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040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _dBTCTA _dYDXCP _dEEK _dOCLCQ
020			_a007296149X (acid-free paper)
020			_a9780072961492 (acid-free paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)57713280
050	0	0	_aPE1408 _b.W773 2005
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245	0	0	_aWriting from A to Z : _bthe easy-to-use reference handbook / _cSally Barr Ebest [and others].
250			_a5th ed.
260			_aBoston : _bMcGraw-Hill, _c©2005.
300			_a1 volume (various pagings) ; _c22 cm
500			_aIncludes indexes.
505	2		_aComposing processes : Rhetorical situation ; Prewriting ; Drafting ; Revising ; Editing ; Proofreading -- Research processes : Research writer's responsibilities ; Integrating sources ; Avoiding plagiarism ; Gathering information from sources ; Evaluating sources ; Internet searches ; Documenting sources and formatting papers -- Types of writing : Abstracts ; Academic writing ; Argument ; Dialogue ; Essay tests ; Expository writing ; Expressive writing ; Letters ; Literary analysis ; Memorandums ; Persuasive writing ; Research papers/source-based writing ; Résumés ; Web pages -- Paragraphs/elements of writing : Coherence ; Conclusions ; Introductions ; Topic sentences ; Transitions ; Unity -- Clarity and style/effective sentences : Choppy writing ; Clarity ; Coherence (sentences) ; Conciseness/wordiness ; Coordination and subordination ; Emphasis ; Incomplete comparisons ; Mixed constructions ; Modifiers: dangling, misplaced and squinting ; Parallelism ; Sentence length ; Sentence types ; Sentence variety ; Shifts: point of view, pronoun, tense -- Word choice/language use : Active voice ; Appropriate language ; Avoiding offensive language ; Clichés ; Colloquial usage ; Connotation/denotation ; Context/rhetorical situation ; Contractions ; Defining terms ; Dictionary and thesaurus ; Diction/word choice ; Exact language/vague words ; General words/specific words ; Jargon ; Standard English/varieties of English ; Wordy sentences -- Grammatical correctness/correct sentences : Adjectives and adverbs ; Comma splices ; Grammar checkers ; Mixed contrructions ; Parallel structure ; Problems with modifiers ; Problems with pronouns ; Problems with verbs ; Run-on sentences ; Sentence fragments ; Subject-verb agreement -- Punctuation : Abbreviations ; Apostrophe ; Brackets ; Colon ; Comma ; Comma splice ; Dash ; Ellipsis points ; Exclamation point ; Hyphen ; Parentheses ; Period ; Question mark ; Quotation marks ; Semicolon ; Single quotation marks ; Slash -- Spelling and mechanics : Abbreviations ; Addresses ; Capitalization ; Contractions ; Dates ; Dialogue ; Foreign words ; Hyphens ; Italics (underlining) ; Numbers and symbols ; Prefixes ; Questions ; Spell checkers ; Suffixes -- ESL/for multilingual writers : Articles ; Other common problem areas ; Sentence structure ; Verbs and verbals -- Basic grammar/grammatical terms : Case ; Clauses ; Complements ; Mood ; Number (grammatical) ; Objects ; Participles ; Parts of sentences ; Parts of speech ; Person (grammatical) ; Subjects (grammatical) ; Subordination ; Syntax ; Tense ; Types of sentences ; Verbals ; Verbs -- Methods of development ; Analogy ; Analysis ; Anecdote ; Cause and effect ; Chronological ; Classification ; Comparison and contrast ; Definition ; Description ; Details ; Examples ; General-to-specific ; Increasing order of importance ; Narration ; Problem-solution ; Process-explanation ; Spatial -- Logic and argumentation : Evidence ; Fact versus opinion ; Fallacies ; Toulmin model ; Types of reasoning -- Document design : Academic papers ; Business documents ; Electronic documents ; Principles of document design ; Types of visuals ; Using visuals -- Sample student papers : APA ; CMS ; CSE ; MLA.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xRhetoric _vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xGrammar _vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650		0	_aReport writing _vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
700	1		_aEbest, Sally Barr.
942			_cBOOK
994			_aZ0 _bSUPMU
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