Synopses & Reviews
For writers who want a clear, concise, user-friendly pocket guide beside them while they write, this book has it all. Its easy-to-navigate coverage offers a wide variety of traditional topics as well as the most current information on conducting online research, and using MLA, APA, Chicago Manual, and CSE citation formats. Writers will find valuable assistance with the writing process; argument reading and writing; all major areas of grammar and mechanics; conducting research in libraries and online; using the World Wide Web as a resource; and documenting and evaluating both print and electronic sources. Writers don't need to be familiar with grammatical terms because lists of frequently answered questions lead them to needed explanations offered in a friendly, informal tone and a highly readable style. For writers and others needing a compact, comprehensive writer's reference.
Synopsis
The Writer's FAQs, "the easiest pocket handbook to use," offers quick answers to your grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and research questions.
Features of this clear, concise guide:
- How to Use This Book introduces timesaving methods for finding information easily.
- Common questions--FAQs--allow you to find information quickly without having to know precise terminology.
- Hint boxes offer useful advice, strategies for understanding rules, and suggestions for avoiding common errors.
- Complete and up-to-date coverage of documentation styles, including MLA, APA, CMS, CSE, and COS, as well as strategies for both traditional and online research, are included.
Synopsis
The easiest pocket handbook to use. . .for writers who want a simple guide to writing the rules of composition. With The Writer's FAQs, Third Edition, writers can easily use the Question and Correct feature at the beginning of the handbook to find quick answers and clear explanations. This brief handbook is the easiest pocket reference for students to use in any course where writing or research is required as well as outside the classroom.
Table of Contents
How to Use This Book
Question and Correct
I. Writing and Speaking
1. Checklist for Effective Papers/Presentations
II. Sentence Choices
2. Clarity
3. Conciseness
4. Variety
5. Voice (Formal and Informal)
6. Mixed Constructions
7. Active and Passive Verbs
8. Parallelism
9. Transitions
10. Nonsexist Language
III. Sentence Grammar
11. Fragments
12. Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
13. Subjects and Verbs
14. Pronouns
15. Adjectives and Adverbs
16. Modifiers
17. Shifts
IV. Punctuation
18. Sentence Punctuation Patterns (for Commas, Semicolons, and Colons)
19. Commas
20. Apostrophes
21. Semicolons
22. Quotation Marks
23. Other Punctuation
V. Mechanics
24. Capitalization
25. Italics
26. Numbers
27. Abbreviations
28. Spelling
VI. MultiLingual Speakers (ESL)
29. American Style in Writing/ESL Resources
30. Verbs
31. Nouns (Count and Noncount)
32. Articles ("A," "An," and "The")
33. Prepositions
34. Omitted/Repeated Words
35. Idioms
VII. Research
36. Doing Print and Online Research
37. Evaluating Print and Internet Sources
38. Integrating Sources
39. Designing Documents
VIII. Documentation
40. MLA Style
41. APA Style
42. Chicago Manual of Style (CM)
43. Council of Science Editors (CSE)
44. Style Manuals and Resources for Various Fields
Glossary of Usage
Glossary of Grammatical Terms
Index
Correction Symbols