A Writer's Reference. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Diana Hacker, Nancy Sommers.
• Authors: Hacker, Diana; Sommers, Nancy
• Contents: C | Composing and Revising.- C1 Planning.- C2 Drafting.- C3 Writing paragraphs.- C4 Reviewing, revising, and editing.- C5 Preparing a portfolio; reflecting on your writing.- A | Academic Reading, Writing, and Speaking.- A1 Reading and writing critically.- A2 Reading and writing about multimodal texts.- A3 Reading arguments.- A4 Writing arguments.- A5 Speaking confidently.- A6 Writing in the disciplines.- R | Researched writing.- R1 Thinking like a researcher; gathering sources.- R2 Managing information; taking notes responsibly.- R3 Evaluating sources.- MLA | MLA Style.- MLA-1 Supporting a thesis.- MLA-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism.- MLA-3 Integrating sources.- MLA-4 Documenting sources.- MLA-5 Format and sample research essay.- APA CMS | APA Style and CMS Style.- APA-1 Supporting a thesis.- APA-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism.- APA-3 Integrating sources.- APA-4 Documenting sources.- APA-5 Format and sample research essay.- CMS-1 Supporting a thesis.- CMS-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism.- CMS-3 Integrating sources.- CMS-4 Documenting sources.- CMS-5 Format and sample research essay.- S | Sentence Style.- S1 Parallelism.- S2 Needed words.- S3 Problems with modifiers.- S4 Shifts.- S5 Mixed constructions.- S6 Sentence emphasis.- S7 Sentence variety.- W | Word choice.- W1 Glossary of usage.- W2 Wordy sentences.- W3 Active verbs.- W4 Appropriate language.- W5 Exact language.- G | Grammatical sentences.- G1 Subject-verb agreement.- G2 Verb form, tenses, and moods.- G3 Pronouns.- G4 Adjectives and adverbs.- G5 Sentence fragments.- G6 Run-on sentences.- M | Multilingual Writers and ESL topics.- M1 Verbs.- M2 Articles.- M3 Sentence structure.- M4 Using adjectives.- M5 Prepositions and idiomatic expressions.- M6 Paraphrasing sources effectively.- P | Punctuation and Mechanics.- P1 The comma.- P2 Unnecessary commas.- P3 The semicolon and the colon.- P4 The apostrophe.- P5 Quotation marks.- P6 Other punctuation marks.- P7 Spelling and hyphenation.- P8 Capitalization.- P9 Abbreviations and numbers.- P10 Italics.- B | Basic Grammar.- B1 Parts of speech.- B2 Sentence patterns.- B3 Subordinate word groups.- B4 Sentence types.- I | Index.
• Edition: Tenth edition
• Publisher Details: New York : Bedford
• Publication Date: 2021
• Copyright Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: Education; Study Skills; Study skills; Study & learning skills: general
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781319402976
• Related ISBNs: 9781319169404
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