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| Table of Contents | |
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| Preface | |
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| Compare and Correct, Question and Correct | |
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| Compare and Correct CC | |
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| Question and Correct QC | |
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| Writing Processes | |
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| Thinking About Writing | |
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| The Rhetorical Triangle | |
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| Topic | |
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| Audience | |
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| Purpose | |
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| Medium | |
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| Writing Processes and Strategies | |
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| Planning | |
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| Thesis | |
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| Drafting | |
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| Organizing | |
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| Collaborating | |
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| Revising | |
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| Editing and Proofreading | |
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| Paragraphs | |
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| Unity | |
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| Coherence | |
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| Development | |
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| Introductions and Conclusions | |
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| Patterns of Organization | |
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| Document Design | |
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| Principles of Document Design | |
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| Incorporating Visuals | |
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| Paper Preparation | |
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| Multimedia Presentations | |
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| Writing for the Web | |
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| Writing for College and Career | |
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| Writing in the Disciplines | |
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| Writing for the Sciences | |
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| Writing for the Social Sciences | |
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| Writing for the Humanities | |
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| Writing Essay Exams | |
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| Writing About Literature | |
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| Ways to Write about Literature | |
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| Writing the Assignment | |
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| Conventions in Writing about Literature | |
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| Sample Literature Paper | |
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| Critical Reading, Thinking, and Arguing | |
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| Reading Arguments Critically | |
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| Finding an Arguable Topic | |
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| Developing Arguments | |
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| Recognizing and Avoiding Logical Fallacies | |
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| Organizing Your Argument | |
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| Sample Argument Paper | |
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| Visual Argument | |
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| Similarities and Differences Between Written and Visual Arguments | |
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| Appeals in Visual Argument | |
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| Logical Fallacies in Visual Argument | |
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| Creating Visual Arguments | |
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| Professional Writing | |
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| Memos | |
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| Sample Memo | |
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| E-Mail | |
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| Business Letters | |
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| Sample Letter | |
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| Cover Letters | |
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| Sample Cover Letter | |
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| R�sum�s | |
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| Sample R�sum�s | |
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| Creating Print and Electronic Portfolios | |
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| Developing Portfolios | |
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| E-Portfolios | |
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| Revising Sentences for Accuracy, Clarity, and Variety | |
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| Comma Splices and Fused Sentences | |
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| Comma Splices | |
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| Fused or Run-On Sentences | |
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| Subject-Verb Agreement | |
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| Singular and Plural Subjects | |
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| Buried Subjects | |
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| Compound Subjects | |
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| OrandEither/Orin Subjects | |
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| Clauses and Phrases as Subjects | |
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| Indefinites as Subjects | |
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| Collective Nouns and Amounts as Subjects | |
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| Plural Words as Subjects | |
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| Titles, Company Names, Words, and Quotations as Subjects | |
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| Linking Verbs | |
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| There (is/are),Here (is/are), andIt | |
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| Who, Which, That,andOne ofas Subjects | |
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| Sentence Fragments | |
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| Unintentional Fragments | |
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| Intentional Fragments | |
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| Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers | |
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| Dangling Modifiers | |
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| Misplaced Modifiers | |
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| Parallel Constructions | |
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| Parallel Structure | |
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| Faulty Parallelism | |
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| Consistency (Avoiding Shifts) | |
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| Shifts in Person or Number | |
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| Shifts in Verb Tense | |
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| Shifts in Tone | |
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| Shifts in Voice (Active/Passive) | |
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| Shifts in Discourse | |
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| Faulty Predication | |
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| Coordination and Subordination | |
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| Coordination | |
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| Subordination | |
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| Sentence Clarity | |
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| Moving from Known (Old) to Unknown (New) Information | |
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| Using Positive Instead of Negative Statements | |
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| Avoiding Double Negatives | |
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| Using Verbs Instead of Nouns | |
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| Making the Intended Subject the Sentence Subject | |
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| Using Active Instead of Passive Voice | |
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| Transitions | |
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| Repetition of a Key Term or Phrase | |
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| Synonyms | |
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| Pronouns | |
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| Transitional Words and Phrases | |
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| Transitions In and Between Paragraphs | |
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| Sentence Variety | |
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| Combining Sentences | |
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| Adding Words | |
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| Changing Words, Phrases, and Clauses | |
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| Parts of Sentences | |
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| Verbs | |
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| Verb Phrases | |
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| Verb Forms | |
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| Verb Tense | |
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| Verb Voice (Active/Passive) | |
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| Verb Mood | |
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| Modal Verbs | |
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| Nouns and Pronouns | |
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| Nouns | |
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| Pronouns | |
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| Pronoun Case and Reference | |
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| Pronoun Case | |
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| Pronoun Reference | |
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| Adjectives and Adverbs | |
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| Adjectives and Adverbs | |
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| A/An/The | |
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| Comparisons | |
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| Prepositions | |
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| Common Prepositions | |
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| Idiomatic Expressions | |
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| Other Prepositions | |
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| Subjects | |
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| Phrases | |
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| Clauses | |
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| Independent Clauses | |
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| Dependent Clauses | |
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| Essential and Nonessential Clauses and Phrases | |
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| Essential Clauses and Phrases | |
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| Nonessential Clauses and Phrases | |
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| Sentences | |
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| Sentence Purposes | |
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| Sentence Structures | |
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| Style and Word Choice | |
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| Style Versus Grammar | |
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| General and Specific Language | |
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| General Versus Specific Statements | |
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| General Versus Specific Words | |
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| Concrete Versus Abstract Words | |
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| Glossary of Usage | |
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| Conciseness and Wordiness | |
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| Passive Versus Active Voice | |
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| Unnecessary and Inappropriate Language | |
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| Clich�s | |
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| Pretentious Language | |
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| Offensive Language | |
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| Appropriate Language | |
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| Standard English | |
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| Levels of Formality | |
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| Emphasis | |
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| Denotation and Connotation | |
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| Colloquialisms, Slang Terms, and Regionalisms | |
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| Jargon and Technical Terms | |
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| Nonsexist Language | |
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| Alternatives toMan | |
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| Alternative Job Titles | |
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| Alternatives to the Male or Female Pronoun | |
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| Punctuation | |
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| Commas | |
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| Commas in Compound Sentences | |
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| Commas After Introductory Words, Phrases, and Clauses | |
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| Commas with Essential and Nonessential Words, Phrases, and Clauses | |
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| Commas in Series and Lists | |
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| Commas with Adjectives | |
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| Commas with Dates, Addresses, Geographical Names, and Numbers | |
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| Other Uses for Commas | |
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| Unnecessary Commas | |
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| Apostrophes | |
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| Apostrophes with Possessives | |
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| Apostrophes with Contractions | |
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| Apostrophes with Plurals | |
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| Unnecessary Apostrophes | |
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| Semicolons | |
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| Semicolons in Compound Sentences | |
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| Semicolons in a Series | |
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| Semicolons with Quotation Marks | |
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| Unnecessary Semicolons | |
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| Colons | |
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| Colons to Announce Elements at the End of a Sentence | |
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| Colons to Separate Independent Clauses | |
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| Colons to Announce Quotations | |
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| Colons in Salutations and Between Elements | |
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| Colons with Quotation Marks | |
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| Unnecessary Colons | |
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| Quotation Marks | |
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| Quotation Marks with Direct and Indirect Quotations | |
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| Quotation Marks for Minor Titles and Parts of Wholes | |
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| Quotation Marks for Words | |
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| Use of Other Punctuation with Quotation Marks | |
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| Unnecessary Quotation Marks | |
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| Hyphens | |
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| Hyphens to Divide Words | |
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| Hyphens to Form Compound Words | |
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| Hyphens to Join Word Units | |
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| Hyphens to Join Prefixes, Suffixes, and Letters to a Word | |
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| Hyphens to Avoid Ambiguity | |
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| End Punctuation | |
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| Periods | |
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| Question Marks | |
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| Exclamation Points | |
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| Other Punctuation | |
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| Dashes | |
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| Slashes | |
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| Parentheses | |
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| Brackets | |
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| Ellipses (Omitted Words) | |
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| Mechanics and Spelling | |
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| Capitals | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Abbreviating Numbers | |
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| Abbreviating Titles | |
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| Abbreviating Place Names | |
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| Abbreviating Measurements | |
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| Abbreviating Dates | |
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| Abbreviating Initials Used as Names | |
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| Abbreviating Latin Expressions | |
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| Abbreviating Documentation | |
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| Numbers | |
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| Italics | |
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| Italics for Titles | |
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| Italics for Other Uses | |
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| Spelling | |
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| Proofreading | |
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| Spell-Checkers | |
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| Some Spelling Guidelines | |
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| Plurals | |
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| Sound-Alike Words (Homonyms) | |
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| For Multilingual Writers | |
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| American Style in Writing | |
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| American Style | |
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| English Grammar vs. Grammar of Other Languages | |
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| American English and World Englishes | |
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| Web Sites for ESL Resources | |
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| Verbs | |
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| Verbs | |
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| Helping Verbs with Main Verbs | |
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| Two-Word (Phrasal) Verbs | |
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| Verbs with�ingandto+Verb Forms | |
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| Research | |
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| MLA Documentation | |
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| APA, CM, and CSE Documentation | |