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Wordsmith A guide to college writing Pamela Arlov

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2007Edition: 3rd EdDescription: xxviii, 628 pages : illustration 24 cmISBN:
  • 0131949934
ISSN:
  • 9780131949935
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PE1408 .A69
Contents:
Composition -- The writing process -- Preparing to write -- Building a framework : Thesis and organization -- Introducing the essay -- Developing body paragraphs -- Concluding the essay -- Revising, proofreading, and formatting -- Showing and telling : Description, narration, and example -- Limiting and ordering : Definition, classification, and process -- Examining logical connections : Comparison-contrast, cause-effect, and argument -- Writing a summary -- Writing a research paper -- Grammar -- Verbs and subjects -- Subject-verb agreement -- Run-on sentences -- Sentence fragments -- Pronoun case -- Pronoun agreement, reference, and point of view -- Misplaced and dangling modifiers -- Parallel structure -- Verb shifts -- Punctuation, word choice, and mechanics -- Commas -- Other punctuation -- Word choice -- Words commonly confused -- Capital letters -- Apostrophes -- Quotation marks, underlining, and italics -- Readings -- Thematic list of readings -- Education and language -- Ourselves and others -- Social issues -- List of readings by rhetorical mode -- Example -- Description -- Narration -- Definition -- Classification -- Process -- Comparison-contrast -- Cause-effect -- Argument.
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Composition --
The writing process --
Preparing to write --
Building a framework : Thesis and organization --
Introducing the essay --
Developing body paragraphs --
Concluding the essay --
Revising, proofreading, and formatting --
Showing and telling : Description, narration, and example --
Limiting and ordering : Definition, classification, and process --
Examining logical connections : Comparison-contrast, cause-effect, and argument --
Writing a summary --
Writing a research paper --
Grammar --
Verbs and subjects --
Subject-verb agreement --
Run-on sentences --
Sentence fragments --
Pronoun case --
Pronoun agreement, reference, and point of view --
Misplaced and dangling modifiers --
Parallel structure --
Verb shifts --
Punctuation, word choice, and mechanics --
Commas --
Other punctuation --
Word choice --
Words commonly confused --
Capital letters --
Apostrophes --
Quotation marks, underlining, and italics --
Readings --
Thematic list of readings --
Education and language --
Ourselves and others --
Social issues --
List of readings by rhetorical mode --
Example --
Description --
Narration --
Definition --
Classification --
Process --
Comparison-contrast --
Cause-effect --
Argument.

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