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The brief English handbook : a guide to writing, thinking, grammar, and research / Edward A. Dornan, with Robert Dees.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Pearson Longman, [2007]Copyright date: ©2007Edition: Eighth editionDescription: xxviii, 516 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0321409272
  • 9780321409270
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.042 22
LOC classification:
  • PE1112 .D67 2007
Contents:
I. Effective Thinking and Writing -- 1. Thinking and Writing -- 2. Basics of Critical Thinking -- 3. Critical Thinking and Reasoning -- 4. Effective Studying -- II. The College Essay -- 5. Write for a Reader -- 6. Begin the Composing Process -- 7. Write a Thesis Statement and Develop a Plan -- 8. Write a First Draft -- 9. Revise the First Draft -- 10. Standard Manuscript Form -- 11. Instructor and Peer Review -- III. Paragraphs -- 12. Topic Sentences -- 13. Unified Paragraphs -- 14. Coherent Paragraphs -- 15. Descriptive and Narrative Paragraphs -- 16. Expository Paragraphs -- 17. Argument Paragraphs -- IV. Sentence Variety, Clarity, and Diction -- 18. Emphasize Equal Ideas -- 19. Use Parallel Structure for Emphasis -- 20. Create Sentence Variety -- 21. Rewrite Misplaced Modifiers -- 22. Revise for Consistency -- 23. Add Omitted Words -- 24. Use Appropriate Language -- 25. Revise Wordy Sentences -- 26. Choose Exact Words -- V. Sentence Errors -- 27. Rewrite Sentence Fragments -- 28. Revise Run-On Sentences -- 29. Examine Subject and Verb Agreement -- 30. Examine Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement -- 31. Check Pronoun Reference -- 32. Use Appropriate Pronoun Case -- 33. Select Accurate Verb Forms and Tense -- 34. Use Appropriate Mood -- 35. Write in the Active Rather Than Passive Voice -- 36. Select Adjectives and Adverbs with Care -- VI. Punctuation -- 37. Comma -- 38. Unnecessary Commas -- 39. Semicolon -- 40. Quotation Marks -- 41. Colon -- 42. Dash -- 43. Ellipsis Mark -- 44. Parentheses -- 45. Brackets -- 46. The Slash -- 47. End Punctuation -- VII. Mechanics -- 48. Capitals -- 49. Apostrophe -- 50. Abbreviations -- 51. Italics -- 52. Hyphen -- 53. Numbers -- 54. Spelling -- VIII. Special College Essays -- 55. Argument Essay -- 56. Essay About Literature -- 57. Essay Exam -- IX. Research Paper -- 58. Researching a Paper -- 59. Writing a Research Paper -- 60. Documentation guide -- X. Communicating in the Workplace -- 61. Business Letters -- 62. Memorandum Form -- 63. Resume -- 64. Fax and e-mail -- 65. Creating A Web Site -- 66. Oral Presentations -- XI. Background in the Basics -- 67. Parts of Speech -- 68. Parts of Sentences -- 69. Phrases -- 70. Clauses -- 71. Sentence Patterns -- XII. Background for Multilingual Writers -- 72. Omitted Words -- 73. Noun Markers -- 74. Verb Combinations -- 75. Faulty Repetitions -- 76. Present and Past Participles.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. Effective Thinking and Writing -- 1. Thinking and Writing -- 2. Basics of Critical Thinking -- 3. Critical Thinking and Reasoning -- 4. Effective Studying -- II. The College Essay -- 5. Write for a Reader -- 6. Begin the Composing Process -- 7. Write a Thesis Statement and Develop a Plan -- 8. Write a First Draft -- 9. Revise the First Draft -- 10. Standard Manuscript Form -- 11. Instructor and Peer Review -- III. Paragraphs -- 12. Topic Sentences -- 13. Unified Paragraphs -- 14. Coherent Paragraphs -- 15. Descriptive and Narrative Paragraphs -- 16. Expository Paragraphs -- 17. Argument Paragraphs -- IV. Sentence Variety, Clarity, and Diction -- 18. Emphasize Equal Ideas -- 19. Use Parallel Structure for Emphasis -- 20. Create Sentence Variety -- 21. Rewrite Misplaced Modifiers -- 22. Revise for Consistency -- 23. Add Omitted Words -- 24. Use Appropriate Language -- 25. Revise Wordy Sentences -- 26. Choose Exact Words -- V. Sentence Errors -- 27. Rewrite Sentence Fragments -- 28. Revise Run-On Sentences -- 29. Examine Subject and Verb Agreement -- 30. Examine Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement -- 31. Check Pronoun Reference -- 32. Use Appropriate Pronoun Case -- 33. Select Accurate Verb Forms and Tense -- 34. Use Appropriate Mood -- 35. Write in the Active Rather Than Passive Voice -- 36. Select Adjectives and Adverbs with Care -- VI. Punctuation -- 37. Comma -- 38. Unnecessary Commas -- 39. Semicolon -- 40. Quotation Marks -- 41. Colon -- 42. Dash -- 43. Ellipsis Mark -- 44. Parentheses -- 45. Brackets -- 46. The Slash -- 47. End Punctuation -- VII. Mechanics -- 48. Capitals -- 49. Apostrophe -- 50. Abbreviations -- 51. Italics -- 52. Hyphen -- 53. Numbers -- 54. Spelling -- VIII. Special College Essays -- 55. Argument Essay -- 56. Essay About Literature -- 57. Essay Exam -- IX. Research Paper -- 58. Researching a Paper -- 59. Writing a Research Paper -- 60. Documentation guide -- X. Communicating in the Workplace -- 61. Business Letters -- 62. Memorandum Form -- 63. Resume -- 64. Fax and e-mail -- 65. Creating A Web Site -- 66. Oral Presentations -- XI. Background in the Basics -- 67. Parts of Speech -- 68. Parts of Sentences -- 69. Phrases -- 70. Clauses -- 71. Sentence Patterns -- XII. Background for Multilingual Writers -- 72. Omitted Words -- 73. Noun Markers -- 74. Verb Combinations -- 75. Faulty Repetitions -- 76. Present and Past Participles.

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