The Writer's FAQ's: A Pocket Handbook
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For writers who want a clear, concise, user-friendly pocket guide beside them while they write, this book has it all. Its easy-to-navigate coverage offers a wide variety of traditional topics as well as the most current information on conducting online research, and using MLA, APA, Chicago Manual, and CSE citation formats.Writers will find valuable assistance with the writing process; argument reading and writing; all major areas of grammar and mechanics; conducting research in libraries and online; using the World Wide Web as a resource; and documenting and evaluating both print and electronic sources. Writers don't need to be familiar with grammatical terms because lists of frequently answered questions lead them to needed explanations offered in a friendly, informal tone and a highly readable style.For writers and others needing a compact, comprehensive writer's reference.
How to Use This Book Question and Correct I. Writing and Speaking 1. Checklist for Effective Papers/PresentationsII. Sentence Choices2. Clarity3. Conciseness4. Variety5. Voice (Formal and Informal)6. Mixed Constructions7. Active and Passive Verbs8. Parallelism9. Transitions10. Nonsexist LanguageIII. Sentence Grammar11. Fragments12. Comma Splices and Fused Sentences13. Subjects and Verbs14. Pronouns15. Adjectives and Adverbs16. Modifiers17. ShiftsIV. Punctuation18. Sentence Punctuation Patterns (for Commas, Semicolons, and Colons)19. Commas20. Apostrophes21. Semicolons22. Quotation Marks23. Other PunctuationV. Mechanics24. Capitalization25. Italics26. Numbers27. Abbreviations28. SpellingVI. MultiLingual Speakers (ESL)29. American Style in Writing/ESL Resources30. Verbs31. Nouns (Count and Noncount)32. Articles ("A," "An," and "The")33. Prepositions34. Omitted/Repeated Words35. IdiomsVII. Research36. Doing Print and Online Research37. Evaluating Print and Internet Sources38. Integrating Sources39. Designing DocumentsVIII. Documentation40. MLA Style41. APA Style42. Chicago Manual of Style (CM)43. Council of Science Editors (CSE)44. Style Manuals and Resources for Various FieldsGlossary of UsageGlossary of Grammatical TermsIndexCorrection Symbols
