Prentice Hall Reference Guide to Grammar and Usage with E-book 2003 MLA Update
5th Edition
Published on 15. October 2004
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Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-0-13-184790-3 (ISBN)
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Based on the authors' twenty-five years of writing center experience, this spiral-bound and tabbed brief handbook is the easiest handbook for students to use.
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5th edition
Language
English
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New Jersey
United States
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Pearson Education (US)
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Professional and scholarly
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680 gr
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978-0-13-184790-3 (9780131847903)
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Content
I. THE WRITING PROCESS.
1. Purposes and Audiences.
2. Writing Processes and Strategies.
3. Paragraphs.
4. Argument.
5. Writing with Computers.
II. REVISING SENTENCES; FOR ACCURACY, CLARITY, AND VARIETY.
6. Comma Splices and Fused Sentences.
7. Subject-Verb Agreement.
8. Sentence Fragments.
9. Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers.
10. Parallel Constructions.
11. Consistency (Avoiding Shifts).
12. Faulty Predication.
13. Coordination and Subordination.
14. Sentence Clarity.
15. Transitions.
16. Sentence Variety.
III. PARTS OF SENTENCES.
17. Verbs.
18. Nouns and Pronouns.
19. Pronoun Case and Reference.
20. Adjectives and Adverbs.
21. Prepositions.
22. Subjects.
23. Phrases.
24. Clauses.
25. Essential and Nonessential Clauses and Phrases.
26. Sentences.
IV. PUNCTUATION.
27. Commas.
28. Apostrophes.
29. Semicolons.
30. Colons.
31. Quotation Marks.
32. Hyphens.
33. End Punctuation.
34. Other Punctuation.
V. MECHANICS AND SPELLING.
35. Capitals.
36. Abbreviations.
37. Numbers.
38. Underlining/Italics.
39. Spelling.
VI. STYLE AND WORD CHOICE.
40. Sexist Language.
41. Unnecessary Words.
42. Appropriate Words.
VII. ESL CONCERNS.
43. American Style in Writing.
44. Verbs.
45. Omitted Words.
46. Repeated Words.
47. Count and Noncount Nouns.
48. Adjectives and Adverbs.
49. Prepositions.
50. Idioms.
VIII. RESEARCH.
51. Finding a Topic.
52. Searching for Information.
53. Evaluating Sources.
54. Taking Notes.
55. Using Sources.
56. Research Online.
57. Web Resources.
58. Evaluating Internet Resources.
59. Citing Internet Resources.
IX. MLA DOCUMENTATION.
60. Documenting in MLA Style.
X. APA, CM, CBE, AND COS DOCUMENTATION.
61. Documenting in APA Style.
62. Documenting in Other Styles.
XI. DOCUMENT DESIGN, PUBLIC WRITING, AND WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE.
63. Document Design.
64. Public Writing.
65. Writing About Literature.
APPENDICES.
Glossary of Usage.
Glossary of Grammatical Terms.
Answer Key for Exercises.
Index.
1. Purposes and Audiences.
2. Writing Processes and Strategies.
3. Paragraphs.
4. Argument.
5. Writing with Computers.
II. REVISING SENTENCES; FOR ACCURACY, CLARITY, AND VARIETY.
6. Comma Splices and Fused Sentences.
7. Subject-Verb Agreement.
8. Sentence Fragments.
9. Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers.
10. Parallel Constructions.
11. Consistency (Avoiding Shifts).
12. Faulty Predication.
13. Coordination and Subordination.
14. Sentence Clarity.
15. Transitions.
16. Sentence Variety.
III. PARTS OF SENTENCES.
17. Verbs.
18. Nouns and Pronouns.
19. Pronoun Case and Reference.
20. Adjectives and Adverbs.
21. Prepositions.
22. Subjects.
23. Phrases.
24. Clauses.
25. Essential and Nonessential Clauses and Phrases.
26. Sentences.
IV. PUNCTUATION.
27. Commas.
28. Apostrophes.
29. Semicolons.
30. Colons.
31. Quotation Marks.
32. Hyphens.
33. End Punctuation.
34. Other Punctuation.
V. MECHANICS AND SPELLING.
35. Capitals.
36. Abbreviations.
37. Numbers.
38. Underlining/Italics.
39. Spelling.
VI. STYLE AND WORD CHOICE.
40. Sexist Language.
41. Unnecessary Words.
42. Appropriate Words.
VII. ESL CONCERNS.
43. American Style in Writing.
44. Verbs.
45. Omitted Words.
46. Repeated Words.
47. Count and Noncount Nouns.
48. Adjectives and Adverbs.
49. Prepositions.
50. Idioms.
VIII. RESEARCH.
51. Finding a Topic.
52. Searching for Information.
53. Evaluating Sources.
54. Taking Notes.
55. Using Sources.
56. Research Online.
57. Web Resources.
58. Evaluating Internet Resources.
59. Citing Internet Resources.
IX. MLA DOCUMENTATION.
60. Documenting in MLA Style.
X. APA, CM, CBE, AND COS DOCUMENTATION.
61. Documenting in APA Style.
62. Documenting in Other Styles.
XI. DOCUMENT DESIGN, PUBLIC WRITING, AND WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE.
63. Document Design.
64. Public Writing.
65. Writing About Literature.
APPENDICES.
Glossary of Usage.
Glossary of Grammatical Terms.
Answer Key for Exercises.
Index.