The college writer's reference /
Fulwiler, Toby, 1942-.
The college writer's reference / Toby Fulwiler, Alan R. Hayakawa. - 4th ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2005. - xiii, 464 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes index.
A writer�s questions -- The writing process -- Writing to discover -- Journal writing -- Reflecting on experience -- Explaining concepts -- Writing interpretive essays -- Arguing positions -- Revising -- Editing -- Beginning the research process -- Conducting library research -- Conducting internet research -- Conducting field research -- Evaluating research sources -- Using sources -- Designing written documents -- Writing for the world wide web -- Portfolios and publishing -- Making oral presentations -- Paragraph structure -- Strong openings -- Thoughtful closings -- Powerful sentences -- Concise sentences -- Strong verbs -- Specific nouns and modifiers -- The right word -- Unbiased language -- Proofreading -- Commas -- Semicolons -- Colons -- End punctuation -- Apostrophes -- Quotation marks -- Parentheses and brackets -- Dashes, slashes, and ellipsis points -- Spelling -- Capitalization -- Hyphens -- Numbers -- Abbreviations -- Italics and underlining -- Eliminating sentence fragments -- Eliminating comma splices and fused sentences -- Eliminating shifts and mixed construction -- Using verbs correctly -- Making verbs agree with subjects -- Using pronouns correctly -- Working with adjectives and adverbs -- Positioning modifiers.
0131787306
English language--Rhetoric.--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Report writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
PE1408 / .F79 2005
The college writer's reference / Toby Fulwiler, Alan R. Hayakawa. - 4th ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2005. - xiii, 464 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes index.
A writer�s questions -- The writing process -- Writing to discover -- Journal writing -- Reflecting on experience -- Explaining concepts -- Writing interpretive essays -- Arguing positions -- Revising -- Editing -- Beginning the research process -- Conducting library research -- Conducting internet research -- Conducting field research -- Evaluating research sources -- Using sources -- Designing written documents -- Writing for the world wide web -- Portfolios and publishing -- Making oral presentations -- Paragraph structure -- Strong openings -- Thoughtful closings -- Powerful sentences -- Concise sentences -- Strong verbs -- Specific nouns and modifiers -- The right word -- Unbiased language -- Proofreading -- Commas -- Semicolons -- Colons -- End punctuation -- Apostrophes -- Quotation marks -- Parentheses and brackets -- Dashes, slashes, and ellipsis points -- Spelling -- Capitalization -- Hyphens -- Numbers -- Abbreviations -- Italics and underlining -- Eliminating sentence fragments -- Eliminating comma splices and fused sentences -- Eliminating shifts and mixed construction -- Using verbs correctly -- Making verbs agree with subjects -- Using pronouns correctly -- Working with adjectives and adverbs -- Positioning modifiers.
0131787306
English language--Rhetoric.--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Report writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
PE1408 / .F79 2005
