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Rules of Thumb : A Guide for Writers
ISBN: 9780072449860 | 0072449861
Edition: 5thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Pub. Date: 9/1/2001
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Rules of Thumb: A Guide for Writers, Third Edition, is a brief, easy-to-use, and affordable handbook. Designed to accommodate real writing needs, Rules of Thumb offers advice on the writing process as a whole, as well as specific guidance on punctuation, mechanics, usage, and a wide variety of common writing assignments.
| Acknowledgments | |
| How to Use Rules of Thumb | |
| Correctness | |
| A Word about Correctness | p. 3 |
| Confusing Words [to and too, their and there] | p. 5 |
| One Word or Two? [a lot] | p. 9 |
| Spelling [ie or ei? One p or two?] | p. 12 |
| Capitalization | p. 15 |
| Abbreviations and Numbers | p. 17 |
| Apostrophes ['s] | p. 19 |
| ... MORE | p. 20 |
| Correct Pronouns [I vs. me] | p. 23 |
| Vague Pronouns [which, it, this, that, and who] | p. 25 |
| Recognizing Complete Sentences | p. 27 |
| Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences | p. 30 |
| Commas [,] | p. 36 |
| Semicolons [;] | p. 38 |
| Colons [:] | p. 39 |
| Dashes and Parentheses [ - ()] | p. 40 |
| Quotation Marks [" "] | p. 42 |
| Underlining or Quoting Titles | p. 46 |
| Verb Tenses | p. 47 |
| Shifting Verb Tenses [moved, had moved] | p. 52 |
| Verb Agreement | p. 54 |
| Word Endings: s and ed | p. 55 |
| Tangled Sentences [Parallel Structure, Danglers] | p. 57 |
| Meeting Specific Assignments | |
| Format of College Papers | p. 61 |
| Writing in Class | p. 64 |
| Writing about Literature | p. 68 |
| How to Quote From Your Sources | p. 73 |
| Using the College Library | p. 75 |
| Writing Research Papers | p. 79 |
| Plagiarism (Cheating) | p. 86 |
| Documentation | p. 87 |
| Putting a Paper Together | |
| What to Do When You're Stuck | p. 101 |
| Finding an Organization for Your Essay | p. 105 |
| How to Work on a Second Draft | p. 108 |
| How to Make a Paper Longer (And When to Make It Shorter) | p. 111 |
| Introductions and Conclusions | p. 113 |
| Paragraphs - Long and Short | p. 116 |
| Transitions | p. 119 |
| Proofreading Tips | p. 121 |
| Writing With Elegance | |
| Keeping a Journal | p. 125 |
| Finding Your Voice | p. 128 |
| Adding Details | p. 129 |
| Recognizing Cliches | p. 131 |
| Eliminating Biased Language | p. 133 |
| Trimming Wordiness | p. 135 |
| Varying Your Sentences | p. 138 |
| Postscript | p. 143 |
| About the Authors | p. 145 |
| Index | p. 147 |
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