Howard, Rebecca Moore, author.
Writing matters : a handbook for writing and research / Rebecca Moore Howard. - Third edition. - New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, c2019. - 536 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Howard, Writing Matters 3e, TabbedTab 1 Writing Responsibility1 Writing Today 1 a. The Expanding Definition of Literacy 1 b. Multiliteracies and Print Literary 22 The Writer's Responsibilities 3 a. To Your Audience 3 b. To Your Topic 4 c. To Other Writers 4 d. To Yourself 5Tab 2 Writing Matters3 Reading Critically 7 a. Comprehending the Text 7 b. Reflecting on the Text 7 c. Preparing to Write about the Text 104 Planning and Drafting 14 a. Analyzing Your Writing Situation 14 b. Analyzing the Assignment and Setting a Schedule 17 c. Generating Topics and Ideas 18 d. Narrowing Your Topic and Drafting an Effective Thesis 21 e. Organizing Your Ideas 23 f. Drafting Your Writing Project 245 Crafting and Connecting Paragraphs 28 a. Relevance 28 b. Unity 29 c. Coherence 29 d. Development Using Patterns 31 e. Introductions 35 f. Conclusions 36 g. Connecting Paragraphs 376 Revising, Editing, and Proofreading 40 a. Analyzing Your Own Work 40 b. Reconsidering Your Title 41 c. Peer Review 42 d. Editing Your Words, Sentences 43 e. Proofreading 44Student Models Advertisement Critique 12; Brainstorm 19; Journalists' Questions 20; Informal (or Scratch) Outline 23; Topic and Sentence Outlines 24; First Draft 24; Final Draft 45Professional Models Newspaper Article 8; Speech 38Tab 3 Design Matters7 Designing Printed and Electronic Documents 51 a. Planning Your Design Project 51 b. Layout and Format 52 c. Adding Visuals 548 Designing in Context: Academic and Business Documents 56 a. Academic Texts 56 b. Business Texts 56 c. Websites and Web Pages 59 d. Social Media 619 Designing a Multimedia Presentation 62 a. Identifying Your Writing Situation 62 b. Devising a Topic and Thesis 63 c. Organizing the Presentation 63 d. Rehearsing the Presentation 64 e. Connecting with the Audience 66Student Models MLA-Style Writing Project and Works Cited 57; Business Letter 58; Resume and Cover Letter 59Tab 4 Genre Matters 6710 Writing in College 67 a. Academic Approach 67 b. Sources of the Discipline 68 c. Language of the Discipline 68 d. Citing and Documenting Sources 69 e. Using Visuals in the Disciplines 69 f. Preparing for and Taking Exams 7011 Analyzing and Crafting Arguments 73 a. Persuading and Exploring 73 b. Making Claims 74 c. Choosing Evidence Rhetorically 75 d. Considering Alternative Viewpoints 77 e. Assumptions and Common Ground 78 f. Organizing Arguments: Classical, Rogerian, and Toulmin Models 78 g. Avoiding Logical Fallacies 8012 Writing about Literature 88 a. Analyzing Literature 88 b. Devising a Literacy Thesis 91 c. Supporting Your Claims with Evidence from the Text 92 d. Using the Appropriate Tense, Point of View, and Voice 92 e. Citing and Document Sources in MLA Style 94Student Models Essay Exam Response 71; Exploratory Essay 82; Textual Analysis 89; Explication 94Tab 5 Research Matters13 Planning a Research Project 99 a. Analyzing the Research Assignment and Setting a Schedule 99 b. Choosing and Narrowing a Topic 100 c. Research Questions, Thesis 101 d. Choosing Research Sources 102 e. Working Bibliography 10214 Finding Information 105 a. Reference Works 105 b. Information on the Web 106 c. Reliable Interactive Media 108 d. Articles in Journals, Periodicals 109 e. Using Your Library's Catalog 112 f. Government Information 113 g. Multimedia Sources 113 h. Field Research 11415 Evaluating Information 116 a. Relevance 116 b. Reliability 117 c. Online Texts 120 d. Detecting Fake News 12116 Using Information Responsibly: Taking Notes and Avoiding Plagiarism 122 a. Learning What You Do and Do Not Have to Acknowledge 124 b. Notes that Help Avoid Plagiarizing 125 c. Paraphrasing and Summarizing without Patchwriting 125 d. Capturing Quotations in Notes 129 e. Including Analysis, Interpretation, Synthesis, and Critique in Notes 13117 Writing the Research Project 132 a. Drafting a Thesis Statement 132 b. Organizing Notes and Outlining 133 c. Analysis, Interpretation, Synthesis, and Critique of Sources 135 d. Supporting Claims with Summaries, Paraphrases, and Quotations 135 e. Revising, Editing, Proofreading, and Formatting 13618 Citing Expertly 137 a. Integrating Source Material Responsibly 138 b. Showing Source Boundaries 140 c. Emphasizing Your Voice 141 d. Providing Context 143 e. Integrating Altered Quotations 146 f. Writing Responsibly Explaining Your Choice of Sources 148 g. Writing Responsibly Understanding and Representing the Entire Source 150 h. Writing Responsibly Choosing and Unpacking Complex Sources 152 i. Writing Responsibly Blending Voices in Your Text 154 j. Writing Responsibly Acknowledging Indirect Sources 156Student Models Summary 128; Reading Note 130; Topic Outline 134Tab 6 Documentation Matters: MLA StyleTutorial Documentation Matters: MLA Style 15919 MLA-Style In-Text Citations 16320 MLA-Style List of Works Cited 178Books-Printed and Electronic 178Periodicals-Printed and Electronic 186Other Electronic Sources 190Audio and Visual Sources 192Miscellaneous Sources 19721 Informational Notes 19922 Formatting in MLA Style 200Student Model Research Project: MLA Style 204Tab 7 Documentation Matters: APA Style Tutorial Documentation Matters: APA Style 21523 APA-Style In-Text Citations 21924 APA-Style Reference List 228Books - Printed and Electronic 228Periodicals - Printed and Electronic 235Other Electronic Sources 239Audio and Visual Sources 241Miscellaneous Sources 24225 Informational Notes 24426 Formatting in APA Style 245Student Model Research Project: APA Style 248Tab 8 Documentation Matters: Chicago and CSE Styles 27 Documenting Sources: Chicago Style 257 a. Chicago-Style Notes, Bibliography 257 Books-Printed and Electronic 258 Periodicals-Printed and Electronic 264 Other Electronic Sources 268 Audio and Visual Sources 269 Miscellaneous Sources 270 b. Chicago Style Tables and Figures 271 c. Formatting in Chicago-Style 27128 Documenting Sources: CSE Styles 282 a. CSE-Style In-Text Citations 282 b. CSE-Style Reference List 284 Books-Printed and Electronic 284 Periodicals-Printed and Electronic 287 Miscellaneous Sources 291 c. Formatting 293Student Models Research Project: Chicago Style 272; Research Project: CSE-Style Reference List 293Tab 9 Style Matters 29 Writing Concisely 295 a. Wordy Expressions 295 b. Ineffective Repetition 297 c. Wordy Sentence Patterns 297 d. Consolidating Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences 29830 Parallelism 299 a. Paired Items, Items in a Series 299 b. Comparisons 301 c. Words That Maintain Parallelism 301 d. Emphasis 30131 Variety and Emphasis 302 a. Sentence Length and Structure 302 b. Coordination 303 c. Subordination 305 d. Sentence Openings 308 e. Sentence Rhythm 309 f. Strategic Repetition 311 g. Emphatic Verbs 311 h. Active vs. Passive Voice 31132 Appropriate Language 312 a. Language and Context 312 b. Biased or Hurtful Language 31533 Effective Words 318 a. Denotation and Connotation 318 b. Compelling Words and Figures 319 c. Idioms 322 d. Cliches 32334 Dictionary and Thesaurus 324 a. Choosing a Dictionary 324 b. Consulting a Thesaurus 325 c. Reading Dictionary Entries 32535 Glossary of Usage 327Tab 10 Grammar MattersTutorial Grammar Matters: Common Sentence Problems 33336 Understanding Grammar 339Parts of Speech 339 a. Nouns 340 b. Pronouns 340 c. Verbs 341 d. Adjectives 341 e. Adverbs 343 f. Prepositions 344 g. Conjunctions 344 h. Interjections 345Sentence Structure 345 i. Subjects 346 j. Predicates 347 k. Verb Types and Sentence Patterns 347 l. Phrases 350 m. Clauses 352 n. Sentence Types 35337 Sentence Fragments 355 a. Recognizing Fragments 355 b. Editing Fragments 357 c. Intentional Fragments 36038 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences 361 a. Joining Independent Clauses 361 b. Recognizing Comma Splices and Fused Sentences 362 c. Avoiding Spliced, Fused Sentences 362 d. Editing Spliced, Fused Sentences 36339 Maintaining Agreement 366Subject-Verb Agreement 366 a. How Subjects and Verbs Agree 366 b. Intervening Words 367 c. Compound Subjects 368 d. Indefinite Pronouns 369 e. Collective Nouns, Numbers 370 f. Singular Nouns Ending in -s 371 g. Titles, Words as Words, Gerunds 371 h. Who, Which, That 372 i. Subject Following Verb 372 j. Linking Verbs 373Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement 373 k. Indefinite and Generic Words 374 l. Collective Nouns 376 m. Compound Antecedents 37640 Verbs 377Verb Forms 377 a. Basic Forms 377 b. Regular and Irregular Verbs 378 c. Complete Verbs 378 d. -s or -es, -d or -ed Endings 380 e. Rise/Raise, Sit/Set, Lie/Lay 381Tense 382 f. Verb Tenses 382 g. Uses of Present Tense 384 h. Tense Sequence 385Mood 386 i. Verb Mood 386 j. Subjunctive Mood 38641 Pronoun Case and Reference 388Pronoun Case 388 a. Subject Complements 389 b. Case in Compounds: She and I or Her and Me? 389 c. Appositives 390 d. We and Us before Nouns 391 e. Infinitives 391 f. Case with -ing Words 391 g. Comparisons with Than or As 391 h. Who/Whom, Whoever/Whomever 392Pronoun Reference i. Clear Reference 393 j. Specific Reference 394 k. Implied Reference 394 l. Indefinite They, It, You 39442 Adjectives and Adverbs 395 a. Adjectives vs. Adverbs 395 b. Subject Complements 395 c. Bad vs. Badly, Good vs. Well 396 d. Double Negatives 397 e. Comparative and Superlatives 39843 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers 399 a. Placing Modifiers 400 b. Squinting, Limiting Modifiers 400 c. Disruptive Placement 401 d. Split Infinitives 401 e. Dangling Modifiers 40244 Confusing Shifts 404 a. Shifts in Tense 404 b. Shifts in Mood and Voice 404 c. Shifts in Person and Number 405 d. Shifts from Direct to Indirect Quotations, Questions 40645 Mixed and Incomplete Constructions 407 a. Mixed Constructions 408 b. Mismatched Subjects and Predicates 409 c. Essential Words 410 d. Comparisons 412Tab 11 Language Matters 46 English Sentence Structure 413 a. Normal Word Order 413 b. Stated Subject 413 c. There and It Sentences 414 d. Redundant Pronouns 414 e. Objects 415 f. Questions 416 g. Inversions 41747 Nouns 418 a. Noun Types 418 b. Articles (a, an, the) and Other Determiners 41948 Verb Issues 423 a. Phrasal Verbs 424 b. Gerunds and Infinitives 425 c. Participles as Adjectives 427 d. Helpings Verbs 42749 Adjectives and Adverbs 430 a. Adjective Order 430 b. Prepositions with Adjectives 430 c. Adverb Placement 431 d. Confusing Adverbs 43250 Prepositions 433 a. Recognizing Prepositions 434 b. Functions of Prepositions 434 c. Using Prepositions 437 d. Necessary, Unnecessary Prepositions 438Tab 12 Detail Matters51 Commas 439 a. Compound Sentences (Main Clauses Linked by And, But, Or, So, Yet, etc.) 439 b. Introductory Elements 440 c. Conjunctive Adverbs (However, etc.), Transitional Phrases (For example, etc.) 441 d. Interjections, Contrasting Information, Direct Addresses, etc. 441 e. Items in a Series 441 f. Coordinate Adjectives 442 g. Nonessential Elements 443 h. Quotations 445 i. Numbers, Names, Titles, Dates, etc. 446 j. Avoiding Ambiguity 447 k. Avoiding Use between Subjects/Verbs, Verbs/Objects 44752 Semicolons 448 a. Linking Independent Clauses 448 b. Conjunctive Adverbs, Transitional Phrases 449 c. Series with Internal Punctuation 449 d. Comma Splices, Fused Sentences 449 e. Misuse 45053 Apostrophes 450 a. Possession 450 b. Contractions, Abbreviated Years 453 c. Avoiding Use with Plurals of Dates, Abbreviations, Numbers, etc. 45354 Quotation Marks 454 a. Direct Quotations 454 b.
This tabbed version of Writing Matters unites research, reasoning, documentation, grammar, and style into a cohesive whole, helping students see the conventions of writing as a network of responsibilities that writers have...... to other writers. Writing Matters emphasizes the responsibility writers share, whether collaborating online in peer review or conducting research with digital and print sources, to treat information fairly and accurately and to craft writing that is unique and original - their own!... to the audience. Writing Matters emphasizes the need to use conventions that are appropriate for readers, to write clearly, and to provide readers with the information and interpretation they need to make sense of a topic. ... to the topic. Writing Matters encourages writers to explore a topic thoroughly and creatively, to assess sources carefully, and to provide reliable information at a depth that does the topic justice.... to themselves. Writing Matters encourages writers to take their writing seriously and to approach writing tasks as an opportunity to learn about a topic and to expand their scope as writers. Students are more likely to write well when they think of themselves as writers rather than as error-makers. Connect Composition supports instruction across multiple semesters and courses with interactive exercises, online learning videos, enriched eBook materials, annotation and writing tools, and much more!* Learnsmart Achieve - a continuously adaptive learning system that pinpoints students' individual strengths and weaknesses and provides personalized support to help them master key topics and material. Learnsmart Achieve provides foundational support on key course areas such as the writing process, critical reading, the research process, reasoning and argument, grammar and common sentence problems, punctuation and mechanics, style and word choice, and support for multilingual writers
In English text.
978-1-260-09868-6
English language--Rhetoric.
Academic writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Report writing.
PE1408 / H69 2019
Writing matters : a handbook for writing and research / Rebecca Moore Howard. - Third edition. - New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, c2019. - 536 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Howard, Writing Matters 3e, TabbedTab 1 Writing Responsibility1 Writing Today 1 a. The Expanding Definition of Literacy 1 b. Multiliteracies and Print Literary 22 The Writer's Responsibilities 3 a. To Your Audience 3 b. To Your Topic 4 c. To Other Writers 4 d. To Yourself 5Tab 2 Writing Matters3 Reading Critically 7 a. Comprehending the Text 7 b. Reflecting on the Text 7 c. Preparing to Write about the Text 104 Planning and Drafting 14 a. Analyzing Your Writing Situation 14 b. Analyzing the Assignment and Setting a Schedule 17 c. Generating Topics and Ideas 18 d. Narrowing Your Topic and Drafting an Effective Thesis 21 e. Organizing Your Ideas 23 f. Drafting Your Writing Project 245 Crafting and Connecting Paragraphs 28 a. Relevance 28 b. Unity 29 c. Coherence 29 d. Development Using Patterns 31 e. Introductions 35 f. Conclusions 36 g. Connecting Paragraphs 376 Revising, Editing, and Proofreading 40 a. Analyzing Your Own Work 40 b. Reconsidering Your Title 41 c. Peer Review 42 d. Editing Your Words, Sentences 43 e. Proofreading 44Student Models Advertisement Critique 12; Brainstorm 19; Journalists' Questions 20; Informal (or Scratch) Outline 23; Topic and Sentence Outlines 24; First Draft 24; Final Draft 45Professional Models Newspaper Article 8; Speech 38Tab 3 Design Matters7 Designing Printed and Electronic Documents 51 a. Planning Your Design Project 51 b. Layout and Format 52 c. Adding Visuals 548 Designing in Context: Academic and Business Documents 56 a. Academic Texts 56 b. Business Texts 56 c. Websites and Web Pages 59 d. Social Media 619 Designing a Multimedia Presentation 62 a. Identifying Your Writing Situation 62 b. Devising a Topic and Thesis 63 c. Organizing the Presentation 63 d. Rehearsing the Presentation 64 e. Connecting with the Audience 66Student Models MLA-Style Writing Project and Works Cited 57; Business Letter 58; Resume and Cover Letter 59Tab 4 Genre Matters 6710 Writing in College 67 a. Academic Approach 67 b. Sources of the Discipline 68 c. Language of the Discipline 68 d. Citing and Documenting Sources 69 e. Using Visuals in the Disciplines 69 f. Preparing for and Taking Exams 7011 Analyzing and Crafting Arguments 73 a. Persuading and Exploring 73 b. Making Claims 74 c. Choosing Evidence Rhetorically 75 d. Considering Alternative Viewpoints 77 e. Assumptions and Common Ground 78 f. Organizing Arguments: Classical, Rogerian, and Toulmin Models 78 g. Avoiding Logical Fallacies 8012 Writing about Literature 88 a. Analyzing Literature 88 b. Devising a Literacy Thesis 91 c. Supporting Your Claims with Evidence from the Text 92 d. Using the Appropriate Tense, Point of View, and Voice 92 e. Citing and Document Sources in MLA Style 94Student Models Essay Exam Response 71; Exploratory Essay 82; Textual Analysis 89; Explication 94Tab 5 Research Matters13 Planning a Research Project 99 a. Analyzing the Research Assignment and Setting a Schedule 99 b. Choosing and Narrowing a Topic 100 c. Research Questions, Thesis 101 d. Choosing Research Sources 102 e. Working Bibliography 10214 Finding Information 105 a. Reference Works 105 b. Information on the Web 106 c. Reliable Interactive Media 108 d. Articles in Journals, Periodicals 109 e. Using Your Library's Catalog 112 f. Government Information 113 g. Multimedia Sources 113 h. Field Research 11415 Evaluating Information 116 a. Relevance 116 b. Reliability 117 c. Online Texts 120 d. Detecting Fake News 12116 Using Information Responsibly: Taking Notes and Avoiding Plagiarism 122 a. Learning What You Do and Do Not Have to Acknowledge 124 b. Notes that Help Avoid Plagiarizing 125 c. Paraphrasing and Summarizing without Patchwriting 125 d. Capturing Quotations in Notes 129 e. Including Analysis, Interpretation, Synthesis, and Critique in Notes 13117 Writing the Research Project 132 a. Drafting a Thesis Statement 132 b. Organizing Notes and Outlining 133 c. Analysis, Interpretation, Synthesis, and Critique of Sources 135 d. Supporting Claims with Summaries, Paraphrases, and Quotations 135 e. Revising, Editing, Proofreading, and Formatting 13618 Citing Expertly 137 a. Integrating Source Material Responsibly 138 b. Showing Source Boundaries 140 c. Emphasizing Your Voice 141 d. Providing Context 143 e. Integrating Altered Quotations 146 f. Writing Responsibly Explaining Your Choice of Sources 148 g. Writing Responsibly Understanding and Representing the Entire Source 150 h. Writing Responsibly Choosing and Unpacking Complex Sources 152 i. Writing Responsibly Blending Voices in Your Text 154 j. Writing Responsibly Acknowledging Indirect Sources 156Student Models Summary 128; Reading Note 130; Topic Outline 134Tab 6 Documentation Matters: MLA StyleTutorial Documentation Matters: MLA Style 15919 MLA-Style In-Text Citations 16320 MLA-Style List of Works Cited 178Books-Printed and Electronic 178Periodicals-Printed and Electronic 186Other Electronic Sources 190Audio and Visual Sources 192Miscellaneous Sources 19721 Informational Notes 19922 Formatting in MLA Style 200Student Model Research Project: MLA Style 204Tab 7 Documentation Matters: APA Style Tutorial Documentation Matters: APA Style 21523 APA-Style In-Text Citations 21924 APA-Style Reference List 228Books - Printed and Electronic 228Periodicals - Printed and Electronic 235Other Electronic Sources 239Audio and Visual Sources 241Miscellaneous Sources 24225 Informational Notes 24426 Formatting in APA Style 245Student Model Research Project: APA Style 248Tab 8 Documentation Matters: Chicago and CSE Styles 27 Documenting Sources: Chicago Style 257 a. Chicago-Style Notes, Bibliography 257 Books-Printed and Electronic 258 Periodicals-Printed and Electronic 264 Other Electronic Sources 268 Audio and Visual Sources 269 Miscellaneous Sources 270 b. Chicago Style Tables and Figures 271 c. Formatting in Chicago-Style 27128 Documenting Sources: CSE Styles 282 a. CSE-Style In-Text Citations 282 b. CSE-Style Reference List 284 Books-Printed and Electronic 284 Periodicals-Printed and Electronic 287 Miscellaneous Sources 291 c. Formatting 293Student Models Research Project: Chicago Style 272; Research Project: CSE-Style Reference List 293Tab 9 Style Matters 29 Writing Concisely 295 a. Wordy Expressions 295 b. Ineffective Repetition 297 c. Wordy Sentence Patterns 297 d. Consolidating Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences 29830 Parallelism 299 a. Paired Items, Items in a Series 299 b. Comparisons 301 c. Words That Maintain Parallelism 301 d. Emphasis 30131 Variety and Emphasis 302 a. Sentence Length and Structure 302 b. Coordination 303 c. Subordination 305 d. Sentence Openings 308 e. Sentence Rhythm 309 f. Strategic Repetition 311 g. Emphatic Verbs 311 h. Active vs. Passive Voice 31132 Appropriate Language 312 a. Language and Context 312 b. Biased or Hurtful Language 31533 Effective Words 318 a. Denotation and Connotation 318 b. Compelling Words and Figures 319 c. Idioms 322 d. Cliches 32334 Dictionary and Thesaurus 324 a. Choosing a Dictionary 324 b. Consulting a Thesaurus 325 c. Reading Dictionary Entries 32535 Glossary of Usage 327Tab 10 Grammar MattersTutorial Grammar Matters: Common Sentence Problems 33336 Understanding Grammar 339Parts of Speech 339 a. Nouns 340 b. Pronouns 340 c. Verbs 341 d. Adjectives 341 e. Adverbs 343 f. Prepositions 344 g. Conjunctions 344 h. Interjections 345Sentence Structure 345 i. Subjects 346 j. Predicates 347 k. Verb Types and Sentence Patterns 347 l. Phrases 350 m. Clauses 352 n. Sentence Types 35337 Sentence Fragments 355 a. Recognizing Fragments 355 b. Editing Fragments 357 c. Intentional Fragments 36038 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences 361 a. Joining Independent Clauses 361 b. Recognizing Comma Splices and Fused Sentences 362 c. Avoiding Spliced, Fused Sentences 362 d. Editing Spliced, Fused Sentences 36339 Maintaining Agreement 366Subject-Verb Agreement 366 a. How Subjects and Verbs Agree 366 b. Intervening Words 367 c. Compound Subjects 368 d. Indefinite Pronouns 369 e. Collective Nouns, Numbers 370 f. Singular Nouns Ending in -s 371 g. Titles, Words as Words, Gerunds 371 h. Who, Which, That 372 i. Subject Following Verb 372 j. Linking Verbs 373Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement 373 k. Indefinite and Generic Words 374 l. Collective Nouns 376 m. Compound Antecedents 37640 Verbs 377Verb Forms 377 a. Basic Forms 377 b. Regular and Irregular Verbs 378 c. Complete Verbs 378 d. -s or -es, -d or -ed Endings 380 e. Rise/Raise, Sit/Set, Lie/Lay 381Tense 382 f. Verb Tenses 382 g. Uses of Present Tense 384 h. Tense Sequence 385Mood 386 i. Verb Mood 386 j. Subjunctive Mood 38641 Pronoun Case and Reference 388Pronoun Case 388 a. Subject Complements 389 b. Case in Compounds: She and I or Her and Me? 389 c. Appositives 390 d. We and Us before Nouns 391 e. Infinitives 391 f. Case with -ing Words 391 g. Comparisons with Than or As 391 h. Who/Whom, Whoever/Whomever 392Pronoun Reference i. Clear Reference 393 j. Specific Reference 394 k. Implied Reference 394 l. Indefinite They, It, You 39442 Adjectives and Adverbs 395 a. Adjectives vs. Adverbs 395 b. Subject Complements 395 c. Bad vs. Badly, Good vs. Well 396 d. Double Negatives 397 e. Comparative and Superlatives 39843 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers 399 a. Placing Modifiers 400 b. Squinting, Limiting Modifiers 400 c. Disruptive Placement 401 d. Split Infinitives 401 e. Dangling Modifiers 40244 Confusing Shifts 404 a. Shifts in Tense 404 b. Shifts in Mood and Voice 404 c. Shifts in Person and Number 405 d. Shifts from Direct to Indirect Quotations, Questions 40645 Mixed and Incomplete Constructions 407 a. Mixed Constructions 408 b. Mismatched Subjects and Predicates 409 c. Essential Words 410 d. Comparisons 412Tab 11 Language Matters 46 English Sentence Structure 413 a. Normal Word Order 413 b. Stated Subject 413 c. There and It Sentences 414 d. Redundant Pronouns 414 e. Objects 415 f. Questions 416 g. Inversions 41747 Nouns 418 a. Noun Types 418 b. Articles (a, an, the) and Other Determiners 41948 Verb Issues 423 a. Phrasal Verbs 424 b. Gerunds and Infinitives 425 c. Participles as Adjectives 427 d. Helpings Verbs 42749 Adjectives and Adverbs 430 a. Adjective Order 430 b. Prepositions with Adjectives 430 c. Adverb Placement 431 d. Confusing Adverbs 43250 Prepositions 433 a. Recognizing Prepositions 434 b. Functions of Prepositions 434 c. Using Prepositions 437 d. Necessary, Unnecessary Prepositions 438Tab 12 Detail Matters51 Commas 439 a. Compound Sentences (Main Clauses Linked by And, But, Or, So, Yet, etc.) 439 b. Introductory Elements 440 c. Conjunctive Adverbs (However, etc.), Transitional Phrases (For example, etc.) 441 d. Interjections, Contrasting Information, Direct Addresses, etc. 441 e. Items in a Series 441 f. Coordinate Adjectives 442 g. Nonessential Elements 443 h. Quotations 445 i. Numbers, Names, Titles, Dates, etc. 446 j. Avoiding Ambiguity 447 k. Avoiding Use between Subjects/Verbs, Verbs/Objects 44752 Semicolons 448 a. Linking Independent Clauses 448 b. Conjunctive Adverbs, Transitional Phrases 449 c. Series with Internal Punctuation 449 d. Comma Splices, Fused Sentences 449 e. Misuse 45053 Apostrophes 450 a. Possession 450 b. Contractions, Abbreviated Years 453 c. Avoiding Use with Plurals of Dates, Abbreviations, Numbers, etc. 45354 Quotation Marks 454 a. Direct Quotations 454 b.
This tabbed version of Writing Matters unites research, reasoning, documentation, grammar, and style into a cohesive whole, helping students see the conventions of writing as a network of responsibilities that writers have...... to other writers. Writing Matters emphasizes the responsibility writers share, whether collaborating online in peer review or conducting research with digital and print sources, to treat information fairly and accurately and to craft writing that is unique and original - their own!... to the audience. Writing Matters emphasizes the need to use conventions that are appropriate for readers, to write clearly, and to provide readers with the information and interpretation they need to make sense of a topic. ... to the topic. Writing Matters encourages writers to explore a topic thoroughly and creatively, to assess sources carefully, and to provide reliable information at a depth that does the topic justice.... to themselves. Writing Matters encourages writers to take their writing seriously and to approach writing tasks as an opportunity to learn about a topic and to expand their scope as writers. Students are more likely to write well when they think of themselves as writers rather than as error-makers. Connect Composition supports instruction across multiple semesters and courses with interactive exercises, online learning videos, enriched eBook materials, annotation and writing tools, and much more!* Learnsmart Achieve - a continuously adaptive learning system that pinpoints students' individual strengths and weaknesses and provides personalized support to help them master key topics and material. Learnsmart Achieve provides foundational support on key course areas such as the writing process, critical reading, the research process, reasoning and argument, grammar and common sentence problems, punctuation and mechanics, style and word choice, and support for multilingual writers
In English text.
978-1-260-09868-6
English language--Rhetoric.
Academic writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Report writing.
PE1408 / H69 2019