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Writer's FAQ's, The: A Pocket Handbook
ISBN: 9780131955769 | 0131955764
Edition: 3rdFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Pearson College Div
Pub. Date: 1/1/2007
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For writers who want a clear, concise, user-friendly pocket guide beside them while they write, this book has it all. Its easy-to-navigate coverage offers a wide variety of traditional topics as well as the most current information on conducting online research, and using MLA, APA, Chicago Manual, and CBE citation formats. Writers will find valuable assistance with the writing process; argument reading and writing; all major areas of grammar and mechanics; conducting research in libraries and online; using the World Wide Web as a resource; and ... MORE
| How to Use This Book | p. v |
| Question and Correct | p. viii |
| Writing and Speaking | p. 1 |
| Checklist for Effective Papers/Presentations | p. 3 |
| Sentence Choices | p. 13 |
| Clarity | p. 16 |
| Conciseness | p. 18 |
| Variety | p. 20 |
| Voice (Formal and Informal) | p. 21 |
| Mixed Constructions | p. 22 |
| Active and Passive Verbs | ... MOREp. 23 |
| Parallelism | p. 24 |
| Transitions | p. 26 |
| Nonsexist Language | p. 28 |
| Sentence Grammar | p. 31 |
| Fragments | p. 34 |
| Comma Splices and Fused Sentences | p. 36 |
| Subjects and Verbs | p. 37 |
| Pronouns | p. 48 |
| Adjectives and Adverbs | p. 55 |
| Modifiers | p. 58 |
| Shifts | p. 60 |
| Punctuation | p. 63 |
| Sentence Punctuation Patterns (for Commas, Semicolons, and Colons) | p. 67 |
| Commas | p. 69 |
| Apostrophes | p. 74 |
| Semicolons | p. 76 |
| Quotation Marks | p. 78 |
| Other Punctuation | p. 81 |
| Mechanics | p. 87 |
| Capitalization | p. 90 |
| Italics | p. 93 |
| Numbers | p. 94 |
| Abbreviations | p. 96 |
| Spelling | p. 99 |
| MultiLingual Speakers (ESL) | p. 105 |
| American Style in Writing/ESL Resources | p. 107 |
| Verbs | p. 109 |
| Nouns (Count and Noncount) | p. 113 |
| Articles ("A," "An," and "The") | p. 114 |
| Prepositions | p. 116 |
| Omitted/Repeated Words | p. 117 |
| Idioms | p. 118 |
| Research | p. 121 |
| Doing Print and Online Research | p. 124 |
| Evaluating Print and Internet Sources | p. 150 |
| Integrating Sources | p. 158 |
| Designing Documents | p. 166 |
| Documentation | p. 173 |
| MLA Style | p. 176 |
| APA Style | p. 214 |
| Chicago Manual of Style (CM) | p. 235 |
| Council of Science Editors (CSE) | p. 246 |
| Style Manuals and Resources for Various Fields | p. 252 |
| Glossary of Usage | p. 255 |
| Glossary of Grammatical Terms | p. 266 |
| Index | p. 287 |
| Correction Symbols | |
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