Rules for Writers with 2009 MLA Update

Name: Rules for Writers with 2009 MLA Update
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ISBN: 9780312593391

ISBN-10: 0312593392

ISBN-13: 9780312593391

Edition: 6th 2009

Authors: Diana Hacker

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Book details

List price: $36.99
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Publication date: 6/19/2009
Binding: Comb Bound
Pages: 626
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Preface for Instructors


How to Use This Book


The Writing Process



Generate ideas and sketch a plan.



Rough out an initial draft.



Make global revisions; then revise sentences.



Build effective paragraphs.


Document Design



Become familiar with the principles of document design.



Use standard academic formats.



Use standard business formats.


Clarity



Prefer active verbs.



Balance parallel ideas.



Add needed words.



Untangle mixed constructions.



Repair misplaced and dangling modifiers.



Eliminate distracting shifts.



Emphasize key ideas.



Provide some variety.



Tighten wordy sentences.



Choose appropriate language.



Find the exact words.


Grammar



Repair sentence fragments.



Revise run-on sentences.



Make subjects and verbs agree.



Make pronouns and antecedents agree.



Make pronoun references clear.



Distinguish between pronouns such as I and me.



Distinguish between who and whom.



Choose adjectives and adverbs with care.



Choose appropriate verb forms, tenses, and moods in standard English.


ESL Challenges



Verbs



Articles and types of nouns



Sentence structure



Prepositions and idiomatic expressions


Punctuation



The comma



Unnecessary commas



The semicolon



The colon



The apostrophe



Quotation marks



End punctuation



Other punctuation marks: the dash, parentheses, brackets, the ellipsis mark, the slash


Mechanics



Abbreviations



Numbers



Italics (underlining)



Spelling



The hyphen



Capital letters


Academic Writing



Writing about texts



Constructing reasonable arguments



Evaluating arguments


Research



Conducting research



Evaluating sources



Managing information; avoiding plagiarism


Writing MLA Papers



Supporting a thesis



Avoiding plagiarism



Integrating sources



Documenting sources



Manuscript format; sample paper


Writing APA Papers



Supporting a thesis



Avoiding plagiarism



Integrating sources



Documenting sources



Manuscript format; sample paper


The Basics



Parts of speech



Sentence patterns



Subordinate word groups



Sentence types


Glossary of Usage


Answers to Tutorials and Lettered Exercises


Index


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