The Little, Brown handbook /

Fowler, H. Ramsey, 1938-2019

The Little, Brown handbook / H. Ramsey Fowler, Jane E. Aaron, Murray Mcarthur. - Sixth canadian edition - Toronto : Pearson Canada, 2011 - xxviii, 918 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes index. Includes MLA and APA updates

pt. 1. The whole paper and paragraphs. Developing an essay
Drafting and revising the essay
Writing and revising paragraphs
Reading and writing arguments. pt. 2. Grammatical sentences. Understanding sentence grammar
Case of nouns and pronouns
Verbs
Agreement
Adjectives and adverbs. pt. 3. Clear Sentences. Sentence fragments
Comma splices and fused sentences
Pronoun references
Shifts
Misplaced and dangling modifiers
Mixed and incomplete sentences. pt. 4. Effective sentences. Using coordination and subordination
Using parallelism
Emphasizing main ideas
Achieving variety. pt. 5. Punctuation. End punctuation
Comma
The semicolon
The apostrophe
Quotation marks
Other punctuation marks. pt. 6. Mechanics. Capitals
Underlining (italics)
Abbreviations
Numbers
Word division. pt. 7. Effective words. Choosing and using words
Using the dictionary
Improving your vocabulary
Spelling. pt. 8. Research writing. Beginning a research paper
Working with sources and writing the paper
Documenting sources
Two sample research papers. pt. 9. Writing in the disciplines. Disciplines, goals and requirements
Reading and writing about literature
Other humanities
The social sciences
The natural and applied sciences. pt. 10. Special writing situations. Essay examinations
Business writing
Writing online

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PE 1112 / F786l 2011