The Canadian Writer's Handbook
Third Essentials Edition
Published on 28. October 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-19-016400-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Canadian Writer's Handbook, Third Essentials Edition is a streamlined version of the successful Concise Canadian Writer's Handbook. The Essentials Edition uses the accessible, well-organized, and classroom-tested structure of the full volume, and continues to feature descriptions and examples of the entire writing process, from basic grammar, to constructing sentences and paragraphs, to pre-writing, composing, proofreading, and editing. This new edition includes more coverage of how to quote and paraphrase to avoid plagiarism, and has updated coverage of MLA, APA, Chicago, CSE, and IEEE styles, and a new MLA student research paper.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
1 figure; 30 tables
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
349 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-016400-3 (9780190164003)
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Persons
William E. Messenger and Jan de Bruyn (both now deceased), both professors emeriti of the University of British Columbia, produced the first edition of The Canadian Writer's Handbook (main volume) in 1980. Judy Brown (now deceased) joined the project as an editorial consultant on the third edition; she was senior instructor and associate head in the English department at UBC.
Author
Professor emeritus (deceased)Professor emeritus (deceased), Univesity of British Columbia
Professor emeritus (deceased)Professor emeritus (deceased), University of British Columbia
Former senior instructor and associate head, English (deceased)Former senior instructor and associate head, English (deceased), University of British Columbia
Content
- Important Topics for EAL Students
- Preface
- PART I: Essentials of Composition
- 1. The Writing Process: Planning, Writing, and Revising the Whole Essay
- 1a Finding and Limiting a Subject
- 1b Considering Audience and Purpose
- 1c Gathering and Organizing Evidence
- 1d Crafting a Thesis Statement
- 1e Crafting an Outline
- 1f Writing a First Draft
- 1g Beginnings
- 1h Revising, Editing, and Proofreading
- 1i Preparing the Final Draft
- 2. Paragraphs
- 2a Unity
- 2b Organizational Coherence
- 2c Structural Coherence
- 2d Emphasis and Variety
- PART II: Essentials of Grammar and Style: Sentences
- 3. Sentence Elements and Patterns
- 3a Subject and Predicate, Noun and Verb
- 3b Modifiers
- 3c Structure Words
- 3d Phrases
- 3e Independent (Main) Clauses
- 3f Subordinate (Dependent) Clauses
- 3g Kinds of Sentences: Grammatical Types
- 4. Working with Sentence Elements to Create Variety and Emphasis
- 4a Basic Sentence Elements and Their Modifiers
- 4b Variety in Sentence Lengths
- 4c Variety in Kinds of Sentences
- 4d Variety in Sentence Structures
- 4e Emphasizing a Whole Sentence
- 4f Emphasis by Position and Word Order
- 4g Emphasis by Repetition
- 4h Emphasis by Contrast
- 4i Emphasis by Syntax
- 5. Common Sentence Problems
- 5a Sentence Fragments
- 5b Comma Splices
- 5c Run-on (Fused) Sentences
- 5d Misplaced Modifiers
- 5e Dangling Modifiers
- 5f Mixed Constructions
- 5g Shifts in Perspective: Inconsistent Point of View
- 5h Faulty Parallelism
- PART III: Essentials of Grammar and Style: Parts of Speech; Diction
- 6. Nouns
- 6a Inflection of Nouns: Number; Possessive Case
- 6b Grammatical Functions of Nouns
- 6c Nouns and Articles: a, an, and the
- 6d Nouns and Inclusive Language
- 7. Pronouns
- 7a Pronoun Types
- 7b Case
- 7c Agreement of Pronouns with Their Antecedents
- 7d Pronoun Reference
- 7e Pronouns and Inclusive Language
- 7f Sensitive Language
- 8. Verbs
- 8a Transitive, Intransitive, and Linking Verbs
- 8b Inflection of Verbs: Principal Parts
- 8c Irregular Verbs
- 8d Auxiliary Verbs
- 8e Verb Tenses and Their Functions
- 8f Tense Sequence
- 8g Mood
- 8h Voice
- 9. Agreement Between Subject and Verb
- 9a Words Intervening Between Subject and Verb
- 9b Compound Subjects
- 9c Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns
- 9d Subject Following Verb
- 9e Agreement with Relative Pronouns
- 10. Adjectives
- 10a Kinds of Adjectives
- 10b Comparison of Descriptive Adjectives
- 10c Placement and Ordering of Adjectives
- 11. Adverbs
- 11a Kinds and Functions of Adverbs
- 11b Comparison of Adverbs
- 11c Placement of Adverbs
- 12. Verbals
- 12a Infinitives
- 12b Participles
- 12c Gerunds
- 13. Connecting Words; Interjections
- 13a Prepositions
- 13b Conjunctions: Coordinate, Correlative, Subordinate
- 13c Interjections
- 14. Diction
- 14a Level
- 14b Concrete and Abstract Diction
- 14c Euphemisms
- 14d Wrong Words
- 14e Idiom
- 14f Wordiness, Clichés, Jargon, and Associated Problems
- 14g Usage: A Checklist of Troublesome Words and Phrases
- PART IV: Essentials of Punctuation
- 15. The Comma
- 15a The Comma with Coordinating Conjunctions
- 15b The Comma with Items in a Series
- 15c The Comma with an Introductory Word, Phrase, or Subordinate Clause
- 15d The Comma with Nonrestrictive Elements
- 15e The Comma with Sentence Interrupters
- 16. The Semicolon
- 16a The Semicolon with Independent Clauses
- 16b The Semicolon with Conjunctive Adverbs and Transitions
- 16c The Semicolon with Items in a Series
- 17. The Colon
- 17a The Colon with Items in a Series
- 17b The Colon Between a Title and a Subtitle
- 17c The Colon in the Salutation of a Business Letter
- 17d The Colon Introducing a Block Quotation
- 18. The Dash
- 18a The Dash with Items in a Series
- 18b The Dash with Sentence Interrupters
- 19. Parentheses
- 20. Quotation Marks
- 20a Quotation Marks with Direct Speech
- 20b Quotation Marks with Direct Quotation from a Source
- 20c Single Quotation Marks for a Quotation Within a Quotation
- 20d Quotation Marks Around Words Used in a Special Sense
- 20e Other Marks with Quotation Marks
- 20f Ellipses for Omissions
- 21. Brackets
- 22. The Period
- 23. The Question Mark
- 24. The Exclamation Point
- 25. Checklist for Avoiding Common Errors in Punctuation
- PART V: Essentials of Mechanics and Spelling
- 26. Abbreviations
- 26a Titles Before Proper Names
- 26b Titles and Degrees After Proper Names
- 26c Standard Words Used with Dates and Numerals
- 26d Agencies and Organizations Known by Their Initials
- 26e Scientific and Technical Terms Known by Their Initials
- 26f Latin Expressions Commonly Used in English
- 26g Terms in Official Titles
- 27. Capitalization
- 27a Names and Nicknames
- 27b Professional and Honorific Titles
- 27c Place Names
- 27d Months, Days, and Holidays
- 27e Religious Names
- 27f Names of Nationalities and Organizations
- 27g Names of Institutions and Sections of Government, Historical Events, and Buildings
- 27h Academic Courses and Languages
- 27i Derivatives of Proper Nouns
- 27j Abbreviations of Proper Nouns
- 27k Titles of Written and Other Works
- 27-l First Words
- 27m Personification or Emphasis
- 28. Titles
- 28a Quotation Marks for Short Works and Parts of Longer Works
- 28b Italics for Whole or Major Works
- 28c Titles Within Titles
- 29. Italics
- 29a Names of Ships and Planes
- 29b Non-English Words and Phrases
- 29c Words Referred to as Words
- 29d For Emphasis
- 30. Numerals
- 30a Time of Day
- 30b Dates
- 30c Addresses
- 30d Technical and Mathematical Numbers
- 30e Parts of a Written Work
- 30f Fractions
- 30g Numbers of More Than Two Words
- 30h Commas with Numerals
- 31. Spelling Rules and Common Causes of Error
- 31a ie or ei
- 31b Final e Before a Suffix
- 31c Final y After a Consonant and Before a Suffix
- 31d Doubling of a Final Consonant Before a Suffix
- 31e The Suffix ly
- 31f Troublesome Word Endings
- 31g Changes in Spelling of Roots
- 31h Faulty Pronunciation
- 31i Confusion with Other Words
- 31j Homophones and Other Words Sometimes Confused
- 31k Hyphenation
- 31-l Plurals
- 31m Apostrophes to Indicate Omission
- 31n Possessives
- PART VI: Essentials of Research: Planning, Writing, and Documenting Sources
- 32. The Research Plan
- 32a Formulating Research Questions
- 32b Designing a Timeline
- 32c Identifying and Evaluating Sources
- 32d Producing a Preliminary Bibliography
- 32e Notetaking
- 33. Writing the Essay
- 34. Acknowledging Sources
- 35. Quotation, Paraphrase, Summary, and Academic Integrity
- 35a Legitimate Paraphrase
- 35b Illegitimate Paraphrase
- 35c Paraphrase and Quotation Mixed
- 35d Summary
- 35e Maintaining Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism
- 35f Integrating and Contextualizing Quotations
- 36. Documentation
- 36a The Name-Page Method (MLA Style)
- 36b The Name-Date Method (APA Style)
- 36c The Note Method (Chicago Style)
- 36d CSE Number Method
- 36e IEEE Method
- Index