Little English Handbook: Choices and Conventions
Search in google:
This pocket-sized, inexpensive, elegant little handbook addresses the most prevalent writing problems people face. Clear and easy to understand, The Little English Handbook will help you solve any grammar, style, punctuation or research problem you may have.
PrefaceLegendFormat of Manuscript1. Writing on one side of the paper2. Double-spacing the paper3. Leaving margins4. Putting title on the paper5. Numbering the pages6. Using paper clip to fasten pages7. Using proper paperClear Effective Paragraphs8. Developing a single topic (unity)9. Developing ideas fully (completeness)10. Making ideas easy to follow (coherence)Grammatical Sentences11. Complete sentences (fragments)12. Confusing sentences13. Comma splices, fused sentences, and run-ons14. Subject / verb agreement15. Noun / pronoun agreement16. Pronoun / antecedent agreement17. Verb forms18. Placement of modifiers19. Subordinate conjunction that 20. Relative pronouns that, which, and who Stylistic Choices: Sentences and Words21. Concise Sentences (wordy sentences)22. Awkward sentences23. Varying sentences24. Coordination and subordination25. Parallel construction26. Repetition27. Active and passive verbs28. Correct, exact, and appropriate words29. Correct idioms30. Trite or overused expressions31. Mixed metaphors32. Biased or sexist languagePunctuation and Mechanics33. Apostrophe shows possession34. Possessive pronoun its and contraction it’s 35. Comma in compound sentences36. Commas with introductory words, phrases, or clauses37. Don’t use commas to join pairs38. Commas separate items in a series39. Commas set off nonrestrictive clauses40. Don’t use commas in restrictive clauses41. Semicolons in compound sentences42. Colon to complete a lead-in sentence43. Dash before summations44. Enclose parenthetical elements with dashes, parentheses, or commas45. Quotation marks with period and comma46. Quotation marks with colon and semicolon47. Quotation marks with the question mark48. Italicizing (underlining) titles49. Titles in quotation marks50. Italicizing (underlining) words used as words51. Italicizing (underlining) foreign words52. Hyphens in compound words53. Hyphen to divide words54. Numbers55. CapitalizationResearch Writing and Documentation56. Selecting an appropriate subject57. Using the library58. Incorporating sources59. Evaluating sources60. Documentary systems61. The MLA system62. Documenting electronic sources in the MLA Style63. The APA system64. The CBE system65. The Chicago system66. Other documentation systemsForms for Letters67. Format of familiar letter68. Format of business letter69. Business letter, semiblock70. Addressed, typed business—size envelope71. Business letter, full block on letterhead72. Addressed letterhead envelope73. Two-letter postal abbreviationsResumes74. Resume writing75. Resume formatGlossary of UsageGlossary of Grammatical TermsCommonly Misspelled WordsIndex
