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Note to Students | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Writing Essays | |
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Understanding Purpose, Audience, and Tone | |
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Determining Your Purpose | |
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Identifying Your Audience | |
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Setting Your Tone | |
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Reading Texts | |
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Previewing a Text | |
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Highlighting a Text | |
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Annotating a Text | |
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Reading Visuals | |
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Interpreting a Visual | |
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Previewing a Visual | |
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Highlighting and Annotating a Visual | |
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Planning an Essay | |
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Understanding the Writing Process | |
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Computers and the Writing Process | |
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Analyzing Your Assignment | |
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Choosing and Narrowing a Topic | |
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Finding Something to Say | |
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Using a Thesis to Shape Your Material | |
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Understanding Thesis and Support | |
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Developing a Thesis | |
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Constructing an Informal Outline | |
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Constructing a Formal Outline | |
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Constructing a Storyboard | |
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Drafting and Revising | |
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Writing a Rough Draft | |
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Moving from Rough Draft to Final Draft | |
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Using Specific Revision Strategies | |
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Editing and Proofreading | |
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Preparing a Final Draft | |
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Writing Paragraphs | |
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Writing Unified Paragraphs | |
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Writing Coherent Paragraphs | |
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Writing Well-Developed Paragraphs | |
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Patterns of Paragraph Development | |
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Writing Special Kinds of Paragraphs | |
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Thinking Critically and Writing Arguments | |
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Thinking Critically | |
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Distinguishing Fact from Opinion | |
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Evaluating Supporting Evidence | |
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Detecting Bias | |
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Using Logic | |
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Understanding Inductive Reasoning | |
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Understanding Deductive Reasoning | |
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Using Toulmin Logic | |
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Recognizing Logical Fallacies | |
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Writing Argumentative Essays | |
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Planning an Argumentative Essay | |
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Using Evidence Effectively | |
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Organizing an Argumentative Essay | |
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Writing and Revising an Argumentative Essay | |
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Using Visuals to Support Your Arguments | |
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Using Visuals | |
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Evaluating Visuals | |
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Writing Electronic Arguments | |
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Considering Audience and Purpose | |
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Shaping Electronic Arguments | |
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Writing and Revising Electronic Arguments | |
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Doing Research | |
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Writing a Research Paper | |
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Moving from Assignment to Topic | |
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Doing Exploratory Research and Formulating a Research Question | |
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Assembling a Working Bibliography | |
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Developing a Tentative Thesis | |
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Doing Focused Research | |
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Taking Notes | |
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Fine-Tuning Your Thesis | |
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Constructing an Outline | |
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Writing a Rough Draft | |
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Revising Your Drafts | |
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Preparing a Final Draft | |
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Using and Evaluating Library Sources | |
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Doing Exploratory Library Research | |
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Doing Focused Library Research | |
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Evaluating the Library's Print and Electronic Sources | |
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Doing Research Outside the Library | |
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Using and Evaluating Internet Sources | |
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Understanding the Internet | |
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Using the World Wide Web for Research | |
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Using Other Internet Tools | |
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Evaluating Internet Sites | |
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Summarizing, Paraphrasing, Quoting, and Synthesizing Sources | |
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Writing a Summary | |
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Writing a Paraphrase | |
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Quoting Sources | |
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Integrating Source Material into Your Writing | |
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Synthesizing Sources | |
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Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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Defining Plagiarism | |
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Avoiding Unintentional Plagiarism | |
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Revising to Eliminate Plagiarism | |
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Documenting Sources: MLA Style | |
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MLA Documentation Style | |
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Using MLA Style | |
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MLA-Style Manuscript Guidelines | |
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Sample MLA-Style Research Paper | |
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Documenting Sources: APA and Other Styles | |
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APA Documentation Style | |
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Using APA Style | |
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APA-Style Manuscript Guidelines | |
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Sample APA-Style Research Paper | |
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Chicago Documentation Style | |
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Using Chicago Style | |
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Chicago-Style Manuscript Guidelines | |
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Sample Chicago-Style Research Paper (Excerpts) | |
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CSE and other Documentation Styles | |
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Using CSE Style | |
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CSE-Style Manuscript Guidelines | |
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Sample CSE-Style Research Paper (Excerpts) | |
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Using Other Documentation Styles | |
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Writing in the Disciplines | |
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Writing in the Humanities | |
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Understanding Purpose, Audience, and Tone | |
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Writing Assignments | |
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Conventions of Style, Format, and Documentation | |
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Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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Using Visuals and Technology | |
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Research Sources | |
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Writing a Literary Analysis | |
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Reading Literature | |
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Writing about Literature | |
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Sample Literary Analysis (without Sources) | |
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Sample Literary Analysis (with Sources) | |
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Writing a Literary Argument | |
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Planning a Literary Argument | |
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Supporting Your Literary Argument | |
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Organizing a Literary Argument | |
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Sample Literary Argument | |
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Writing in the Social Sciences | |
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Understanding Purpose, Audience, and Tone | |
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Writing Assignments | |
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Conventions of Style, Format, and Documentation | |
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Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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Using Visuals and Technology | |
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Research Sources | |
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Writing in the Natural and Applied Sciences | |
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Understanding Purpose, Audience, and Tone | |
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Writing Assignments | |
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Conventions of Style, Format, and Documentation | |
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Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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Using Visuals and Technology | |
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Research Sources | |
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Developing Strategies for Academic Success | |
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Ten Habits of Successful Students | |
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Learn to Manage Your Time Effectively | |
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Put Studying First | |
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Be Sure You Understand School and Course Requirements | |
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Be an Active Learner in the Classroom | |
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Be an Active Learner Outside the Classroom | |
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Take Advantage of College Services | |
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Use the Library | |
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Use Technology | |
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Make Contacts | |
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Be a Lifelong Learner | |
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Writing Essay Exams | |
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Planning an Essay Exam Answer | |
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Shaping an Essay Exam Answer | |
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Writing and Revising an Essay Exam Answer | |
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Writing Paragraph-Length Essay Exam Answers | |
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Writing for the Workplace | |
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Writing Letters of Application | |
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Designing Print Resumes | |
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Designing Electronic Resumes | |
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Writing Memos | |
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Writing Emails and Sending Faxes | |
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Designing Effective Documents | |
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Creating an Effective Visual Format | |
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Using Headings | |
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Constructing Lists | |
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Using Visuals | |
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Using Desktop Publishing | |
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Designing a Web Site | |
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Planning Your Web Site | |
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Creating Your Web Site | |
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Selecting and Inserting Visuals | |
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Planning Navigation | |
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Linking Your Content | |
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Editing and Proofreading Your Web Site | |
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Posting Your Web Site | |
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Making Oral Presentations | |
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Getting Started | |
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Planning Your Speech | |
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Preparing Your Notes | |
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Preparing Visual Aids | |
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Rehearsing Your Speech | |
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Delivering Your Speech | |
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Sentence Style | |
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Building Simple Sentences | |
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Constructing Simple Sentences | |
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Identifying Phrases and Clauses | |
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Expanding Simple Sentences | |
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Building Compound and Complex Sentences | |
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Building Compound Sentences | |
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Building Complex Sentences | |
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Writing Varied Sentences | |
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Varying Sentence Length | |
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Combining Choppy Simple Sentences | |
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Breaking Up Strings of Compound Sentences | |
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Varying Sentence Types | |
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Varying Sentence Openings | |
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Varying Standard Word Order | |
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Writing Emphatic Sentences | |
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Conveying Emphasis through Word Order | |
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Conveying Emphasis through Sentence Structure | |
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Conveying Emphasis through Parallelism and Balance | |
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Conveying Emphasis through Repetition | |
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Conveying Emphasis through Active Voice | |
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Writing Concise Sentences | |
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Eliminating Wordiness | |
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Eliminating Unnecessary Repetition | |
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Tightening Rambling Sentences | |
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Solving Common Sentence Problems | |
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Revising Sentence Fragments | |
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Recognizing Sentence Fragments | |
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Revising Dependent Clause Fragments | |
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Revising Phrase Fragments | |
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Revising Compounds | |
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Using Fragments Intentionally | |
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Revising Run-ons | |
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Recognizing Comma Splices and Fused Sentences | |
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Revising with Periods | |
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Revising with Semicolons | |
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Revising with Coordinating Conjunctions | |
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Revising with Subordinating Conjunctions or Relative Pronouns | |
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Revising Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers | |
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Revising Misplaced Modifiers | |
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Revising Intrusive Modifiers | |
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Revising Dangling Modifiers | |
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Using Parallelism | |
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Using Parallelism Effectively | |
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Revising Faulty Parallelism | |
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Revising Awkward or Confusing Sentences | |
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Revising Unwarranted Shifts | |
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Revising Mixed Constructions | |
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Revising Faulty Predication | |
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Revising Incomplete or Illogical Comparisons | |
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Using Words Effectively | |
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Choosing Words | |
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Choosing an Appropriate Level of Diction | |
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Choosing the Right Word | |
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Using Figures of Speech | |
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Avoiding Inappropriate Language | |
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Avoiding Offensive Language | |
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Using a Dictionary | |
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Understanding a Dictionary Entry | |
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Surveying Dictionaries | |
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Improving Spelling | |
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Understanding Spelling and Pronunciation | |
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Learning Spelling Rules | |
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Developing Spelling Skills | |
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Understanding Grammar | |
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Using Parts of Speech | |
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Using Nouns | |
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Using Pronouns | |
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Using Verbs | |
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Using Adjectives | |
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Using Adverbs | |
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Using Prepositions | |
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Using Conjunctions | |
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Using Interjections | |
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Using Nouns and Pronouns | |
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Understanding Case | |
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Determining Pronoun Case in Special Situations | |
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Revising Pronoun Reference Errors | |
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Using Verbs | |
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Understanding Verb Forms | |
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Understanding Tense | |
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Understanding Mood | |
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Understanding Voice | |
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Revising Agreement Errors | |
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Making Subjects and Verbs Agree | |
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Making Pronouns and Antecedents Agree | |
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Using Adjectives and Adverbs | |
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Understanding Adjectives and Adverbs | |
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Using Adjectives | |
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Using Adverbs | |
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Using Comparative and Superlative Forms | |
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Avoiding Illogical Comparatives and Superlatives | |
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Understanding Punctuation and Mechanics | |
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Using End Punctuation | |
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Using Periods | |
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Using Question Marks | |
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Using Exclamation Points | |
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Using Commas | |
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Setting Off Independent Clauses | |
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Setting Off Items in a Series | |
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Setting Off Introductory Elements | |
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Setting Off Nonessential Material | |
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Using Commas in Other Conventional Contexts | |
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Using Commas to Prevent Misreading | |
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Editing Misused Commas | |
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Using Semicolons | |
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Separating Independent Clauses | |
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Separating Independent Clauses Introduced by Transitional Words and Phrases | |
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Separating Items in a Series | |
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Editing Misused Semicolons | |
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Using Apostrophes | |
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Forming the Possessive Case | |
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Indicating Omissions in Contractions | |
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Forming Plurals | |
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Editing Misused Apostrophes | |
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Using Quotation Marks | |
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Setting Off Quoted Speech or Writing | |
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Setting Off Long Prose Passages and Poetry | |
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Setting Off Titles | |
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Setting Off Words Used in Special Ways | |
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Using Quotation Marks with Other Punctuation | |
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Editing Misused Quotation Marks | |
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Using other Punctuation Marks | |
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Using Colons | |
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Using Dashes | |
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Using Parentheses | |
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Using Brackets | |
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Using Slashes | |
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Using Ellipses | |
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Knowing When to Capitalize | |
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Capitalizing the First Word of a Sentence | |
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Capitalizing Proper Nouns | |
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Capitalizing Important Words in Titles | |
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Capitalizing the Pronoun I, the Interjection O, and Other Single Letters in Special Constructions | |
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Capitalizing Salutations and Closings of Letters | |
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Editing Misused Capitals | |
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Using Italics | |
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Setting Off Titles and Names | |
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Setting Off Foreign Words and Phrases | |
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Setting Off Elements Spoken of as Themselves and Terms Being Defined | |
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Using Italics for Emphasis | |
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Using Hyphens | |
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Breaking a Word at the End of a Line | |
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Dividing Compound Words | |
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Using Abbreviations | |
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Abbreviating Titles | |
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Abbreviating Organization Names and Technical Terms | |
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Abbreviating Dates, Times of Day, and Temperatures | |
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Editing Misused Abbreviations | |
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Using Numbers | |
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Spelled-Out Numbers versus Numerals | |
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Conventional Uses of Numerals | |
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Bilingual and ESL Writers | |
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Adjusting to the US Classroom | |
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Understanding the Writing Process | |
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Understanding English Language Basics | |
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Learning to Edit Your Work | |
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Grammar and Style for ESL Writers | |
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Using Verbs | |
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Using Nouns | |
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Using Pronouns | |
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Using Adjectives and Adverbs | |
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Using Prepositions | |
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Understanding Word Order | |
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Glossary of Usage | |
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Glossary of Grammatical and Rhetorical Terms | |
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Credits | |
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Index | |