Writer's FAQs, The Plus NEW MyCompLab -- Access Card Package
5th Edition
Published on 28. October 2012
Book
Mixed media product
288 pages
978-0-321-88951-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Writer's FAQs was written to provide writers with a helpful reference in which they see examples of sentences they need to look up or find information based on their questions. The contents are presented both conventionally, and by lists of frequently asked questions about writing concerns as students are inclined to phrase them.
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0321889517 / 9780321889515 Writer's FAQs, The Plus NEW MyCompLab -- Access Card Package
Package consists of
020589190X / 9780205891900 NEW MyCompLab - Valuepack Access Card
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More details
Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-0-321-88951-5 (9780321889515)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Muriel Harris | Jennifer L. Kunka
The Writer's FAQs
Book
07/2010
4th Edition
Pearson
€48.46
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Content
Contents
How to Use This Book
Question and Correct
Part I: Composing, Conversing, Collaborating
1. Global Issues/Higher-Order Concerns (HOCs)
2. Local Issues/Later-Order Concerns (LOCs)
3. Arguments
4. Writing about Literature
5. Portfolios
6. Document Design
7. Multimedia Presentations
Part II: Sentence Choices with Style
8. Clarity
9. Variety
10. Conciseness
11. Active/Passive Verbs
12. Voice, Word Choice, and Formality
13. General and Specific Language
14. Inclusive Language
15. Transitions
Part III: Sentence Grammar
16. Fragments
17. Comma Splices/Fused Sentences
18. Subjects and Verbs
19. Pronouns
20. Adjectives and Adverbs
21. Modifiers
22. Shifts
23. Parallelism
Part IV: Punctuation
24. Sentence Punctuation Patterns
25. Commas
26. Apostrophes
27. Semicolons
28. Quotation Marks
29. Other Punctuation
Part V: Mechanics
30. Capitalization
31. Italics
32. Numbers
How to Use This Book
Question and Correct
Part I: Composing, Conversing, Collaborating
1. Global Issues/Higher-Order Concerns (HOCs)
2. Local Issues/Later-Order Concerns (LOCs)
3. Arguments
4. Writing about Literature
5. Portfolios
6. Document Design
7. Multimedia Presentations
Part II: Sentence Choices with Style
8. Clarity
9. Variety
10. Conciseness
11. Active/Passive Verbs
12. Voice, Word Choice, and Formality
13. General and Specific Language
14. Inclusive Language
15. Transitions
Part III: Sentence Grammar
16. Fragments
17. Comma Splices/Fused Sentences
18. Subjects and Verbs
19. Pronouns
20. Adjectives and Adverbs
21. Modifiers
22. Shifts
23. Parallelism
Part IV: Punctuation
24. Sentence Punctuation Patterns
25. Commas
26. Apostrophes
27. Semicolons
28. Quotation Marks
29. Other Punctuation
Part V: Mechanics
30. Capitalization
31. Italics
32. Numbers