num_pages: 540
description: Composition/style. C. Composing And Revising -- C1. Planning -- C2. Drafting -- C3. Revising -- C4. Writing Paragraphs -- C5. Designing Documents -- C6. Writing With Technology -- A. Academic Writing -- A1. Writing About Texts -- A2. Constructing Reasonable Arguments -- A3. Evaluating Arguments -- A4. Writing In The Disciplines -- 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 -- W6. The Dictionary And Thesaurus -- Correctness. G. Grammatical Sentences -- G1. Subject-verb Agreement -- G2. Verb Forms, Tenses, And Moods -- G3. Pronouns -- G4. Adjectives And Adverbs -- G5. Sentence Fragments -- G6. Run-on Sentences -- M. Multilingual Writers And Esl Challenges -- M1. Verbs -- M2. Articles -- M3. Sentence Structure -- M4. Using Adjectives -- M5. Prepositions And Idiomatic Expressions -- 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. Parts Of Sentences -- B3. Subordinate Word Groups -- B4. Sentence Types -- Research. R. Researching -- R1. Conducting Research -- R2. Evaluating Sources -- R3. Managing Information ; Avoiding Plagiarism -- R4. Choosing A Documentation Style -- Mla. Mla Papers -- Mla-1. Supporting A Thesis -- Mla-2. Citing Sources ; Avoiding Plagiarism -- Mla-3. Integrating Sources -- Mla-4. Documenting Sources -- Mla-5. Manuscript Format; Sample Paper -- Apa And Cms Papers -- Apa-1. Supporting A Thesis -- Apa-2. Citing Sources ; Avoiding Plagiarism -- Apa-3. Integrating Sources -- Apa-4. Documenting Sources -- Apa-5. Manuscript Format; Sample Paper -- Cms-1. Supporting A Thesis -- Cms-2. Citing Sources ; Avoiding Plagiarism -- Cms-3. Integrating Sources -- Cms-4. Documenting Sources -- Cms-5. Manuscript Format; Sample Paper -- Index. Diana Hacker, Nancy Sommers ; Contributing Esl Specialist, Marcy Carbajal Van Horn. Includes Bibliographical References (p. Xv And 539-540) And Index.
language: en
title: A Writer's Reference
publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's