Prentice Hall Handbook for Writers

Name: Prentice Hall Handbook for Writers
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ISBN: 9780131496187

ISBN-10: 0131496182

ISBN-13: 9780131496187

Edition: 12th 1995 (Revised)

Authors: Melinda G. Kramer, Glenn H. Leggett, C. David Mead

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For courses in English Composition, Developmental Writing, Advanced Composition. Comprehensive yet concise, this time-honored classic is a true handbook in size, yet provides thorough coverage of the writing process (including revision), the research paper, argumentation, and sentence-level concerns including grammar, style, punctuation, and mechanics. Discussions, examples, and exercises are all designed to help students discover and practice their own power to communicate in writing.

Book details

List price: $65.80
Edition: 12th
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 736
Size: 8.25" wide x 5.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English




The Writing Process



Critical Thinking, Purposeful Writing



The Process of Writing: Planning



The Process of Writing: Shaping Ideas



The Process of Writing: Drafting the Paper



The Process of Writing: Revising the Paper



Writing Paragraphs



Critical Thinking and Argument



Effective Sentences



Coordination and Subordination



Parallelism



Emphasis



Variety



Sentence Revision



Sentence Fragments



Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences



Agreement



Pronoun Reference



Shifts



Misplaced Parts



Dangling Modifiers



Omissions: Incomplete or Illogical Comparisons



Mixed or Confused Sentences



Effective Words



The Dictionary



Appropriateness



Exactness



Directness



Spelling



Basic Grammar



Sentence Sense



Case of Nouns and Pronouns



Adjectives and Adverbs



Verbs



Verbs: Special Concerns for ESL Writers



Punctuation



End Punctuation



The Comma



The Semicolon



The Colon



The Dash and Parentheses



Superfluous Internal Punctuation



Quotation Marks



Brackets and the Ellipsis Mark



Italics



Capitals



The Apostrophe



The Hyphen



Mechanics



Numbers



Abbreviations



Hyphens



Researched Writing



Locating and Working with Sources



Drafting and Revising the Research Paper



Documenting the Research Paper



Writing in the Disciplines



Writing in the Humanities



Writing in the Social Sciences



Writing in the Natural and Applied Sciences



Writing in the Professions: Business



Writing Essay Exams in the Disciplines



Writing Beyond College


Glossary of Grammatical Terms


Glossary of Usage


Index