The writer's world: essays. / Lynne Gatz, Suneeti Phadke
Material type: TextPublisher: Boston: Person, 2015Edition: 3rd edDescription: xvii, 623 p.: ill. (col.)ISBN: 9780321899040; 0321899040Subject(s): English language -- Rhetoric, handbooks, manuals, etc | English language -- Grammar, handbooks, manuals, etc | Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etcLOC classification: PE1413.G34Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Contents: The writing process: Exploring -- developing the main ideas -- Developing the essay plan -- Developing the first draft - Revising and editing -- Essay patterns: Illustration -- Narration -- Description -- Process -- Definition -- Classification -- Comparison and contrast -- Argument -- More college and workplace writing:The essay exam -- summarizing -- Te research essay -- The response essay -- The resume and letter of application -- Editing handbook: Identifying subjects and verbs -- Sentence combining -- Sentence variety -- Fragments -- Run -ons -- Faulty parallel structure -- Mistakes with modifiers -- Subject-verb agreement -- Verb tenses -- Problems with verbs -- Adjectives and adverbs -- Exact language -- Spelling and commonly confused words -- Commas --Apostrophes -- Quotation marks, capitalization, and titles -- From reading to writing -- Writing today -- Writing and designing papers -- Common assignments across the curriculum -- Writing beyond college -- Researching -- MLA documentation style -- APA documentation style -- Chicago and CSE -- Editing for clarity -- Editing for grammar conventions -- Editing for correctness: punctuation, mechanics, and spelling -- Basic grammar review with tips for multilingual writers -- Further resources for learning/Indexes --
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