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Easy Access : The Reference Handbook for Writers

by: KEENE M

Easy Access : The Reference Handbook for Writers

by: KEENE M

ISBN 13:
9780767422819
ISBN 10:
0767422813
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 07/01/2001
Publisher: McGraw-Hill College
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Summary

Easy Access is the only handbook organized by the types of help student writers need. Part One (red tabs) provides a guide to writing processes and products. Solutions to common writing problems and ESL troublespots are found in Part Two (blue tab). Part Three (yellow tab) offers alphabetically organized definitions and examples of grammar, mechanics, and punctuation terms.

How to Use This Book

Preface

xiii

PART ONE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

The Writing Process

(45)

Prewriting

(9)

Planning

(5)

Drafting

(3)

Revising

(21)

Finishing

(6)

Research Writing

(72)

Analyze the Assignment

(3)

Plan a Research Strategy

(3)

Do Your Research

(26)

Take Good Notes and Keep Good Records

(3)

Choose a Preliminary Thesis and Outline

(3)

Write the First Draft

(1)

Use Your Sources Effectively

(7)

Revisit Your Research As Necessary

(1)

Revise and Edit Systematically

(1)

Document Your Sources Correctly

(7)

Sample Research Paper (MLA Style)

102

(17)

Argumentation

119

(27)

Choose a Thesis and Plan Key Assertions

120

(3)

Employ the Rhetoric of Argument

123

(6)

Acknowledge Opposing Views (Refutation)

129

(1)

Read Your Own and Other Arguments Critically

130

(3)

Sample Argument Paper (APA Style)

133

(13)

MLA Documentation Style

146

(18)

Citations in the Text

146

(5)

List of Works Cited

151

(10)

Typing or Word Processing Instructions for MLA

161

(3)

APA Documentation Style

164

(13)

Citations in the Text

164

(3)

Reference List

167

(8)

Typing or Word Processing Instructions for APA

175

(2)

Document Design

177

(21)

Short Papers

177

(2)

Longer Research Papers and Reports

179

(11)

Web Pages

190

(8)

Special Writing Situations

198

(35)

Writing about Literature

198

(4)

Essay Exams

202

(5)

Professional Communication

207

(12)

Oral Presentations

219

(14)

PART TWO COMMON WRITING PROBLEMS

Sentence Fragments

233

(8)

Quick View

233

(2)

Testing for Fragments--In Detail

235

(2)

Revising Fragments

237

(2)

Practice

239

(2)

Comma Splices

241

(8)

Quick View

241

(2)

Revising Comma Splices

243

(3)

Practice

246

(3)

Run-On Sentences

249

(6)

Quick View

249

(2)

Revising Run-On Sentences

251

(2)

Practice

253

(2)

Verb Errors

255

(13)

Quick View

255

(3)

Subject-Verb Agreement Errors

258

(4)

Form Errors

262

(2)

Inappropriate Shifts in Tense

264

(1)

Inappropriate Shifts in Mood

265

(1)

Practice

266

(2)

Using Commas

268

(19)

Quick View

268

(3)

Correct Uses of Commas

271

(7)

Incorrect Uses of Commas

278

(4)

Practice

282

(5)

Pronoun Errors

287

(10)

Quick View

287

(2)

Vague or Ambiguous Pronoun Reference

289

(2)

Lack of Agreement with Antecedent

291

(2)

Inappropriate Shifts in Person

293

(1)

Biased Uses of Pronouns

293

(1)

Practice

294

(3)

Using Apostrophes

297

(8)

Quick View

297

(2)

Apostrophes in the Possessive Case

299

(2)

Apostrophes in Contractions

301

(1)

Apostrophes to Form Plurals of Letters and Numerals

301

(1)

Its versus It's and Other Pronoun Homonyms

302

(1)

Practice

302

(3)

Problems with Modifiers

305

(8)

Quick View

305

(2)

Misplaced Modifiers

307

(1)

Dangling Modifiers

307

(1)

Squinting Modifiers

308

(1)

Overstacked Modifiers

309

(1)

Improper Adverb or Adjective Forms

310

(1)

Practice

311

(2)

Faulty Parallelism

313

(5)

Quick View

313

(2)

Items in Lists

315

(1)

Items Joined by Coordinating Conjunctions

315

(1)

Parts of a Sentence Joined by Correlative Conjunctions

315

(1)

Comparisons or Contrasts

316

(1)

Practice

316

(2)

Mixed Constructions

318

(6)

Quick View

318

(2)

Mismatched Subject and Predicate

320

(1)

Mismatched Clauses

320

(1)

Mismatches with Is When, Is Where, or The Reason...Is Because

321

(1)

Practice

321

(3)

For Multilingual/ESL Writers

324

(143)

Quick View

324

(3)

Articles and Nouns

327

(8)

Adjectives

335

(2)

Adverbs

337

(1)

Prepositions

338

(2)

Verbs

340

(11)

Sentence Structure

351

(3)

Practice

354

(6)

PART THREE THE BASICS FROM A TO Z

Part Three briefly defines and discusses (in alphabetical order) the various aspects of grammar, mechanics, and punctuation

360

(107)

Glossary of Usage

467

(14)

Index

481

Credits

480

(26)

Quick Views and Checklists

506

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