TY - BOOK AU - Trimmer,Joseph F. TI - Writing with a purpose. SN - 0395876125 (student text) AV - PE1408.T695 U1 - 808/.042 21 PY - 1998/// CY - Boston PB - Houghton Mifflin Co. KW - English language KW - Rhetoric KW - Grammar KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Report writing N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Contents: Towards a purposeful writing -- Planning -- Drafting -- Revising -- Common methods of development -- Argument -- Paragraphs: units of development -- Sentences: patterns of expression -- Diction: the choice of words -- Tone and style -- The Essay examination -- The Critical essay -- Planning the research paper -- Writing the research paper -- Reading with a purpose ER -