Rules for Writers
11th Edition
Published on 15. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-1-319-47676-2 (ISBN)
Description
Rules for Writers has long supported students in becoming confident academic writers-whether they're entering research conversations, revising with feedback, or polishing a final draft. The eleventh edition builds on that mission with a new "AI and the Writing Process" section that helps students understand how to use generative AI tools effectively, ethically, and critically.
Author Nancy Sommers draws on decades of research and teaching to offer trusted, accessible guidance. Clear examples, checklists, and updated models support every stage of writing. A detailed menu and glossary help students find answers fast, while exercises help them build skills that stick.
Achieve with Rules for Writers includes the e-book, personalized study plans and LearningCurve adaptive quizzes, AI literacy tutorials, student success tutorials, animated videos on academic writing topics, goal-setting and reflection questions, and an online writing space linked to handbook advice.
Author Nancy Sommers draws on decades of research and teaching to offer trusted, accessible guidance. Clear examples, checklists, and updated models support every stage of writing. A detailed menu and glossary help students find answers fast, while exercises help them build skills that stick.
Achieve with Rules for Writers includes the e-book, personalized study plans and LearningCurve adaptive quizzes, AI literacy tutorials, student success tutorials, animated videos on academic writing topics, goal-setting and reflection questions, and an online writing space linked to handbook advice.
More details
Edition
Eleventh Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Macmillan Learning
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
588 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-319-47676-2 (9781319476762)
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Previous edition
Diana Hacker | Nancy Sommers
Rules for Writers
Book
10/2021
10th Edition
Bedford/Saint Martin's
€85.50
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Persons
Diana Hacker; Nancy Sommers
Content
A Process for Writing
1 Exploring, planning, and drafting
2 Writing paragraphs
3 Revising, editing, and reflecting
4 AI and the writing process
Academic Reading and Writing
5 Reading and writing critically
6 Reading and writing about multimodal texts
7 Reading arguments
8 Writing arguments
9 Writing about literature
Clarity
10 Verbs
11 Parallelism
12 Needed words
13 Mixed constructions
14 Misplaced and dangling modifiers
15 Shifts
16 Emphasis
17 Variety
18 Wordy sentences
19 Appropriate language
20 Exact words; glossary of usage
Grammar
21 Sentence fragments
22 Run-on sentences
23 Subject-verb agreement (is or are etc.)
24 Pronoun-antecedent agreement (singular or plural)
25 Pronoun reference
26 Pronoun case (I vs. me etc.)
27 who and whom
28 Adjectives and adverbs
29 Verb forms, tenses, and moods
Multilingual Writers and ESL Topics
30 Verbs
31 Articles (a, an, the)
32 Sentence structure
33 Prepositions and idiomatic expressions
34 Paraphrasing sources effectively
Punctuation
35 The comma
36 Unnecessary commas
37 The semicolon
38 The colon
39 The apostrophe
40 Quotation marks
41 End punctuation
42 Other punctuation marks
Mechanics
43 Abbreviations
44 Numbers
45 Italics
46 Spelling
47 Hyphenation
48 Capitalization
Grammar Basics
49 Parts of speech
50 Sentence patterns
51 Subordinate word groups
52 Sentence types
Research
53 Thinking like a researcher; gathering sources
54 Managing information; taking notes responsibly
55 Evaluating sources
Writing Essays in MLA Style
56 Supporting a thesis
57 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
58 Integrating sources
59 Documenting sources in MLA style
60 MLA format; sample research essay
Writing Papers in APA Style
61 Supporting a thesis
62 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
63 Integrating sources
64 Documenting sources in APA style
65 APA format; sample research paper
Answers to lettered exercises
Index
Glossary of editing terms
Menu for multilingual writers
Detailed menu
1 Exploring, planning, and drafting
2 Writing paragraphs
3 Revising, editing, and reflecting
4 AI and the writing process
Academic Reading and Writing
5 Reading and writing critically
6 Reading and writing about multimodal texts
7 Reading arguments
8 Writing arguments
9 Writing about literature
Clarity
10 Verbs
11 Parallelism
12 Needed words
13 Mixed constructions
14 Misplaced and dangling modifiers
15 Shifts
16 Emphasis
17 Variety
18 Wordy sentences
19 Appropriate language
20 Exact words; glossary of usage
Grammar
21 Sentence fragments
22 Run-on sentences
23 Subject-verb agreement (is or are etc.)
24 Pronoun-antecedent agreement (singular or plural)
25 Pronoun reference
26 Pronoun case (I vs. me etc.)
27 who and whom
28 Adjectives and adverbs
29 Verb forms, tenses, and moods
Multilingual Writers and ESL Topics
30 Verbs
31 Articles (a, an, the)
32 Sentence structure
33 Prepositions and idiomatic expressions
34 Paraphrasing sources effectively
Punctuation
35 The comma
36 Unnecessary commas
37 The semicolon
38 The colon
39 The apostrophe
40 Quotation marks
41 End punctuation
42 Other punctuation marks
Mechanics
43 Abbreviations
44 Numbers
45 Italics
46 Spelling
47 Hyphenation
48 Capitalization
Grammar Basics
49 Parts of speech
50 Sentence patterns
51 Subordinate word groups
52 Sentence types
Research
53 Thinking like a researcher; gathering sources
54 Managing information; taking notes responsibly
55 Evaluating sources
Writing Essays in MLA Style
56 Supporting a thesis
57 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
58 Integrating sources
59 Documenting sources in MLA style
60 MLA format; sample research essay
Writing Papers in APA Style
61 Supporting a thesis
62 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
63 Integrating sources
64 Documenting sources in APA style
65 APA format; sample research paper
Answers to lettered exercises
Index
Glossary of editing terms
Menu for multilingual writers
Detailed menu