TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dornan,Edward A.
AU  - Dees,Robert
TI  - The brief English handbook: a guide to writing, thinking, grammar, and research 
SN  - 0321409272
AV  - PE1112 .D67 2007
U1  - 808.042 22
PY  - 2007///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Pearson Longman
KW  - English language
KW  - Grammar
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Rhetoric
N1  - 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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