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The Little, Brown Workbook

by: Gorrell, Donna

The Little, Brown Workbook

by: Gorrell, Donna

ISBN 13:
9780321428882
ISBN 10:
0321428889
Edition: 10th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2007
Publisher: Longman
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Summary

The tenth edition ofThe Little, Brown Workbookis designed to closely parallel its companion, The Little, Brown Handbook, Tenth Edition, in organization, approach and guidelines for writing. Instructors can use the workbook as an instructional supplement to the handbook or as an independent text. The format of the workbook allows instructors to use each part according to their own teaching styles and their studentsrs" needs, choosing to use parts sequentially or as reference guides.

ESL Guide to the Exercises

xvii

Preface

xxi

Guide to Exercise Types

xxiii

PART I The Writing Process

(92)

1 Assessing the Writing Situation

(12)

a. Understanding how writing happens

(1)

b. Analyzing the writing situation

(1)

c. Discovering and limiting a subject

(1)

d. Considering the audience

(2)

e. Defining a purpose

(2)

Exercise 1-1 Discovering a Subject (1c)

(2)

Exercise 1-2 Analyzing Audience and Purpose (1d, e)

(2)

Exercise 1-3 Analyzing Tone and Purpose (1e)

(2)

2 Developing and Shaping Ideas

(20)

a. Discovering ideas

(4)

b. Developing a thesis

(3)

c. Organizing ideas

(5)

Exercise 2-1 Developing a Subject Through Freewriting (2a-3)

(1)

Exercise 2-2 Generating Ideas (2a)

(1)

Exercise 2-3 Thesis Statement: Developing (2b)

(1)

Exercise 2-4 Thesis Statement: Revising (2b)

(1)

Exercise 2-5 The Formal Outline (2c-2)

(1)

Exercise 2-6 Outlining an Essay (2c-2)

(2)

Exercise 2-7 Writing an Outline for an Essay (2c-2)

(2)

3 Drafting and Revising

(16)

a. Writing the first draft

(2)

b. Revising the first draft

(2)

c. Editing the revised draft

(2)

d. Preparing and proofreading the final draft

(1)

e. Giving and receiving comments

(3)

f. Preparing a writing portfolio

(2)

Exercise 3-1 Revising the First Draft (3b)

(2)

Exercise 3-2 Using the Correction Symbols (3d)

(2)

4 Writing and Revising Paragraphs

(38)

a. Maintaining paragraph unity

(2)

b. Achieving paragraph coherence

(5)

c. Developing the paragraph

(5)

d. Writing special kinds of paragraphs

(3)

e. Linking paragraphs in the essay

(2)

Exercise 4-1 Identifying Irrelevant Details (4a)

(1)

Exercise 4-2 Identifying the Topic Sentence (4a)

(1)

Exercise 4-3 Organizing Paragraphs: Spatial Order (4b-1)

(1)

Exercise 4-4 Organizing Paragraphs: Chronological Order (4b-1)

(1)

Exercise 4-5 Organizing Paragraphs: Specific to General (4b-1)

(1)

Exercise 4-6 Organizing Paragraphs: Problem to Solution (4b-1)

(1)

Exercise 4-7 Organizing Paragraphs: Climactic Order (4b-1)

(2)

Exercise 4-8 Being Consistent (4b-5)

(2)

Exercise 4-9 Arranging and Linking Sentences (4b-6, 7)

(1)

Exercise 4-10 Using Paragraph Patterns of Development (4c)

(1)

Exercise 4-11 Parallelism, Repetition, Pronouns, and Transitional Expressions: Identifying (4e)

(2)

Exercise 4-12 Opening and Closing an Essay (4d)

(2)

Exercise 4-13 Analyzing an Essay's Coherence

(4)

5 Designing Documents

(6)

a. Designing academic papers and other documents

(1)

b. Considering principles of design

(1)

c. Using the elements of design

(1)

d. Designing academic papers

(2)

Exercise 5-1 Designing Documents

(2)

PART II Reading and Writing in College

(68)

6 Writing in Academic Situations

(6)

a. Becoming an academic writer

(1)

b. Analyzing audience

(1)

c. Determining purpose

(1)

d. Choosing structure and content

(1)

e. Using academic language

(2)

Exercise 6-1 Examining Academic Writing

(2)

7 Studying Effectively and Taking Exams

(12)

a. Managing your time

(1)

b. Listening and taking notes in class

(1)

c. Reading for comprehension

100

(2)

d. Preparing for and taking exams

102

(3)

Exercise 7-1 Reading for Understanding (7c)

105

(4)

Exercise 7-2 Summarizing (7c)

109

(2)

8 Forming a Critical Perspective

111

(12)

a. Thinking and reading critically

111

(5)

b. Viewing images critically

116

(1)

c. Writing critically

117

(2)

Exercise 8-1 Reading Critically—Analyzing, Interpreting, Synthesizing, Evaluating (8a, c)

119

(2)

Exercise 8-2 Viewing an Image Critically—Analyzing, Interpreting, Synthesizing, Evaluating (8b)

121

(1)

Exercise 8-3 Writing Critically—Analyzing, Interpreting, Synthesizing, Evaluating (8a, c)

122

(1)

9 Reading Arguments Critically

123

(18)

a. Recognizing the elements of argument

123

(1)

b. Testing claims

124

(1)

c. Weighing evidence

125

(2)

d. Discovering assumptions

127

(1)

e. Watching language, hearing tone

127

(1)

f. Judging reasonableness

128

(1)

g. Recognizing fallacies

128

(5)

Exercise 9-1 Testing Claims (9b)

133

(2)

Exercise 9-2 Examining Evidence (9c)

135

(2)

Exercise 9-3 Analyzing Assumptions (9d)

137

(2)

Exercise 9-4 Identifying Logical Fallacies (9g)

139

(2)

10 Writing an Argument

141

(12)

a. Finding a subject

141

(1)

b. Conceiving a thesis statement

142

(1)

c. Analyzing your purpose and your audience

142

(1)

d. Using reason

142

(2)

e. Using evidence

144

(1)

f. Reaching your readers

144

(2)

g. Organizing your argument

146

(1)

h. Revising your argument

147

(1)

i. Examining a sample argument

148

(1)

Exercise 10-1 Analyzing an Argument

149

(4)

11 Using Computer Skills

153

(8)

a. Managing files

153

(1)

b. Working with spelling checkers and grammar/style checkers

154

(1)

c. Using other word-processing tools

154

(1)

d. Using electronic mail

155

(1)

e. Going places on the Web

155

(1)

f. Working in a group

156

(1)

g. Participating in discussions

156

(1)

h. Working on drafts

156

(1)

Exercise 11-1 Using Your Word Processor (11a, b)

157

(1)

Exercise 11-2 Using Electronic Mail (11d)

158

(1)

Exercise 11-3 Using Online Collaboration (11f, g, h)

159

(2)

PART III Grammatical Sentences

161

(156)

12 Understanding Sentence Grammar

161

(58)

a. Understanding the basic sentence

161

(6)

b. Expanding the basic sentence with single words

167

(1)

c. Expanding the basic sentence with word groups

168

(10)

d. Compounding words, phrases, and clauses

178

(3)

e. Changing the usual order

181

(1)

f. Classifying sentences

182

(3)

Exercise 12-1 Subjects and Predicates: Identifying and Comparing (12a-1)

185

(2)

Exercise 12-2 Nouns, Verbs, and Pronouns: Identifying Functions (12a-2)

187

(2)

Exercise 12-3 Nouns and Verbs: Writing Sentences (12a)

189

(2)

Exercise 12-4 Parts of the Sentence: Identifying (12a-3)

191

(2)

Exercise 12-5 Sentence Patterns: Combining Sentences (12a-3)

193

(2)

Exercise 12-6 Adjectives and Adverbs: Identifying Function (12b-1)

195

(2)

Exercise 12-7 Prepositions: Writing Sentences (12c-1)

197

(2)

Exercise 12-8 Prepositional Phrases: Identifying Function (12c-1)

199

(1)

Exercise 12-9 Participles: Using -ing and -ed (12c-2)

200

(1)

Exercise 12-10 Verbal Phrases: Identifying Function (12c-2)

201

(2)

Exercise 12-11 Verbal Phrases: Revising Sentences (12c-2, 3)

203

(2)

Exercise 12-12 Subordinate Clauses: Identifying Function (12c-4)

205

(2)

Exercise 12-13 Subordinate Clauses: Combining Sentences (12c-4)

207

(2)

Exercise 12-14 Subordinate Clauses: Writing Sentences (12c-4)

209

(2)

Exercise 12-15 Compound Constructions: Revising Clauses (12d)

211

(2)

Exercise 12-16 Compound Constructions: Combining Words and Phrases (12d)

213

(2)

Exercise 12-17 Order of Sentences: Rewriting Sentences (12e)

215

(2)

Exercise 12-18 Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences: Writing (12f)

217

(2)

13 Case of Nouns and Pronouns

219

(16)

a. Compound subjects and subject complements

220

(1)

b. Compound objects

220

(1)

c. We or us with a noun

221

(1)

d. Appositives

222

(1)

e. Pronoun after than or as in a comparison

222

(1)

f. Subjects and objects of infinitives

222

(1)

g. Who vs. whom

223

(1)

h. Case before a gerund

224

(3)

Exercise 13-1 Pronoun Case: Compound Subjects and Objects (13a, b)

227

(2)

Exercise 13-2 Pronoun Case: Who and Whom (13g)

229

(2)

Exercise 13-3 Pronoun Case: Review

231

(2)

Exercise 13-4 Pronoun Case: Rewriting a Text

233

(2)

14 Verbs

235

(44)

VERB FORMS

236

(10)

a. Regular and irregular verbs

238

(1)

b. Sit and set, lie and lay, rise and raise

239

(1)

c. Omitted -s and -ed endings

240

(2)

d. Helping verbs

242

(2)

e. Verb plus gerund or infinitive

244

(1)

f. Verb plus particle

245

(1)

TENSE

246

(6)

g. Appropriate tense for meaning

247

(3)

h. Sequence of tenses

250

(2)

MOOD

252

(1)

i. Subjunctive verb forms

252

(1)

VOICE

253

(4)

j. Active versus passive voice

255

(2)

Exercise 14-1 Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs: Comparing Forms (14a-b)

257

(2)

Exercise 14-2 The -s Forms of Verbs: Rewriting a Text (14c)

259

(2)

Exercise 14-3 The -ed Forms of Verbs: Rewriting a Text (14c)

261

(2)

Exercise 14-4 Helping Verbs and Main Verbs: Comparing Forms (14d)

263

(2)

Exercise 14-5 Sequence of Tenses: Rewriting a Text (14g, h)

265

(2)

Exercise 14-6 Gerunds and Infinitives: Using as Appropriate (14e)

267

(2)

Exercise 14-7 Two-Word Verbs: Understanding Meaning (14f)

269

(2)

Exercise 14-8 Verb Tenses: Writing Sentences (14g)

271

(2)

Exercise 14-9 Subjunctive Verb Forms: Rewriting Sentences (14i)

273

(2)

Exercise 14-10 Verb Forms, Tense, and Mood: Editing a Text (14g, h, i)

275

(2)

Exercise 14-11 Active and Passive Voices: Revising Text (14j)

277

(2)

15 Agreement

279

(24)

a. Agreement between subject and verb

280

(5)

b. Agreement between pronoun and antecedent

285

(4)

Exercise 15-1 Subjects and Verbs: Editing Sentences (15a)

289

(4)

Exercise 15-2 Subjects and Verbs: Rewriting Sentences (15a)

293

(2)

Exercise 15-3 Subject-Verb Agreement: Review (15a)

295

(2)

Exercise 15-4 Pronouns and Antecedents: Editing Sentences (15b)

297

(2)

Exercise 15-5 Agreement: Rewriting Text

299

(2)

Exercise 15-6 Agreement: Review

301

(2)

16 Adjectives and Adverbs

303

(14)

a. Adjectives only with nouns and pronouns

303

(1)

b. Adjectives after linking verbs

304

(1)

c. Adjectives with objects; adverbs with verbs

304

(1)

d. Comparative and superlative forms

305

(1)

e. Double negatives

306

(1)

f. Overuse of nouns as modifiers

306

(1)

g. Present and past participles as adjectives

306

(1)

h. A, an, the, and other determiners

307

(4)

Exercise 16-1 Adjectives and Adverbs: Comparing Forms (16a-e)

311

(2)

Exercise 16-2 Adjectives and Adverbs: Editing Forms (16a-e)

313

(2)

Exercise 16-3 Articles: Using Appropriately (16i)

315

(2)

PART IV Clear Sentences

317

(74)

17 Sentence Fragments

317

(16)

a. Tests for sentence completeness; revision of fragments

318

(2)

b. Subordinate clause

320

(1)

c. Verbal or prepositional phrase

320

(1)

d. Other fragments

321

(1)

e. Acceptable uses of incomplete sentences

322

(1)

Exercise 17-1 Sentence Fragments: Revising I

323

(2)

Exercise 17-2 Sentence Fragments: Revising II

325

(2)

Exercise 17-3 Sentence Fragments: Revising III

327

(4)

Exercise 17-4 Sentence Fragments: Revising Text

331

(2)

18 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

333

(12)

COMMA SPLICES

334

(2)

a. Main clauses not joined by a coordinating conjunction

334

(1)

b. Main clauses related by a conjunctive adverb or transitional expression

335

(1)

FUSED SENTENCES

336

(1)

c. Main clauses with no conjunction or punctuation

336

(1)

Exercise 18-1 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences: Revising

337

(2)

Exercise 18-2 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences: Combining Sentences

339

(2)

Exercise 18-3 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences: Patterning

341

(2)

Exercise 18-4 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences: Review

343

(2)

19 Pronoun Reference

345

(12)

a. Clear reference to one antecedent

345

(1)

b. Clear placement of pronoun and antecedent

346

(1)

c. Reference to specific antecedent

347

(1)

d. Indefinite use of it and they

348

(1)

e. Indefinite use of you

348

(1)

f. Clear use of it

348

(1)

g. Appropriate use of relative pronouns

349

(2)

Exercise 19-1 Pronoun Reference: Revising Sentences

351

(2)

Exercise 19-2 Pronoun Reference: Replacing Vague Pronouns

353

(2)

Exercise 19-3 Pronoun Reference: Combining Sentences

355

(1)

Exercise 19-4 Pronoun Reference: Review

356

(1)

20 Shifts

357

(10)

a. Person and number

357

(1)

b. Tense and mood

358

(1)

c. Subject and voice

358

(1)

d. Indirect and direct quotations and questions

359

(2)

Exercise 20-1 Shifts in Person and Number: Revising Sentences for Consistency (20a)

361

(1)

Exercise 20-2 Shifts in Tense: Revising Sentences for Consistency (20b)

362

(1)

Exercise 20-3 Revising Sentences for Consistency

363

(2)

Exercise 20-4 Shifts: Review

365

(2)

21 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

367

(12)

MISPLACED MODIFIERS

367

(4)

a. Clear placement of modifiers

367

(1)

b. Limiting modifiers

368

(1)

c. Squinting modifiers

368

(1)

d. Separation of subjects, verbs, and objects

368

(1)

e. Separation of parts of infinitive or verb phrases

369

(1)

f. Position of adverbs

369

(1)

g. Order of adjectives

370

(1)

DANGLING MODIFIERS

371

(8)

h. Dangling modifiers

371

(2)

Exercise 21-1 Misplaced Modifiers: Revising Sentences

373

(2)

Exercise 21-2 Adjectives and Adverbs: Arranging Appropriately

375

(1)

Exercise 21-3 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers: Revising Text

376

(1)

Exercise 21-4 Dangling Modifiers: Revising Sentences

377

(2)

22 Mixed and Incomplete Sentences

379

(12)

MIXED SENTENCES

379

(2)

a. Mixed grammar

379

(1)

b. Mixed meaning (faulty predication)

380

(1)

INCOMPLETE SENTENCES

381

(2)

c. Compound constructions

381

(1)

d. Comparisons

381

(1)

e. Careless omissions

382

(1)

Exercise 22-1 Mixed Sentences: Revising

383

(2)

Exercise 22-2 Incomplete Sentences: Revising

385

(2)

Exercise 22-3 Mixed and Incomplete Sentences: Review

387

(2)

Exercise 22-4 Omissions and Faulty Repetitions: Revising Text

389

(2)

PART V Effective Sentences

391

(38)

23 Emphasizing Ideas

391

(8)

a. Using subjects and verbs effectively

391

(1)

b. Using sentence beginnings and endings

392

(1)

c. Arranging parallel elements effectively

392

(1)

d. Repeating ideas

393

(1)

e. Separating ideas

393

(1)

f. Being concise

393

(2)

Exercise 23-1 Emphasis: Revising Sentences

395

(2)

Exercise 23-2 Emphasis: Combining Sentences

397

(2)

24 Using Coordination and Subordination

399

(12)

a. Coordinating to relate equal ideas

400

(2)

b. Subordinating to distinguish main ideas

402

(1)

c. Choosing clear connectors

403

(2)

Exercise 24-1 Coordination: Combining Sentences

405

(2)

Exercise 24-2 Subordination: Combining Sentences

407

(2)

Exercise 24-3 Coordination and Subordination: Revising Text

409

(2)

25 Using Parallelism

411

(10)

a. Using parallelism for coordinate elements

412

(1)

b. Using parallelism to increase coherence

413

(2)

Exercise 25-1 Parallelism: Writing Sentences

415

(2)

Exercise 25-2 Parallelism: Combining Sentences

417

(2)

Exercise 25-3 Parallelism: Editing Text

419

(2)

26 Achieving Variety

421

(8)

a. Varying sentence length and structure

421

(1)

b. Varying sentence beginnings

422

(1)

c. Inverting the normal word order

423

(1)

d. Mixing types of sentences

423

(2)

Exercise 26-1 Sentence Beginnings: Revising for Variation

425

(2)

Exercise 26-2 Varying Sentences in Paragraphs

427

(2)

PART VI Punctuation

429

(74)

27 End Punctuation

429

(6)

a. The period

429

(1)

b. The question mark

430

(1)

c. The exclamation point

430

(1)

Exercise 27-1 End Punctuation: Editing Sentences

431

(4)

28 The Comma

435

(28)

a. Main clauses linked by coordinating conjunction

435

(2)

b. Introductory elements

437

(1)

c. Nonessential elements

438

(2)

d. Absolute phrases

440

(1)

e. Phrases expressing contrast

441

(1)

f. Series and coordinate adjectives

441

(1)

g. Dates, addresses, place names, long numbers

442

(1)

h. With quotations

443

(1)

i. To prevent misreading

444

(1)

j. Misuse and overuse

444

(5)

Exercise 28-1 Commas Between Main Clauses and After Introductory Elements: Revising Text (28a, b)

449

(2)

Exercise 28-2 Commas in Sentences with Nonessential Elements, Absolute Phrases, and Phrases of Contrast: Editing (28c, d, e)

451

(2)

Exercise 28-3 Commas with Nonessential Elements, Absolute Phrases, and Phrases of Contrast: Combining Sentences (28c, d, e)

453

(4)

Exercise 28-4 Commas with Series, Coordinate Adjectives, Dates, Addresses, Long Numbers, and Quotations: Editing (28f, g, h)

457

(2)

Exercise 28-5 Misused Commas: Editing (28j)

459

(2)

Exercise 28-6 Commas: Editing Text

461

(2)

29 The Semicolon

463

(8)

a. Main clauses not joined by a coordinating conjunction

463

(1)

b. Main clauses related by a conjunctive adverb or transitional expression

463

(1)

c. Long or internally punctuated main clauses

464

(1)

d. Long or internally punctuated series items

464

(1)

e. Misuse and overuse

464

(3)

Exercise 29-1 Semicolon: Editing Sentences

467

(2)

Exercise 29-2 Commas and Semicolons: Editing Text

469

(2)

30 The Apostrophe

471

(10)

a. Possessive case

471

(2)

b. Misuse with noun plurals, verbs, and personal pronouns

473

(1)

c. Contractions

474

(1)

d. Plurals of abbreviations, dates, and words or characters named as words

474

(1)

Exercise 30-1 Apostrophes for Possessive Case: Changing Words

475

(2)

Exercise 30-2 Apostrophes for Contractions and Plurals

477

(2)

Exercise 30-3 Apostrophes: Editing Text

479

(2)

31 Quotation Marks

481

(10)

a. Direct quotations

481

(1)

b. Quotation within a quotation

481

(2)

c. Dialog

483

(1)

d. Titles of songs, short stories, etc.

483

(1)

e. Words used in a special sense

484

(1)

f. Overuse

484

(1)

g. Placement with other punctuation marks

485

(2)

Exercise 31-1 Quotation Marks: Editing Sentences

487

(2)

Exercise 31-2 Quotations: Rewriting Text

489

(2)

32 Other Punctuation Marks

491

(12)

a. The colon

491

(2)

b. The dash

493

(1)

c. Parentheses

494

(1)

d. Brackets

495

(1)

e. The ellipsis mark

495

(1)

f. The slash

496

(1)

Exercise 32-1 The Colon, the Dash, Parentheses, Brackets, the Ellipsis Mark, and the Slash: Editing Sentences

497

(2)

Exercise 32-2 Punctuation: Review of Chapters 27-32

499

(4)

PART VII Mechanics

503

(22)

33 Capitals

503

(6)

a. First word of sentence

503

(1)

b. Titles of works

503

(1)

c. Pronoun I and interjection O

504

(1)

d. Proper nouns and adjectives

504

(1)

e. Titles before proper names

505

(1)

f. Misuse of capitals

506

(1)

Exercise 33-1 Capitals: Rewriting Sentences

507

(2)

34 Underlining or Italics

509

(6)

a. Underlining vs. italics

509

(1)

b. Titles of books and periodicals

509

(1)

c. Names of ships, aircraft, spacecraft, trains

510

(1)

d. Foreign words and phrases

510

(1)

e. Words, letters, and numbers named as words

510

(1)

f. For emphasis

511

(1)

g. In online communication

511

(2)

Exercise 34-1 Underlining or Italics: Editing Sentences

513

(2)

35 Abbreviations

515

(6)

a. Titles before and after proper names

515

(1)

b. Familiar abbreviations and acronyms

516

(1)

c. BC, BCE, AD, CE, AM, PM, no., and $

516

(1)

d. Latin abbreviations

517

(1)

e. Inc., Bros., Co., and &

517

(1)

f. Misuse with units of measurement, geographical names, etc.

517

(2)

Exercise 35-1 Abbreviations: Editing Sentences

519

(2)

36 Numbers

521

(4)

a. Numerals vs. words

521

(1)

b. For dates, addresses, etc.

521

(1)

c. Beginning sentences

522

(1)

Exercise 36-1 Numbers: Editing Sentences

523

(2)

PART VIII Effective Words

525

(50)

37 Using Appropriate Language

525

(8)

a. Revising nonstandard dialect

526

(1)

b. Using regionalisms only when appropriate

526

(1)

c. Using slang only when appropriate

526

(1)

d. Using colloquial language only when appropriate

526

(1)

e. Revising neologisms

526

(1)

f. Using technical words with care

527

(1)

g. Revising indirect or pretentious writing

527

(1)

h. Revising sexist and other biased language

527

(2)

Exercise 37-1 Appropriate Words: Revising Text (37a-g)

529

(2)

Exercise 37-2 Biased Language: Revising Sentences (37h)

531

(2)

38 Using Exact Language

533

(8)

a. Using the right word for your meaning

533

(1)

b. Balancing the abstract and concrete, the general and specific

534

(1)

c. Using idioms

534

(2)

d. Using figurative language

536

(1)

e. Using fresh expressions

536

(1)

Exercise 38-1 Denotation: Comparing Forms (38a)

537

(1)

Exercise 38-2 General and Specific Words, Abstract and Concrete Words: Revising Text (38b)

538

(1)

Exercise 38-3 Idioms: Comparing Forms (38c)

539

(1)

Exercise 38-4 Trite Expressions: Revising Sentences (38e)

540

(1)

39 Writing Concisely

541

(6)

a. Focusing on subject and verb

542

(1)

b. Cutting or shortening empty words and phrases

542

(1)

c. Cutting unnecessary repetition

543

(1)

d. Reducing clauses to phrases, phrases to single words

543

(1)

e. Eliminating there is and it is constructions

544

(1)

f. Combining sentences

544

(1)

g. Rewriting jargon

544

(1)

Exercise 39-1 Empty Words and Phrases: Revising Text (39b)

545

(2)

40 Using Dictionaries

547

(8)

a. Choosing a dictionary

547

(1)

b. Working with a dictionary's contents

548

(1)

Exercise 40-1 Using the dictionary

549

(6)

41 Spelling and the Hyphen

555

(20)

a. Recognizing typical spelling problems

555

(2)

b. Following spelling rules

557

(2)

c. Developing spelling skills

559

(5)

d. Using the hyphen to form or divide words

564

(3)

Exercise 41-1 Commonly Confused Words (41a)

567

(2)

Exercise 41-2 Spelling Rules: Practice (41b)

569

(2)

Exercise 41-3 The Hyphen in Compound Words, Fractions, and Compound Numbers: Practice (41d)

571

(2)

Exercise 41-4 Dividing Words Correctly

573

(1)

Exercise 41-5 Dividing Electronic Addresses

574

(1)

PART IX Working with Sources

575

(22)

42 Writing a Short Documented Paper

575

(22)

a. Using summary, paraphrase, and direct quotation

575

(3)

b. Avoiding plagiarism

578

(1)

c. Taking notes

579

(1)

d. Evaluating sources

580

(1)

e. Documenting sources

580

(4)

f. Sample short documented paper

584

(7)

Exercise 42-1 Writing Paraphrases

591

(2)

Exercise 42-2 Identifying Plagiarism

593

(2)

Exercise 42-3 Writing Bibliographic Entries

595

(2)

Acknowledgments

597

(2)

Index

599

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