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Rules of Thumb

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ISBN-10: 0073384003

ISBN-13: 9780073384009

Edition: 8th 2010

Authors: Jay Silverman, Elaine Hughes, Diana Roberts Wienbroer

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List price: $31.56
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 6/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.616
Language: English

A graduate of Amherst College and the University of Virginia, Jay Silverman has received fellowhsips from the Fulbright-Hayes Foundation, the Andrew Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He has taught at Vriginia Highlands Community College and at Nassau Community College where he received the Honors Program award for Excellence in Teaching.

As Chair of the English Department of Nassau Community College for six years, Diana Roberts Wienbroer coordinated a department of 150 faculty members and served on the Executive Council of the Association of Departments of English. Besides teaching writing for over thirty years, both in Texas and New York, she has studied and taught film criticism. She is also the author of THE McGRAW-HILL GUIDE TO ELECTRONIC RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION, 1997.

Acknowledgments
The Meaning of "Rule of Thumb"
How to Use Rules of Thumb
The Basics: Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar
A Word about Correctness
Commonly Confused Words
One Word or Two?
Spelling
Capitalization
Abbreviations and Numbers
Apostrophes
Consistent Pronouns
I vs. Me, She vs. Her, He vs. Him, Who vs. Whom
Vague Pronouns
Recognizing Complete Sentences
Period or Comma? Run-on Sentences and Sentence Fragments
Feature: Using But, However, Although
Commas
Semicolons
Colons
Dashes and Parentheses
Quotation Marks
Titles: Italics, Underlines, or Quotation Marks
Shifting Verb Tenses
Verb Agreement
Word Endings: -s and -ed
Parallel Structure
Dangling Constructions
Mixed Sentence Patterns
Putting a Paper Together
What to Do When You're Stuck
Addressing Your Audience
Writing with a Thesis
Finding an Organization for Your Essay
Introductions
Paragraphs-Long and Short
Transitions
Incorporating Quotations
Conclusions
How to Make a Paper Longer (and When to Make It Shorter)
How to Work on a Second Draft
Shortcuts for "Word"
Proofreading Tips
Format of College Papers
Special Case: Writing an Essay in Class
Special Case: Writing about Literature
The Research Paper
Seven Steps to a Research Paper
How to Conduct Research
Feature: Sizing Up a Website
Getting Information Online and at the Library
Feature: When You Find Too Few or Too Many Sources
Writing the Research Paper
Feature: PowerPoint Presentations
Plagiarism (Cheating)
What Is Documentation?
Feature: Where to Find Specific Entries for Works Cited, References, and Bibliography
Documentation: The MLA Style
Documentation: The APA Style
Documentation: Footnotes, Endnotes, and Bibliography
Style
Finding Your Voice
Adding Details
Repetition: Bad, Not-So-Bad, and Good
Eliminating Inappropriate Language
Trimming Wordiness
Using Strong Verbs
Varying Your Sentences
Recognizing Cliches
Keeping a Journal
Postscript
A List of Valuable Sources
About the Authors
Index
Troubleshooting Guide