The borzoi practice book for writers. / Michael Hennessy.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : McGraw-Hill , 1993Edition: 3rd edDescription: xv, 420 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 0070136483Subject(s): Composition (Arts) | English language -- RhetoricLOC classification: PE1408.H39Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: Arriving at a topic -- Developing a thesis -- Organizing -- Drafting -- Collaborating and revising -- Observing the writing process -- Paragraph unity and continuity -- Paragraph development -- Paragraph functions -- Opening and closing paragraphs -- Sentence clarity -- Subordination -- Sentence emphasis and variety -- Appropriate language -- Efficient language -- Figurative language -- Complete sentences -- Joining independent clauses -- Joining subjects and verbs -- Modifiers -- Noun and pronoun case -- Pronoun agreement and reference -- Parallelism -- Relations between tenses -- Periods, question marks, exclamation points -- Commas -- Semicolons and colons -- Dashes and parentheses -- Quoting -- Forming and spacing puntuation marks -- Verb forms -- Plurals and possesives -- Spelling -- Hyphenation -- Capitals -- Italics, abbreviations, numbers -- Conducting research -- Writing from sources -- Using MLA documentation -- Using APA documentation.
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