Hodges' Harbrace handbook
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Hodges' Harbrace handbook
Heinle, c2004
15th ed
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Harbrace handbook
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This grammar and writing reference is written for English composition and language and high-level ESL students. It offers practical advice on the best ways to write and revise essays, with examples from contemporary writers. Bulleted lists begin each chapter, providing a reference.
Table of Contents
- Grammar: sentence sense
- sentence fragments
- comma splices and fused sentences
- adjectives and adverbs
- pronouns and case
- agreement
- verbs
- mechanics
- e-documents
- capitals
- italics
- abbreviations, acronyms, and numbers. Punctuation: the comma
- unnecessary commas
- the semicolon
- the apostrophe
- quotation marks
- the period and other marks. Spelling and diction: spelling, the spell checker, and hyphenation
- good usage
- exactness
- conciseness
- clarity and completeness. Effective sentences: sentence unity
- subordination and coordination
- misplaced parts and dangling modifiers
- parallelism
- consistency
- pronoun reference
- emphasis
- variety. Writing: working with paragraphs
- planning and drafting essays
- revising and editing essays
- writing under pressure
- reading and thinking critically
- writing arguments
- finding sources
- evaluating sources online and in print
- using sources responsibly
- citing sources and submitting final papers
- academic discourse
- writing for special purposes (contains writing about literature and for business).
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