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Keys for writers a brief handbook Ann Raimes.
Detalles de publicación: Boston Houghton Mifflin Co. 1999.Edición: 2nd edDescripción: xiii, 453 p. 21 cmISBN:- 0395920647
- 808.042 R153k 1999
- PE1408 .R16 1996
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Resumen: [This book] provides ... helpful advice for writing and revising, research and documentation, editing and formatting, and grammar and mechanics. -Back cover.
Writing process, working with sources: The writing process; Consulting sources, research; MLA documentation; APA, CBE, Chicago documentation; Special writing situations -- Sentence-level issues: Style and sentence review; Common sentence problems; For ESL writers; Punctuation; Format and mechanics -- Glossary of usage; Glossary of grammatic terms.
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A concise composition handbook which offers expanded coverage of Internet and on-line writing issues and contains updated MLA guidelines, updated APA guidelines, ACW formats, even more ESL resources, and a new section on argument.
Includes index.
Writing process, working with sources: The writing process; Consulting sources, research; MLA documentation; APA, CBE, Chicago documentation; Special writing situations -- Sentence-level issues: Style and sentence review; Common sentence problems; For ESL writers; Punctuation; Format and mechanics -- Glossary of usage; Glossary of grammatic terms.
[This book] provides ... helpful advice for writing and revising, research and documentation, editing and formatting, and grammar and mechanics. -Back cover.
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- I The Writing Process
- 1 Getting Started and Finding a Focus
- 2 Organizing Ideas
- 3 Revising and Editing
- 4 Writing an Argument
- 5 Exams, Literature, Oral Reports, Service Writing, Lab Reports
- II Doing Research/Evaluating Sources
- 6 Research Basics
- a What is research?
- b Writing a research paper
- c Research papers in the disciplines
- 7 Searching for Sources
- a Merger of library/Web
- b Basic reference works
- c Research resources in 24 subject areas
- d Searching for sources in print
- e Searching for sources online
- f Search engines
- g Keyword searches
- h A sample search
- 8 Evaluating Sources
- a Read critically
- b Recognize a scholarly article
- c Evaluate works originating in print
- d Evaluate sources originating on the Internet
- 9 Recording and Acknowledging Sources
- a Keep track of sources
- b Avoid plagiarism
- c Notetaking
- d Summary, paraphrase, and quotation
- e Know what to cite
- f Engage and synthesize
- 10 Integrating Sources
- a Get mileage from sources
- b Introduce source material
- c What, when, how to quote
- d Fit a quotation in your sentence
- e Checklist: Using quotation
- f Boundaries of a citation
- III MLA Documentation
- 11 Citing Sources
- 12 List of Works Cited
- 13 Sample Paper
- IV APA, CBE, Chicago, and CGOS Documentation
- 14 APA: Citing Sources
- 15 APA: List of References
- 16 APA Sample Paper
- 17 CBE Style
- 18 Chicago Style
- 19 CGOS
- V Technology: For Communication, Document Design, and Work
- 20 E-mail
- a Writing for online readers
- b E-mail style
- c Netiquette
- d Online addresses
- e Attachments
- 21 Online Discussions
- a E-mail discussion lists
- b Usenet groups, Web forums, bulletin boards
- c Chat rooms, MOOs, MUDs
- d Distance learning
- 22 Web Site Design
- a The nature of hypertext
- b Web site design tools
- c Planning a web site
- d For Web site design: tips
- e Useful resources
- f Sample Web sites
- 23 Design Features
- a Word processing tools
- b Typefaces
- c Color
- d Headings
- e Lists
- 24 Visuals
- a Tables
- b Charts and graphs
- c Illustrations, graphics
- 25 Essay Formats
- a Page or screen
- b Guidelines: college essays
- c Title and identification
- d Portfolio presentation
- 26 Resumes, Letters
- 27 Business Letters
- 28 PowerPoint
- VI Style/Five C''s of Style
- 29 First C: Cut
- 30 Second C: Check for Action
- 31 Third C: Connect
- 32 Fourth C: Commit
- 33 Fifth C: Choose Your Words
- 34 Sentence Variety
- 35 Writers'' Voices
- 36 Style Tips
- VII Common Sentence Problems
- 37 Top 10 Sentence Problems/Grammar Review
- a Top 10 problems
- b Parts of speech
- c Common sentence patterns
- d Phrases
- e Clauses
- 38 Sentence Fragments
- a Phrases
- b Dependent clauses
- c Missing verb
- d Missing subject
- e Part of compound predicate
- f Intentional use
- 39 Run-ons and Comma Splices
- a Identifying
- b Correcting
- 40 Sentence Snarls
- a Fuzzy syntax
- b Misplaced modifiers
- c Dangling modifiers
- d Shifts
- e Faulty predication
- f Definitions and reasons
- g Adverb clause as subject
- h Omitted words
- i Restated subjects
- j Faulty parallelism
- 41 Verbs
- a Verb forms
- b Verbs commonly confused
- c Forms of be
- d Tenses
- e Present tenses
- f Past tenses
- g -ed endings
- h Tense shifts
- i Indirect quotations
- j Conditional sentences
- 42 Passive Voice
- a When to use
- b How to form
- c Who''s doing what?
- d As connector
- e Overuse
- 43 Subject-Verb Agreement
- a Basic principles
- b Intervening words
- c Linking verb, subject, and complement
- d Subject after verb
- e Tricky singular subjects
- f Collective nouns
- g Compound subjects
- h Indefinite pronouns and quantity words
- i Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives
- j Possessive pronouns
- k Clauses with what
- 44 Pronouns
- a Personal pronouns
- b Possessive forms
- c Clear reference
- d Agreement with antecedent
- e Gender bias
- f Consistent point of view
- g Appropriate use of you
- h Intensive and reflexive
- i Who/whom
- 45 Adjectives/dverbs
- a Correct forms
- b Proper use
- c After linking verbs
- d Compound adjectives
- e Position of adverbs
- f Order of adjectives
- g Double negatives
- h Comparative and superlative forms
- i Faulty comparisons
- 46 Relative Clauses and Relative Pronouns
- a Appropriate use
- b Agreement of verb
- c Agreement after one of
- d Restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses
- e Wth quantity words
- f Clauses with prepositions
- g Tat as relative pronoun
- h Position of relative clause
- i Unnecessary pronoun
- j Were and when
- VIII Punctuation, Mechanics, Spelling
- 47 Commas
- a Commas: yes and no
- b With coordinating conjunction/idependent clauses
- c With introductory phrase or clause
- d With nonrestrictive elements
- e With transitions
- f With items in a series
- g With coordinate evaluative adjectives
- h With direct quotations
- i When not to use
- j Special uses
- 48 Apostrophes
- a Apostrophes: yes/no
- b Tosignal possession
- c With plural nouns
- d In contractions
- e In plurals
- f It''s versus its
- 49 Quotation Marks
- a Guidelines
- b Punctuation introducing and ending a quotation
- c Dialogue
- d Double and single quotation marks
- e With titles of short works
- f When not to use
- 50 Semicolons
- a Between two independent clauses
- b With items in a list containing internal commas
- c When not to use
- 51 Other Punctuation Marks
- a Periods, question marks, exclamation points
- b Colons
- c Dashes
- d Parentheses
- e Brackets
- f Slashes
- g Ellipsis dots
- 52 Italics/Underlining
- a Titles of long works
- b Transportation
- c Letters, numerals, words
- d Non-English words
- e When not to use
- 53 Capitalization
- a Proper nouns/adjectives
- b Titles before names
- c Major words in titles
- d After a colon or at beginning of a quotation
- 54 Abbreviations
- a Titles with people''s names
- b Familiar names
- c Terms used with numbers
- d Common Latin terms
- e When not to abbreviate
- f Plurals of abbreviations
- 55 Numbers
- a Conventions
- b When to spell out
- c When to use numerals
- d Plurals of numerals
- 56 Hyphenation
- a With prefixes
- b In compound nouns and compound adjectives
- d In spelled-out numbers
- e At end of a line
- 57 Online Guidelines
- a Punctuation in URLs
- b Underlining/italics online
- c Capital letters online
- d Hyphens online
- e Asterisks online
- 58 Spelling
- a Plurals of nouns
- b Doubling consonants
- c Spelling with -y or -i
- d Internal ie or ei
- e Adding a suffix
- f Accents, umlauts, ets
- IX For Multilingual/ESL Writers
- 59 Culture, Language, and Writing
- a Differences/not deficits
- b Language learning
- c Guide to transfer errors
- 60 Nouns and Articles
- a Categories of nouns
- b Uncountable nouns
- c Basic rules for articles
- d The for a specific reference
- e Which article? 4 questions
- f Proper nouns/articles
- 61 Verbs and Verbals