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Minimum monthly payments are required. Her articles “Revision Strategies of Student and Experienced Writers” and “Responding to Student Writing” are two of the most widely read and anthologized articles in the field of composition. Martin's; 7th Edition (November 18, 2005). Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, Bedford Handbook / Edition 8 available in a Active versus passive verbs Writer’s Choice: Using the active or the passive voice * NEW b Active versus be verbs c Subject that names the actor 9 Balance parallel ideas. A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. Diana Hacker personally class-tested her handbooks with nearly four thousand students over thirty-five years at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland, where she was a member of the English faculty. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. . Its section on argument and critical reading is a great aid to analysis, and tips for each writing scenario are organized methodically and are easily accessible. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Auto Suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. a Jargon Writer’s Choice: Using discipline-specific terms * NEW b Pretentious language, euphemisms, “doublespeak” c Obsolete and invented words d Slang, regional expressions, nonstandard English e Levels of formality f Sexist language g Offensive language 18 Find the exact words. or, or neither . She led Harvard’s Expository Writing Program for twenty years, directing the first-year writing program and establishing Harvard’s WAC program. You can view Barnes & Noble’s Privacy Policy. Please try again. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. i Dates, addresses, titles, numbers 33 Unnecessary commas a Between two words, phrases, or subordinate clauses b Between a verb and its subject or object c Before the first or after the last item in a series d Between cumulative adjectives, an adjective and a noun, or an adverb and an adjective e Before and after restrictive elements f Before essential concluding adverbial elements g After a phrase beginning an inverted sentence h Other misuses 34 The semicolon a Independent clauses not joined with a coordinating conjunction b Independent clauses linked with a transitional expression c Series containing internal punctuation d Misuses 35 The colon a Before a list, an appositive, a quotation, or a summary b Conventional uses c Misuses 36 The apostrophe a Possessive nouns b Possessive indefinite pronouns c Contractions d Not for plural numbers, letters, abbreviations, words as words e Misuses 37 Quotation marks a Direct quotations b Quotation within a quotation c Titles of short works d Words as words e With other punctuation marks f Misuses 38 End punctuation a The period b The question mark c The exclamation point 39 Other punctuation marks a Dash b Parentheses c Brackets d Ellipsis mark e Slash Part VIII Mechanics Online activities 40 Abbreviations a Titles with proper names b Familiar abbreviations c Conventional abbreviations d Units of measurement e Latin abbreviations f Plural of abbreviations g Misuses 41 Numbers a Spelling out b Using numerals 42 Italics a Titles of works b Names of ships, spacecraft, and aircraft c Foreign words d Words as words, letters as letters, and numbers as numbers 43 Spelling a Spelling rules b The dictionary c Words that sound alike d Commonly misspelled words 44 The hyphen a Compound words b Hyphenated words used as adjectives c Fractions and compound numbers d With certain prefixes and suffixes e To avoid ambiguity or to separate awkward double or triple letters f Word division 45 Capitalization a Proper versus common nouns b Titles with proper names c Titles and subtitles of works d First word of a sentence e First word of a quoted sentence f First word after a colon Part IX Grammar Basics Online activities 46 Parts of speech a Nouns b Pronouns c Verbs d Adjectives e Adverbs 494 f Prepositions g Conjunctions h Interjections 47 Sentence patterns a Subjects b Verbs, objects, and complements c Pattern variations 48 Subordinate word groups a Prepositional phrases b Verbal phrases c Appositive phrases Writer’s Choice: Building credibility with appositives * NEW d Absolute phrases e Subordinate clauses 49 Sentence types a Sentence structures b Sentence purposes Part X Researched Writing Online activities 50 Thinking like a researcher; gathering sources Becoming a college writer: Join a research conversation a Managing the project b Posing questions worth exploring How to enter a research conversation * NEW c Mapping out a search strategy d Searching efficiently; mastering a few shortcuts How to go beyond a Google search * NEW e Conducting field research, if appropriate f Writing a research proposal * NEW51 Managing information; taking notes responsibly a Maintaining a working bibliography b Keeping track of source materials c Avoiding unintentional plagiarism How to avoid plagiarizing from the Web * NEW52 Evaluating sources a Thinking about how sources might contribute to your writing b Selecting sources worth your time and attention c Selecting appropriate versions of online sources d Reading with an open mind and a critical eye e Assessing Web sources with care f Constructing an annotated bibliography Writing guide: How to write an annotated bibliography Writing MLA papers 53 Supporting a thesis a Forming a working thesis b Organizing ideas with a rough outline c Using sources to inform and support your argument d Drafting an introduction for your thesis e Drafting the paper in an appropriate voice 54 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism a Understanding how the MLA system works b Avoiding plagiarism when quoting, summarizing, and paraphrasing sources How to be a responsible research writer 55 Integrating sources Becoming a college writer: Provide context for sources a Summarizing and paraphrasing effectively * NEW b Using quotations effectively c Using signal phrases to integrate sources d Synthesizing sources 56 Documenting sources a MLA in-text citations b MLA list of works cited How to answer the basic question “Who is the author?” How to cite a source reposted from another source How to cite course materials c MLA information notes (optional) 57 Manuscript format; sample research paper a MLA manuscript format b Sample MLA research paper * NEW Writing APA papers 58 Supporting a thesis a Forming a working thesis b Organizing your ideas c Using sources to inform and support your argument 59 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism a Understanding how the APA system works b Understanding what plagiarism is c Using quotation marks around borrowed language d Putting summaries and paraphrases in your own words 60 Integrating sources a Summarizing and paraphrasing effectively * NEW b Using quotations appropriately c Using signal phrases to integrate sources d Synthesizing sources 61 Documenting sources a APA in-text citations b APA list of references 62 Manuscript format; sample research paper a APA manuscript format b Sample APA research paper * NEW Writing Chicago papers 63 Chicago papers a Supporting a thesis b Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism c Integrating sources d Chicago documentation style e Chicago manuscript format f Sample Chicago-style research paper (excerpt) Part XI Writing in the Disciplines Online activities 64 Learning to write in a discipline a Finding commonalities across disciplines b Recognizing the questions that writers in a discipline ask c Understanding the kinds of evidence that writers in a discipline use d Becoming familiar with a discipline’s language conventions e Using a discipline’s preferred citation style 65 Approaching writing assignments in the disciplines a Writing in psychology b Writing in business c Writing in biology d Writing in nursing APPENDIX: A Document Design Gallery, ©1997-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. 122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011.
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