Pocket Style Manual with 2009

Name: Pocket Style Manual with 2009
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ISBN: 9780312664800

ISBN-10: 031266480X

ISBN-13: 9780312664800

Edition: 5th 2011

Authors: Diana Hacker

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Click here to find out more about the 2009 MLA updates and the 2010 APA updates . The first of its kind,A Pocket Style Manualcontinues to help student writers get answers to their writing and research questions. Its concise and straightforward content is flexible enough to suit the needs of writers in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, health professions, business courses, fine arts, teacher training courses, and beyond. Its slim format, brief length, and spiral binding make it a portable and practical tool. With its signature Diana Hacker quick-reference features,A Pocket Style Manualhas always provided quick solutions to writing problems. Supplemented by the best free and open Web…

Book details

List price: $30.99
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Publication date: 4/27/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 4.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Clarity



Tighten wordy sentences



Prefer active verbs



Balance parallel ideas



Add needed words



Eliminate confusing shifts



Untangle mixed constructions



Repair misplaced and dangling modifiers



Provide some variety



Find an appropriate voice


Grammar



Make subjects and verbs agree



Be alert to other problems with verbs



Use pronouns with care



Choose adjectives and adverbs with care



Repair sentence fragments



Revise run-on sentences



If English is not your native language, check for common ESL problems


Punctuation



The comma



The semicolon and the colon



The apostrophe



Quotation marks



Other marks


Mechanics



Capitalization



Abbreviations, numbers, and italics (underlining)



Spelling and the hyphen


Research Resources



Finding print and online sources



Evaluating sources


MLA Papers



Supporting a thesis



Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism



Integrating nonfiction sources



Integrating literary quotations



MLA documentation style



MLA manuscript format; sample MLA pages


APA Papers



Supporting a thesis



Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism



Integrating sources



APA documentation style



APA manuscript format; sample APA pages


Chicago-Style Papers



Supporting a thesis



Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism



Integrating sources



Chicago documentation style



Chicago manuscript format; sample Chicago pages


Glossaries



Glossary of usage



Glossary of grammatical terms


A List of Style Manuals


Index


Checklist for Global Revisions


Revision Symbols