THE SCOTT, FORESMAN HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS - Hardback book by Maxine Hairston and John J. Ruszkiewicz
- Over 835 pages
- Fourth Edition
- Copyright © 1996 by HarperCollins College Publishers
Summary of Contents includes: " Part I The Writing Process 1. What Does Writing Involve ? 2. How Do You Prepare and Plan to Write ? 3. How Do You Write a Draft ? 4. How Do You Revise, Edit, and Proofread ? Document Design 5. How Do You Write Critically in College ? 6. How Do You Write Arguments and Detect Fallacies ? Part II Style 7. What Makes Paragraphs Work ? 8. How Should You Manage Opening and Closing Paragraphs ? 9. How Do You Manage Transitions ? 10. What Kinds of Language Can You Use ? 11. Can You Make Your Writing Clearer ? 12. Can You Be Less Wordy ? 13. Can You Revise for Clearer Sentences ? 14. Can You Revise for More Effective Sentences ? 15. Can You Revise for More Polished Sentences ? Part III Grammar and Usage 16. Problems with Subject-Verb Agreement ? 17. Problems with Verb Tense, Voice, and Mood ? 18. Problems with Verbals ? 19. Problems with Plurals, Possessives, and Articles ? 20. Problems with Pronoun Reference ? 21. Problems with Pronoun Agreement ? 22. Problems with Pronoun Case ? 23. Other Pronoun Problems ? 24. Problems with Sentence Boundaries: Fragments, Comma Splices, and Run-ons ? 25. Problems with Modifiers ? 26. Problems with Commas ? 27. Problems with Semicolons and Colons ? 28. Problems with Sentence Markers ? 29. How Do You Punctuate Sentence Endings ? 30. Problems with Capitalization, Apostrophes. Abbreviations, and Numbers ? 31. Are You an ESL Writer ? Part IV Research and Writing 32. How Do You Begin a Research Paper ? 33. How Do You Write a Research Paper ? 34. How Do You Write in the Humanities ? 35. How Do You Write in the Sciences ? 36. How Do You Write for the Professional World ? Part V Tools for Writers 37. How Good Are Your Spelling and Vocabulary ? 38. How Do You Use a Dictionary ? Glossary of Terms and Usage Credits Index " The book is in very good used condition with only minor wear. No torn or ripped pages. No markings or writing. |