronous sources
298(3)
resch The Research Paper
Planning
301(3)
Setting a schedule
301(1)
Choosing a research topic or question
302(2)
Conducting library research
304(11)
Using print sources
304(2)
Previewing print sources
304(1)
Developing a working bibliography
304(2)
Evaluating print sources
306(1)
Using online sources
306(3)
Previewing websites
306(1)
Developing a working bibliography
307(1)
Evaluating online sources
307(2)
Downloading Web files to disk
309(1)
Taking notes
309(6)
Elements of a note card
310(1)
Summary
310(1)
Paraphrase
311(2)
Direct quotation
313(2)
Using interviews and questionnaires
315(1)
Organizing the research paper
315(2)
Formulating a final thesis
316(1)
Developing a working outline
316(1)
Writing the research paper
317(5)
Documenting sources
317(1)
Integrating quotations
318(2)
Using long quotations
320(1)
Avoiding plagiarism
321(1)
Annotated student research paper
322(15)
mla docu MLA-Style Documentation
MLA in-text citations
337(6)
Directory to MLA In-Text Citations
338(5)
Author mentioned in signal phrase
338(1)
Author not mentioned in signal phrase
338(1)
Two or more works by the same author
338(1)
Two or three authors
339(1)
More than three authors
339(1)
Authors with same last name
339(1)
Corporate author
340(1)
Unknown author
340(1)
Multivolume work
340(1)
An entire work
340(1)
Fiction, poetry, drama, and the Bible
341(1)
Work from an anthology
342(1)
A source quoted in another source
342(1)
Two or more sources in a single citation
342(1)
Interview
343(1)
An electronic source
343(1)
MLA list of Works Cited
343(13)
Directory to MLA list of Works Cited
344(1)
Books
345(4)
Basic format for a book with one author
345(1)
Two or three authors
346(1)
More than three authors
346(1)
Author with an editor
346(1)
Editors
346(1)
Translation
346(1)
Corporate author
347(1)
Unknown author
347(1)
Two or more works by the same author
347(1)
Edition other than first
347(1)
Republished book
347(1)
Work in more than one volume
348(1)
Work in a series
348(1)
Work in an anthology
348(1)
Preface, introduction, foreword, or afterword
348(1)
Encyclopedias and other reference works
349(1)
Periodicals
349(2)
Article in a monthly magazine
349(1)
Article in a weekly magazine
349(1)
Article in a journal paginated by volume
349(1)
Article in a journal paginated by issue
350(1)
Article in a daily newspaper
350(1)
Article in a weekly newspaper
350(1)
Editorials and letters to the editor
350(1)
Book review
350(1)
Film review
350(1)
World Wide Web Sources
351(2)
Scholarly project
351(1)
Professional site
352(1)
Personal site
352(1)
Book
352(1)
Poetry
352(1)
Article in a reference database
352(1)
Article in a journal
352(1)
Article in a magazine
352(1)
Posting to a discussion list
352(1)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Telnet, or gopher site
353(1)
Acw-Style Citations for Electronic Sources
353(1)
Other Sources
353(3)
CD-ROM updated periodically
353(1)
CD-ROM released in a single edition
353(1)
Online material from a computer service
354(1)
Pamphlet
354(1)
Government publication
354(1)
Unpublished dissertation
354(1)
Lecture or public presentation
354(1)
Letter
355(1)
E-mail communication
355(1)
Legal reference
355(1)
Interview
355(1)
Film or videotape
355(1)
Television or radio program
355(1)
Stage play, opera, or concert performance
355(1)
Work of art
355(1)
Recording
355(1)
Cartoon
355(1)
Map or chart
356(1)
Advertisement
356(1)
MLA information notes
356(1)
other docu Other Systems of Documentation
APA in-text citations
357(3)
Directory to APA In-Text Citations
357(3)
Paraphrase or summary with author's name in text
358(1)
Paraphrase or summary without author's name in text
358(1)
Quotation with author's name in text
358(1)
Quotation without author's name in text
358(1)
A work with two authors
358(1)
A work with three to five authors
358(1)
A work with six or more authors
359(1)
Author unknown
359(1)
Corporate author
359(1)
Two or more authors with the same last name
360(1)
More than one work in a parenthetical citation
360(1)
Interviews, letters, memos, e-mail, and telephone conversations
360(1)
APA-style References
360(6)
Directory to APA List of References
361(1)
Books
362(2)
Basic format for a book with one author
362(1)
Two or more authors
362(1)
Corporate author
362(1)
Author unknown
363(1)
Editor
363(1)
Work in an anthology
363(1)
Edition other than first
363(1)
Translation
363(1)
Multivolume work
363(1)
Two or more works by the same author
363(1)
Periodicals
364(1)
Article in a journal paginated by volume
364(1)
Article in a journal paginated by issue
364(1)
Article in a monthly magazine
364(1)
Article in a weekly magazine
364(1)
Article in a newspaper
364(1)
Editorial
364(1)
Letter to the editor
364(1)
Book review
364(1)
Electronic Sources
365(1)
CD-ROM, tape, or diskette
365(1)
Online material from a computer service
365(1)
Internet
365(1)
Other Sources
365(1)
Government publication
365(1)
Dissertation abstract
365(1)
Computer software
366(1)
Video
366(1)
Annotated student APA-style research paper
366(9)
Chicago Manual documentation style
375(6)
Endnotes (or footnotes) and bibliography entries
375(1)
Directory to Chicago Manual Note and Bibliography Models
376(1)
Books
376(2)
One author
376(1)
Two or three authors
377(1)
Four or more authors
377(1)
Author with an editor
377(1)
Editor
377(1)
Unknown author
377(1)
Edition other than first
378(1)
Work in more than one volume
378(1)
Work from an anthology
378(1)
Periodicals
378(1)
Article in a journal paginated by volume
378(1)
Article in a journal paginated by issue
378(1)
Article in a magazine
378(1)
Unsigned article
379(1)
Article in a newspaper
379(1)
Electronic Sources
379(1)
Source on CD-ROM
379(1)
Online source
379(1)
Other Sources
380(1)
Government publication
380(1)
Interview, letter, or e-mail
380(1)
Film or videotape
380(1)
Subsequent references
381(1)
Other documentation styles
381
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