Hodges' Harbrace handbook
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Hodges' Harbrace handbook
Thomson Wadsworth, c2007
16th ed
Available at 5 libraries
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Includex index
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Description
Continuously evolving to address the needs of students, the Hodges' Harbrace Handbook, Sixteenth Edition, guides student writers in developing their understanding of the rhetorical situation. Through this understanding, they learn how to write effectively-how to choose the most effective information, how to arrange it effectively, and how to decide on the most appropriate language to use when writing for any audience. This grammar-first handbook comprehensively covers grammar, style, punctuation, and mechanics as situated around rhetorical concerns-the writer, reader, message, context, and exigence (the reason for writing).
Table of Contents
PART I: GRAMMAR. 1. Sentence Sense. Parts of speech. Subjects and predicates. Subjects and complements. Basic sentence patterns. Phrases. Clauses. Conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs. Sentence forms. Sentence functions. 2. Sentence Fragments. Recognizing sentence fragments. Phrases as sentence fragments. Dependent clauses as sentence fragments. 3. Comma Splices and Fused Sentences. Punctuating independent clauses. Methods for identifying comma splices and fused sentences. Revising comma splices and fused sentences. Divided quotations. 4. Adjectives and Adverbs. Recognizing adjectives and adverbs. Comparatives and superlatives. Double negatives. 5. Pronouns and Case. Recognizing pronouns. Pronoun case. 6. Agreement. Subject-verb agreement. Pronoun-antecedent agreement. 7. Verbs. Verb forms. Verb tenses. Voice. Mood. PART II: MECHANICS. 8. E-Documents. Document design and purpose. The conventions of document design. Design and function. Graphics and purpose. Composing Web documents. Visual elements and purpose. 9. Capitals. Proper names. Titles and subtitles. Beginning a sentence. Computer terms. Unnecessary capitals. 10. Italics. Works published separately. Foreign words. Legal cases. Names of ships. aircraft, etc. Words, letters, or figures referred to as such. Emphasizing words. 11. Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Numbers. Proper names. Addresses in correspondence. Abbreviations in source documentation. Acceptable abbreviations. Acronyms. General uses of numbers. Special uses of numbers. PART III: PUNCTUATION. 12. The Comma. Before a coordinating conjunction linking independent clauses. After introductory words, phrases, or clauses. Separating elements in a series. With nonessential elements. With geographical names and items in dates and addresses. With direct quotations. 13. Unnecessary or Misplaced Commas. Not between subject and verb or verb and object. Not after coordinating conjunctions. Not between elements in a compound predicate. Not with restrictive (essential) words, phrases, or clauses. Not before the first or after the last item of a series. 14. The Semicolon. Connecting independent clauses. Separating elements that contain commas. Revising common semicolon errors. 15. The Apostrophe. Indicating ownership. Marking omissions. Forming certain plurals. 16. Quotation Marks. Direct quotations. Titles of short works. For tone or unusual usage. With other punctuation marks. 17. The Period and Other Marks. Period. Question mark. Exclamation point. Colon. The dash. Parentheses. Square brackets. Ellipsis points. Slash. PART IV: SPELLING AND DICTION. 18. Spelling, the Spell Checker, and Hyphenation. Spell checker. Spelling and pronunciation. Words that sound alike. Prefixes and suffixes. Confusion of ei and ie . Hyphens. 19. Good Usage. Usage and the rhetorical situation. Style. Word choice. Inclusive language. Dictionaries. Thesaurus. 20. Exactness. Precise word choice. Evocative language. Idioms and collocations. First and second person. Clear definitions. 21. Conciseness. Eliminating wordiness. Unnecessary repetition. Elliptical constructions. 22. Clarity and Completeness. Including necessary words. Completing comparisons. Completing intensifiers. PART V: EFFECTIVE SENTENCES. 23. Sentence Unity. Choosing and arranging details. Revising mixed metaphors. Relating sentence parts. 24. Subordination and Coordination. Using subordination. Using coordination. Avoiding faulty or excessive subordination and coordination. 25. Misplaced Parts and Dangling Modifiers. Placement of modifiers. Dangling modifiers. 26. Parallelism. Recognizing parallel elements. Repeating words and forms. Linking two or more sentences. Correlative conjunctions. Emphasizing key ideas. 27. Consistency. Verb tense. Person and number. Tone and style. 28. Pronoun Reference. Ambiguous references. Awkward references. Implied references. The impersonal pronoun it. 29. Emphasis. Placement of words. Periodic and cumulative sentences. Ordering from least to most important. Repeating important words. Active and passive voice. Inverting word order. An occasional short sentence. 30. Variety. Sentence length. Sentence openings. Questions, commands, and exclamations. PART VI: WRITING. 31. The Rhetorical Situation. Understanding the rhetorical situation. Writing to an exigence. Writing with a specific purpose. Considering audience. Sending and receiving a message within a context. 32. Reading Rhetorically. Previewing for an initial impression. Reading for content. Rereading for understanding. Recognizing a personal response. Writing daily about your reading. 33. Planning and Drafting Essays. Selecting worthwhile subjects for writing. Focusing a subject idea into a specific topic. Conveying a clearly stated thesis. Arranging or outlining ideas. Getting your ideas into a first draft. Drafting well-developed paragraphs. Employing rhetorical methods of development. 34. Revising and Editing Essays. The essentials of revision. Guiding readers with your introductions and conclusions. Revising for unified and coherent paragraphs. Transitions within and between paragraphs. The benefits of peer review. Editing for clearer ideas, sentences, and paragraphs. Proofreading for an error-free essay. The final draft. 35. Writing Arguments. Determining the purpose of your argument. Considering differing viewpoints. Distinguishing between fact and opinion. Taking a position or making a claim. Providing evidence for an effective argument. Using the rhetorical appeals to ground your argument. Purposely arranging an effective argument. Using logic to argue effectively and ethically. Avoiding rhetorical fallacies. Studying a sample written argument of another student. PART VII: RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION. 36. Finding Sources Online, in Print, and in the Field. Research and the rhetorical situation. Finding books. Finding articles. Finding online sources. Field research. 37. Evaluating Sources Online and in Print. Credibility of authors. Credibility of publishers. Online sources. Relevance and timeliness. 38. Using Sources Responsibly. The rhetorical situation and the research paper. Organizing notes. Working bibliography. Integrating sources. Responding to sources. 39. MLA Documentation. MLA in-text citations. MLA list of works cited. MLA paper. 40. APA Documentation. APA in-text citations. APA reference list. APA paper. 41. Writing about Literature. Literature and its genres. Vocabulary for discussing literature. Approaches to interpreting literature. Active reading and literary interpretation. Types of literary interpretation. Conventions for writing about literature. A student essay interpreting literature. 42. Writing in Business. Special conventions. Business letters. Business memos. Resumes. Application letters. Business plans. Glossary of Usage. Glossary of Terms. Index.
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