Little Brown Handbook

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Edition: 8th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-06-01
Publisher(s): Addison-Wesley
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Summary

The most trusted and authoritative name in handbooks, "The Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises" is an easy-to-use reference that will answer any question you may have in grammar, writing, or research. It also includes exercises so you can practice skills. This edition offers the latest information on writing with computers, writing online, analyzing visuals, and researching effectively on the Internet. With clear explanations, a wealth of examples, and quick reference checklists and boxes, "The Little, Brown Compact Handbook" will makes it easy to find what you need and use the information you find. Will answer any question a writer has about grammar, the writing process, or research. The writing process, critical thinking, argumentative writing, style, grammar, mechanics, usage, the research process, how to document sources. Anyone who wants a reliable writing reference book.

Table of Contents

Preface for Instructors
Preface for Students
Using This Book
Introduction: Critical Thinking, Reading and Writing
The Whole Paper And Paragraphs
Developing an Essay
Drafting and Revising the Essay
Writing and Revising Paragraphs
Reading and Writing Assignments
Grammatical Sentences
Understanding Sentence Grammar
Case of Nouns and Pronouns
Verbs
Agreement
Adjectives and Adverbs
Clear Sentences
Sentence Fragments
Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
Pronoun Reference
Shifts
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Mixed and Incomplete Sentences
Effective Sentences
Using Coordination and Subordination
Using Parallelism
Emphasizing Main Ideas
Achieving Variety
Punctuation
End Punctuation
The Comma
The Semicolon
The Apostrophe
Quotation Marks
Other Punctuation Marks
Mechanics
Capitals
Underlining (Italics)
Abbreviations
Numbers
Word Division
Effective Words
Choosing and Using Words
Using Dictionaries
Improving Your Vocabulary
Spelling
Research Writing
Beginning a Research Project
Working with Sources and Writing the Paper
Documenting Sources
Two Sample Research Papers
Reading and Writing about Literature
Writing in Other Disciplines
Special Writing Situations
Essay Examinations
Business Writing
Preparing a Manuscript
Writing with a Computer
Oral Presentations
Weblinks
Glossary of Usage
Glossary of Terms
Acknowledgments
Index
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