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Rules of Thumb

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ISBN-10: 0073405965

ISBN-13: 9780073405964

Edition: 9th 2013

Authors: Jay Silverman, Elaine Hughes, Diana Wienbroer

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Rules of Thumbis a concise, user-friendly, and affordable handbook developed around students' real writing needs. An invaluable companion for writers at all levels, it gives students the advice they need on writing, research, grammar, and style in a clear and engaging voice. Reflecting the most current APA documentation styles, the eighth edition remains the ideal handbook for improving grammar without overwhelming student writers with specialized terminology.
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Book details

List price: $74.67
Edition: 9th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 4/24/2012
Binding: Comb Bound 
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.616
Language: English

A graduate of Amherst College and the University of Virginia, Jay Silverman has received fellowhsips from the Fulbright-Hayes Foundation, the Andrew Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He has taught at Vriginia Highlands Community College and at Nassau Community College where he received the Honors Program award for Excellence in Teaching.

Diana Roberts Wienbroer (New York, NY) was Chair of the English Department of Nassau Community College for six years and coordinated a department of 150 faculty members. Besides teaching writing over 30 years, she has studied and taught film criticism. She is also the author of The McGraw-Hill Guide to Electronic Research and Documentation. Elaine Hughes (Vicksburg, MS) has taught writing for more than 25 years - primarily at Nassau Community College and Hinds Community College in Raymond, Mississippi. In recent years she has conducted many writing workshops for the Esalen Institute and other organizations. She is also the author of Writing from the Inner Self. Jay Silverman (New York, NY)…    

Acknowledgments
The Meaning of "Rule of Thumb"
How to Use Rides of Thumb
The Basics: Spelling Punctuation, and Grammar
A Word about Correctness
Commonly Confused Words
One Word or Two?
Spelling
Capitalization
Abbreviations and Numbers
Apostrophes
Consistent Pronouns
I vs. Me, She vs. Her, He vs. Him, Who vs. Whom
Vague Pronouns
Recognizing Complete Sentences
Run-on Sentences and Sentence Fragments
Feature: Using Bui, However, Although
Commas
Semicolons
Colons
Dashes and Parentheses
Quotation Marks
Titles: Italics, Underlines, or Quotation Marks?
Shifting Verb Tenses
Verb Agreement
Word Endings: -s and -ed
Parallel Structure
Dangling Constructions
Mixed Sentence Patterns
Putting A Paper Together
What to Do When You're Stuck
Addressing Your Audience
Writing with a Thesis
Arguing for Your Position
Finding an Organization for Your Essay
Introductions
Paragraphs-Long and Short
Transitions
Incorporating Quotations
Conclusions
How to Make a Paper Longer (and When to Make It Shorter)
How to Work on a Second Draft
Shortcuts for "Word"
Proofreading Tips
Format of College Papers
Special Case: Writing an Essay in Class
Special Case: Writing about Literature
Feature: Reminders for Literature Essays
The Research Paper
Seven Steps to a Research Paper
How to Conduct Research
Feature: Sizing Up a Website
Feature: Tips for Fact Checking
Going Beyond Google and Wikipedia
Feature: When You Find Too Few or Too Many Sources
Writing the Research Paper
Feature: Powerpoint Presentations
Plagiarism (Cheating)
What Is Documentation?
Feature: Where to Find Specific Entries for Works Cited, References, and Bibliography
Documentation: The MLA Style
Documentation: The APA Style
Documentation: Footnotes, Endnotes, and Bibliography
Style
Finding Your Voice
Adding Details
Repetition: Bad, Not-So-Bad, and Good
Eliminating Inappropriate Language
Trimming Wordiness
Using Strong Verbs
Varying Your Sentences
Recognizing Clich�s
Keeping a Journal
Postscript
A List of Valuable Sources
About the Authors
Index