Trimmer, Joseph F. <br/><br/>
The new writing with a purpose. / 
Joseph F. Trimmer 
 - 14th ed. 
 - New York:  Houghton Mifflin Company,  c2004. 
 - xix, 597 p.:  ill.;  24cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Contents: The Writing process: Toward purposeful writing -- Planning -- Drafting -- Revising -- Designing -- Writing structures: Common methods of development -- Argument -- Paragraphs: units of development -- Sentences: patterns of expression -- Diction: the choice of words -- Tone and style -- Writing research: Planning the research paper -- Writing the research paper -- Readings with a purpose: writing strategies -- Handbook of grammar and usage: The Evolution of English -- Understanding sentence elements -- Writing logical and effective sentences -- Writing grammatical sentences -- Choosing effective diction -- Observing the rules of punctuation -- Observing the rules of mechanics -- A Glossary of contemporary usage.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>061831847X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label> English language --Rhetoric. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1408.T73