Rules of Thumb
7th Edition
Published on 1. January 2008
Book
Spiral bound
224 pages
978-0-07-353319-3 (ISBN)
Description
Brevity and practicality are the hallmarks of "Rules of Thumb". Reflecting the most current MLA, APA, and Chicago documentation styles, the seventh edition remains the ideal handbook for improving grammar without overwhelming student writers with specialized terminology.
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Edition
7th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
279 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-353319-3 (9780073533193)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Jay Silverman | Elaine Hughes | Diana Wienbroer
Rules of Thumb Text: With Catalyst Access Card
Book
07/2004
6th Edition
McGraw Hill Higher Education
€40.00
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Persons
A graduate of Amherst College and the University of Virginia, Jay Silverman has received fellowhsips from the Fulbright-Hayes Foundation, the Andrew Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He has taught at Vriginia Highlands Community College and at Nassau Community College where he received the Honors Program award for Excellence in Teaching. Elaine Hughes came to New York City from Mississippi in 1979 to attend a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar at Columbia Uniersity. She has taught writing for more than 25 years--primarily at Hinds Community College in Raymond, Mississippi, and at Nassau Community College--and has conducted writing workshops for many organizations. She is the author of WRITING FROM THE INNER SELF. As Chair of the English Department of Nassau Community College for six years, Diana Roberts Wienbroer coordinated a department of 150 faculty members and served on the Executive Council of the Association of Departments of English. Besides teaching writing for over thirty years, both in Texas and New York, she has studied and taught film criticism. She is also the author of THE McGRAW-HILL GUIDE TO ELECTRONIC RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION, 1997.
Content
AcknowledgementsThe Meaning of "Rule of Thumb"How to Use Rules of Thumb PART 1: THE BASICS: SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, AND GRAMMARA Word about CorrectnessCommonly Confused WordsOne Word or Two?SpellingCapitalizationAbbreviations and NumbersApostrophesConsistent PronounsI vs. Me, She vs. Her, He vs. Him, Who vs. Whom Vague PronounsRecognizing Complete SentencesPeriod or Comma? Run-on Sentences and Sentence FragmentsFeature: Using but, however, althoughCommasSemicolonsColonsDashes and ParenthesesQuotation MarksTitles: Underlines, Italics, or Quotation MarksShifting Verb TensesVerb AgreementWord Endings: -s and -edTangled Sentences PART 2: PUTTING A PAPER TOGETHERWhat to Do When You're StuckAddressing Your AudienceWriting with a ThesisFinding an Organization for Your EssayIntroductionsParagraphs--Long and ShortTransitionsIncorporating QuotationsConclusionsHow to Make a Paper Longer (and When to Make It Shorter)How to Work on a Second DraftShortcuts for "Word"Proofreading TipsFormat of College PapersSpecial Case: Writing an Essay in ClassSpecial Case: Writing about Literature PART 3: THE RESEARCH PAPERSeven Steps to a Research PaperHow to Conduct ResearchFeature: Sizing Up a WebsiteGetting Information Online and at the LibraryFeature: When You Find Too Few or Too Many SourcesWriting the Research PaperFeature: PowerPoint PresentationsPlagiarism (Cheating)What Is Documentation?Feature: Where to Find Specific Entries for Works Cited, References, and BibliographyDocumentation: The MLA StyleDocumentation: The APA StyleDocumentation: The Chicago Style (Footnotes) PART 4: STYLEKeeping a JournalAdding DetailsRecognizing ClichesEliminating Offensive LanguageTrimming WordinessUsing Strong VerbsVarying Your SentencesFinding Your Voice PostscriptA List of Valuable SourcesAbout the AuthorsIndexTroubleshooting Guide, inside back cover