Little, Brown Essential Handbook

Name: Little, Brown Essential Handbook
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ISBN: 9780205591411

ISBN-10: 0205591418

ISBN-13: 9780205591411

Edition: 6th 2008

Authors: Jane E. Aaron

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Brief,accessible, and inexpensive,The Little Brown Essential Handbook, Sixfth Edition, answers questions about the writing process, usage, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, document design, research writing, and documentation. Minimal terminology, clear explanations and examples, and pointers for ESL writers help students at all levels. Extensive sections on research writing, source documentation, and document design support writers in all disciplines, both in and out of school. The convenient pocket size, four-color design, spiral binding, and numerous reference aids make the book convenient to carry and easy to consult.

Book details

List price: $29.33
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Longman Publishing
Publication date: 11/6/2007
Binding: Comb Bound
Pages: 272
Size: 8.50" wide x 4.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English




Academic writing


Features of academic writing


The writing situation


The writing process


Designing documents



Effective sentences


Emphasis


Conciseness


Parallelism


Variety and details


Appropriate words


Exact words



Grammatical sentences


Verbs


Forms


Tenses


Mood


Voice


Subject-verb agreement


Pronouns


Forms


Pronoun-antecedent agreement


Pronoun reference


Modifiers


Adjectives and adverbs


Misplaced and dangling modifiers


Sentence Faults


Fragments


Comma splices and fused sentences



Punctuation


The comma


The semicolon


The colon


The apostrophe


Quotation marks


End punctuation


Other marks



Spelling and mechanics


Spelling and the hyphen


Capital letters


Underlining or italics


Abbreviations


Numbers



Research and documentation


Research strategy


Finding sources


Evaluating and synthesizing sources


Integrating sources into your text


Avoiding plagiarism and documenting sources


MLA documentation and format


APA documentation and format


Chicago documentation and format


CSE documentation