The Writer's FAQ's
A Pocket Handbook
3rd Edition
Published on 13. July 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-13-195576-9 (ISBN)
Description
For Freshman-level writing courses, such as Freshman Composition, English Composition, First-Year Writing, Expository Writing, any writing-intensive course, or any course where students need a reference for writing, grammar, research and documentation.
The easiest pocket handbook to use.
This brief pocket handbook is a user-friendly guide for writers to help them quickly find information on a comprehensive list of topics needed to write papers in any course. It is written in a clear, jargon-free, direct, concise, and friendly manner and has a unique method for helping writers find the material they need because it does not require knowledge of grammatical terminology. The goal is to enable writers to find their own answers so that they can write independently and confidently (and not wait for teachers to mark errors and problems).
The easiest pocket handbook to use.
This brief pocket handbook is a user-friendly guide for writers to help them quickly find information on a comprehensive list of topics needed to write papers in any course. It is written in a clear, jargon-free, direct, concise, and friendly manner and has a unique method for helping writers find the material they need because it does not require knowledge of grammatical terminology. The goal is to enable writers to find their own answers so that they can write independently and confidently (and not wait for teachers to mark errors and problems).
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 108 mm
Weight
259 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-195576-9 (9780131955769)
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Content
How to Use This Book
Question and Correct
I. Writing and Speaking
1. Checklist for Effective Papers/Presentations
II. Sentence Choices
2. Clarity
3. Conciseness
4. Variety
5. Voice (Formal and Informal)
6. Mixed Constructions
7. Active and Passive Verbs
8. Parallelism
9. Transitions
10. Nonsexist Language
III. Sentence Grammar
11. Fragments
12. Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
13. Subjects and Verbs
14. Pronouns
15. Adjectives and Adverbs
16. Modifiers
17. Shifts
IV. Punctuation
18. Sentence Punctuation Patterns (for Commas, Semicolons, and Colons)
19. Commas
20. Apostrophes
21. Semicolons
22. Quotation Marks
23. Other Punctuation
V. Mechanics
24. Capitalization
25. Italics
26. Numbers
27. Abbreviations
28. Spelling
VI. MultiLingual Speakers (ESL)
29. American Style in Writing/ESL Resources
30. Verbs
31. Nouns (Count and Noncount)
32. Articles ("A," "An," and "The")
33. Prepositions
34. Omitted/Repeated Words
35. Idioms
VII. Research
36. Doing Print and Online Research
37. Evaluating Print and Internet Sources
38. Integrating Sources
39. Designing Documents
VIII. Documentation
40. MLA Style
41. APA Style
42. Chicago Manual of Style (CM)
43. Council of Science Editors (CSE)
44. Style Manuals and Resources for Various Fields
Glossary of Usage
Glossary of Grammatical Terms
Index
Correction Symbols
Question and Correct
I. Writing and Speaking
1. Checklist for Effective Papers/Presentations
II. Sentence Choices
2. Clarity
3. Conciseness
4. Variety
5. Voice (Formal and Informal)
6. Mixed Constructions
7. Active and Passive Verbs
8. Parallelism
9. Transitions
10. Nonsexist Language
III. Sentence Grammar
11. Fragments
12. Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
13. Subjects and Verbs
14. Pronouns
15. Adjectives and Adverbs
16. Modifiers
17. Shifts
IV. Punctuation
18. Sentence Punctuation Patterns (for Commas, Semicolons, and Colons)
19. Commas
20. Apostrophes
21. Semicolons
22. Quotation Marks
23. Other Punctuation
V. Mechanics
24. Capitalization
25. Italics
26. Numbers
27. Abbreviations
28. Spelling
VI. MultiLingual Speakers (ESL)
29. American Style in Writing/ESL Resources
30. Verbs
31. Nouns (Count and Noncount)
32. Articles ("A," "An," and "The")
33. Prepositions
34. Omitted/Repeated Words
35. Idioms
VII. Research
36. Doing Print and Online Research
37. Evaluating Print and Internet Sources
38. Integrating Sources
39. Designing Documents
VIII. Documentation
40. MLA Style
41. APA Style
42. Chicago Manual of Style (CM)
43. Council of Science Editors (CSE)
44. Style Manuals and Resources for Various Fields
Glossary of Usage
Glossary of Grammatical Terms
Index
Correction Symbols