Writer's FAQs A Pocket Handbook

Name: Writer's FAQs A Pocket Handbook
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ISBN: 9780130213990

ISBN-10: 0130213993

ISBN-13: 9780130213990

Edition: 2000

Authors: Muriel Harris

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A brief, 240 page spiral bound handbook for any writing course or writing-intensive course in English and other disciplines. 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. ALL writersnot only those in composition courseswill 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…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 8/3/1999
Binding: Comb Bound
Pages: 234
Size: 4.53" wide x 8.46" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Writing



Checklist for effective papers


Sentence Choices



Clarity



Conciseness



Variety



Voice (Formal and Informal)



Mixed Constructions



Active and Passive Verbs



Parallelism



Transitions



Nonsexist Language


Sentence Grammar



Fragments



Comma Splices and Fused Sentences



Subjects and Verbs



Pronouns



Adjectives and Adverbs



Modifiers



Shifts


Punctuation



Sentence Punctuation Patterns (for Commas, Semicolons, and Colons)



Commas



Apostrophes



Semicolons



Quotation Marks



Other Punctuation


Mechanics



Capitalization



Italics



Numbers



Abbreviations



Spelling


Multilingual Speakers (ESL)



American Style in Writing



Verbs



Nouns (Count and Noncount)



Articles (A, An, and The



Prepositions



Omitted/Repeated Words



Idioms


Research



Doing Research



Evaluating Sources



Using Sources


Online



Research Online



Web Resources



Evaluating Internet Sources



Citing Internet Sources


Documentation



MLA Style



APA Style



Other Formats


Glossary of Usage


Glossary of Grammatical Terms


Index


Corrections Symbols


User's Guide (inside back cover)