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