Brief, accessible, and inexpensive, The Little Brown Essential Handbook, Seventh Edition, answers questions about writing in the disciplines, the writing process, grammar and usage, research writing, and documentation. Minimal terminology, clear explanations and examples, and pointers for ESL writers help students at all levels. Extensive sections on academic writing, research writing, source documentation, and document design support writers in all disciplines. The convenient pocket size, four-color design, spiral binding, and numerous reference aids make the book convenient to carry and easy to use.
| ISBN | 0205718760 | | Pages | 304 | | ISBN13 | 9780205718764
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 254 | | Publisher | Pearson Education (US) | | Published in | New Jersey | | Imprint | Longman Inc | | Previous ISBN | 9780205591411 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 216 | | Publication date | 29 Oct 2010 | | Width (mm) | 117 | | DEWEY | 808.042 | | Spine width (mm) | 15 | | DEWEY edition | DC23 | | Academic level | Further/Higher education |
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Finding What You Need Preface Part 1 Writing Checklist 1 Academic Writing 2 Writing Arguments 3 Writing in the Disciplines 4 Designing Documents Part 2 Effective Sentences Checklist 5 Emphasis 6 Conciseness 7 Parallelism 8 Variety and Detail 9 Appropriate Words 10 Exact Words Part 3 Grammatical Sentences Checklist Verbs 11 Forms 12 Tenses 13 Mood 14 Voice 15 Subject-Verb Agreement Pronouns 16 Forms 17 Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement 18 Pronoun Reference Modifiers 19 Adjectives and Adverbs 20 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers Sentence Faults 21 Fragments 22 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences Part 4 Punctuation Checklist 23 The Comma 24 The Semicolon 25 The Colon 26 The Apostrophe 27 Quotation Marks 28 End Punctuation 29 Other Marks Part 5 Spelling and Mechanics Checklist 30 Spelling and the Hyphen 31 Capital Letters 32 Italics or Underlining 33 Abbreviations 34 Numbers Part 6 Research and Documentation Checklist 35 Research Strategy 36 Finding Sources 37 Evaluating and Synthesizing Sources 38 Integrating Sources into Your Text 39 Avoiding Plagiarism and Documenting Sources 40 MLA Documentation and Format 41 APA Documentation and Format 42 Chicago Documentation and Format 43 CSE Documentation Glossary of Usage Glossary of Terms Index
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