Writer's FAQs

Name: Writer's FAQs
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ISBN: 9780321857521

ISBN-10: 0321857526

ISBN-13: 9780321857521

Edition: 5th 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Muriel Harris, Jennifer L. Kunka

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For first-year writing courses or any course in any discipline where students need a concise reference for writing, grammar, research and documentation. The easiest pocket handbook to use. The Writer's FAQs is a clear and ultra-portable reference for style, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, research and documentation that enables writers quickly to find the material they need with only minimal knowledge of terminology. The contents are presented both conventionally, and by lists of frequently asked questions about writing concerns as students are inclined to phrase them. Especially noteworthy are a generous section for multilingual writers, and "source maps" to demystify documentation…

Book details

List price: $46.20
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Publication date: 9/5/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



How to Use This Book


Question and Correct



Composing, Conversing, Collaborating



Global Issues/Higher-Order Concerns (HOCs)



Local Issues/Later-Order Concerns (LOCs)



Arguments



Writing about Literature



Portfolios



Document Design



Multimedia Presentations



Sentence Choices with Style



Clarity



Variety



Conciseness



Active/Passive Verbs



Voice, Word Choice, and Formality



General and Specific Language



Inclusive Language



Transitions



Sentence Grammar



Fragments



Comma Splices/Fused Sentences



Subjects and Verbs



Pronouns



Adjectives and Adverbs



Modifiers



Shifts



Parallelism



Punctuation



Sentence Punctuation Patterns



Commas



Apostrophes



Semicolons



Quotation Marks



Other Punctuation



Mechanics



Capitalization



Italics



Numbers