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Simon and Schuster Handbook for Writers
ISBN: 9780132042154 | 0132042150
Edition: 4thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 10/1/1995
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This comprehensive handbook features the clear, direct, and honest style that is the hallmark of Lynn Quitman Troyka. This bestseller begins with coverage of the writing process, giving extensive attention to critical thinking and writing argument, followed by treatment of all aspects of style, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Provides extensive coverage of MLA, APA, Chicago Manual, and CBE documentation styles , with each quickly identifiable by its distinctive color bar down the outer edge of the page. Features contextualized ¿Alerts¿ to remind readers of pertinent points of usage and punctuation. Displays key words in small capital letters to signal their inclusion in the Terms Glossary. Ideal for anyone utilizing writing in their profession or as an aid in writing courses. Editors, writers, teachers would find this a useful reference.
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| About the author | |
| Credit list | |
| Writing an Essay | |
| Thinking About Purposes and Audiences | |
| Planning and Shaping | |
| Drafting and Revising | |
| Writing Paragraphs | |
| Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing | |
| Writing Argument | |
| Understanding Grammar... MORE | |
| Parts of Speech and Sentence Structures | |
| Verbs | |
| Case of Nouns and Pronouns | |
| Pronoun Reference | |
| Agreement | |
| Using Adjectives and Adverbs | |
| Sentence Fragments | |
| Comma Splices and Run-Together Sentences | |
| Awkward Sentences | |
| Writing Effectively | |
| Conciseness | |
| Coordination and Subordination | |
| Parallelism | |
| Variety and Emphasis | |
| Understanding the Meaning of Words | |
| Understanding the Effect of Words | |
| Spelling and Hyphenation | |
| Using Punctuation and Mechanics | |
| Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points | |
| Commas | |
| Semicolons | |
| Colons | |
| Apostrophes | |
| Quotation Marks | |
| Other Punctuation Marks | |
| Capitals, Italics, Abbreviations, and Numbers | |
| Writing Research | |
| Using Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism | |
| Research Writing as a Process | |
| Successful Online Research (new chapter to the 3/c/e)** | |
| MLA, APA, CM, CBE, and COS Documentation Styles | |
| Case Study: A Student Writing an MLA Research Paper | |
| Case Study: A Student Writing an APA Research Paper | |
| Writing Across the Curriculum | |
| Comparing the Different Disciplines | |
| Writing About Literature | |
| Writing in the Social Sciences and Natural Sciences | |
| Business Writing | |
| Writing Under Pressure | |
| Writing When English Is a Second Language | |
| ESL Singulars and Plurals | |
| ESL Articles | |
| ESL Word Order | |
| ESL Prepositions | |
| ESL Gerunds, Infinitives, and Participles | |
| ESL Modal Auxilliary Verbs | |
| usage glossary | |
| Terms glossary | |
| Index | |
| charts in tinted boxes | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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