Pocket Style Manual

Name: Pocket Style Manual
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ISBN: 9780312204884

ISBN-10: 0312204884

ISBN-13: 9780312204884

Edition: 3rd 2000

Authors: Diana T. Hacker

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Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 233
Size: 4.50" wide x 8.59" long x 0.58" tall
Weight: 4.488
Language: English

Clarity	p. 1
Tighten wordy sentences	p. 2
Prefer active verbs	p. 3
Balance parallel ideas	p. 5
Add needed words	p. 7
Eliminate confusing shifts	p. 8
Untangle mixed constructions	p. 10
Repair misplaced and dangling modifiers	p. 11
Provide some variety	p. 14
Find an appropriate voice	p. 16
Grammar	p. 20
Make subjects and verbs agree	p. 21
Be alert to other problems with verbs	p. 25
Use pronouns with care	p. 32
Choose adjectives and adverbs with care	p. 40
Repair sentence fragments	p. 42
Revise run-on sentences	p. 45
If English is not your native language, check for common ESL problems	p. 48
Punctuation	p. 56
The comma	p. 57
The semicolon and the colon	p. 65
The apostrophe	p. 69
Quotation marks	p. 71
Other marks	p. 75
Mechanics	p. 80
Capitalization	p. 81
Abbreviations, numbers, and italics (underlining)	p. 83
Spelling and the hyphen	p. 88
Research Sources	p. 93
Finding print and online sources	p. 94
Evaluating library and Internet sources	p. 101
MLA Papers	p. 105
Supporting a thesis	p. 106
Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism	p. 109
Integrating nonfiction sources	p. 112
Integrating literary quotations	p. 118
MLA documentation style	p. 122
MLA manuscript format	p. 138
Sample MLA pages	p. 140
APA Papers	p. 142
Supporting a thesis	p. 143
Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism	p. 144
Integrating sources	p. 148
APA documentation style	p. 153
APA manuscript format	p. 161
Sample APA pages	p. 165
Chicago-Style Papers	p. 168
Supporting a thesis	p. 169
Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism	p. 170
Integrating sources	p. 174
Chicago documentation style	p. 178
Chicago manuscript format	p. 189
Sample Chicago pages	p. 191
Glossaries	p. 195
Glossary of usage	p. 196
Glossary of grammatical terms	p. 206
A List of Style Manuals	p. 214
A Writer's Online Resources	p. 217
Index	p. 220
Checklist for Global Revisions
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