Rules for writers /
Hacker, Diana, 1942-2004.
Rules for writers / Diana Hacker ; contributing authors, Nancy Sommers, Tom Jehn, Jane Rosenzweig ; contributing ESL specialist, Marcy Carbajal Van Horn. - sixth edition - xxxvi, 615 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [617-618]) and index.
Writing process: Generate ideas and sketching a plan; Roughing out an initial draft; Making global revisions, then revising sentences; Building effective paragraphs --
Document design: Principles of document design; Academic formats; Business formats --
Clarity: Active verbs; Parallel ideas; Needed words; Mixed constructions; Misplaced and dangling modifiers; Shifts; Emphasis; Variety; Wordy sentences; Appropriate language; Exact words --
Grammar: Sentence fragments; Run-on sentences; Subject- verb agreement (is or are, etc.); Pronoun-antecedent agreement (singular or plural); Pronoun reference (clarity); Pronoun case (I or me, etc.); Who and whom; Adjectives and adverbs; Standard English verb forms, tenses, and moods --
ESL challenges: Verbs; Articles (a, an, the) and types of nouns; Sentence structure; Prepositions and idiomatic expressions --
Punctuation: Comma; Unnecessary commas; Semicolon; Colon; Apostrophe; Quotation marks; End punctuation; Other punctuation marks, the dash, parentheses, brackets, the ellipsis mark, the slash --
Mechanics: Abbreviations; Numbers; Italics (underlining); Spelling; Hyphen; Capital letters --
Academic writing: Writing about texts; Constructing reasonable arguments; Evaluating arguments --
Research: Conducting research; Evaluating sources; Managing information, avoiding plagiarism --
Writing MLA papers: Supporting a thesis; Citing sources, avoiding plagiarism; Integrating sources; Documenting sources; MLA manuscript format, sample paper --
Writing APA papers: Supporting a thesis; Citing sources, avoiding plagiarism; Integrating sources; Documenting sources; APA manuscript format, sample paper --
Basics: Parts of speech; Sentence patterns; Subordinate word groups; Sentence types --
Glossary of usage --
Answers to tutorials and lettered exercises.
When you have a question as you write, you want quick, practical advice in language you can understand. [This book] has the advice you need. Because you will write in almost every college course, it's a tool about writing, research, and grammar any time of day or night.-Back cover.
9780312452766 (spiral bound : student ed.) 0312452764 (spiral bound : student ed.) 9780312485733 (tabbed student ed.) 0312485735 (tabbed student ed.)
2007927404
English language--Rhetoric--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language--Grammar--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Report writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
PE1408 / .H277 2008
808.02 / H.D.R
Rules for writers / Diana Hacker ; contributing authors, Nancy Sommers, Tom Jehn, Jane Rosenzweig ; contributing ESL specialist, Marcy Carbajal Van Horn. - sixth edition - xxxvi, 615 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [617-618]) and index.
Writing process: Generate ideas and sketching a plan; Roughing out an initial draft; Making global revisions, then revising sentences; Building effective paragraphs --
Document design: Principles of document design; Academic formats; Business formats --
Clarity: Active verbs; Parallel ideas; Needed words; Mixed constructions; Misplaced and dangling modifiers; Shifts; Emphasis; Variety; Wordy sentences; Appropriate language; Exact words --
Grammar: Sentence fragments; Run-on sentences; Subject- verb agreement (is or are, etc.); Pronoun-antecedent agreement (singular or plural); Pronoun reference (clarity); Pronoun case (I or me, etc.); Who and whom; Adjectives and adverbs; Standard English verb forms, tenses, and moods --
ESL challenges: Verbs; Articles (a, an, the) and types of nouns; Sentence structure; Prepositions and idiomatic expressions --
Punctuation: Comma; Unnecessary commas; Semicolon; Colon; Apostrophe; Quotation marks; End punctuation; Other punctuation marks, the dash, parentheses, brackets, the ellipsis mark, the slash --
Mechanics: Abbreviations; Numbers; Italics (underlining); Spelling; Hyphen; Capital letters --
Academic writing: Writing about texts; Constructing reasonable arguments; Evaluating arguments --
Research: Conducting research; Evaluating sources; Managing information, avoiding plagiarism --
Writing MLA papers: Supporting a thesis; Citing sources, avoiding plagiarism; Integrating sources; Documenting sources; MLA manuscript format, sample paper --
Writing APA papers: Supporting a thesis; Citing sources, avoiding plagiarism; Integrating sources; Documenting sources; APA manuscript format, sample paper --
Basics: Parts of speech; Sentence patterns; Subordinate word groups; Sentence types --
Glossary of usage --
Answers to tutorials and lettered exercises.
When you have a question as you write, you want quick, practical advice in language you can understand. [This book] has the advice you need. Because you will write in almost every college course, it's a tool about writing, research, and grammar any time of day or night.-Back cover.
9780312452766 (spiral bound : student ed.) 0312452764 (spiral bound : student ed.) 9780312485733 (tabbed student ed.) 0312485735 (tabbed student ed.)
2007927404
English language--Rhetoric--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language--Grammar--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Report writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
PE1408 / .H277 2008
808.02 / H.D.R