The new century handbook
By: Christine Hult, Thomas N. Huckin.
Contributors: Huckin, Thomas N.
Publisher: Allyn and Bacon
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 870
Subjects: English language -- Rhetoric -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Report writing -- Data processing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; English language -- Grammar -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Writing -- ch. 1. Writing and computers -- ch. 2. The reading and writing process -- ch. 3. Preparing -- ch. 4. Composing -- ch. 5. Rewriting -- ch. 6. Structuring paragraphs -- ch. 7. Formulating arguments -- pt. 2. Research -- ch. 8. The research project -- ch. 9. Using the internet for research -- ch. 10. Evaluating electronic and print sources -- ch. 11. Using sources -- ch. 12. Writing the research paper -- ch. 13. Documentation formats -- pt. 3. Writing in the disciplines -- ch. 14. Writing in the humanities -- ch. 15. Writing in the natural sciences -- ch. 16. Writing in the social sciences -- pt. 4. Document design -- ch. 17. Design principles and graphics -- ch. 18. Desktop publishing -- ch. 19. Designing for the web -- ch. 20. Writing for the web -- pt. 5. Special purpose writing -- ch. 21. Communicating via computer networks -- ch. 22. business correspondence and reports -- ch. 23. Essay exams -- pt. 6. Sentence grammar -- 24. Sentence structure -- ch. 25. Pronoun case -- ch. 26. Verbs -- ch. 27. Agreement -- ch. 28. Adjectives and adverbs -- pt. 7. Correct sentences -- ch. 29. Sentence fragments -- ch. 30. Comma splices and run-on sentences -- ch. 31. Pronoun reference -- ch. 32. Misplaced and dangling modifiers -- ch. 33. Consistency -- pt. 8. Effective sentences -- ch. 34. Clarity and conciseness -- ch. 35. Coordination and subordination -- ch. 36. Parallelism -- ch. 37. Emphasis -- ch. 38. Variety -- ch. 39. Word-processing tools and online resources for improving sentences -- pt. 9. Effective words -- ch. 40. Choosing the right words -- ch. 41. Avoiding biased language -- ch. 42. Building a powerful vocabulary -- ch. 43. Using a thesaurus and dictionary -- ch. 44. Spelling -- pt. 10. Punctuation -- ch. 45. End punctuation -- ch. 46. The comma -- ch. 47. The semicolon -- ch. 48. The colon -- ch. 49. The apostrophe -- ch. 50 Quotation marks -- ch. 51. Other punctuation marks -- pt. 11. Mechanics -- ch. 52. Capital letters and italics -- ch. 53. Abbreviations and numbers -- ch. 54. The hyphen -- pt. 12. ESL issues -- ch. 55. Tips on nouns and articles -- ch. 56. Tips on verbs -- ch. 57. Tips on word order -- ch. 58. Tips on vocabulary -- Glossary of computer terms -- Glossary of grammatical and rhetorical terms -- Glossary of usage.