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Brief Table of Contents THE WRITING PROCESS 1 Writing, Reading, and Research 2 Considering Rhetorical Situations 3 Exploring, Planning, and Drafting 4 Revising and Editing 5 Thinking Critically: Constructing and Analyzing Arguments 6 Constructing Paragraphs FAQ: Writing Online |
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SENTENCES: MAKING GRAMMATICAL CHOICES 7 Considering Grammatical Sentences 8 Understanding Pronoun Case 9 Using Verbs 10 Maintaining Subject-Verb Agreement 11 Maintaining Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement 12 Using Adjectives and Adverbs FAQ: Grammar Online |
| SENTENCES: MAKING CONVENTIONAL CHOICES 13 Maintaining Clear Pronoun Reference 14 Recognizing Shifts 15 Identifying Comma Splices and Fused Sentences 16 Recognizing Sentence Fragments 17 Placing Modifiers Appropriately 18 Maintaining Consistent and Complete Grammatical Structures FAQ: Sentence Conventions Online |
| SENTENCES: MAKING STYLISTIC CHOICES 19 Constructing Effective Sentences 20 Creating Coordinate and Subordinate Structures 21 Creating and Maintaining Parallel Structures 22 Varying Sentence Structures 23 Creating Memorable Prose FAQ: Sentence Style Online |
| SELECTING EFFECTIVE WORDS 24 Mastering Spelling 25 Using Dictionaries 26 Enriching Vocabulary 27 Considering Diction 28 Considering Language Variety 29 Considering Others: Building Common Ground FAQ: Effective Words Online |
| PUNCTUATION 30 Using Commas 31 Using Semicolons 32 Using End Punctuation 33 Using Apostrophes 34 Using Quotation Marks 35 Using Other Punctuation Marks FAQ: Punctuation Online |
| UNDERSTANDING MECHANICAL CONVENTIONS 36 Using Capitals 37 Using Abbreviations and Numbers 38 Using Italics 39 Using Hyphens FAQ: Mechanics Online |
| RESEARCH 40 Becoming a Researcher 41 Conducting Research 42 Using Sources 43 Writing a Research Essay 44 MLA Documentation 45 APA Documentation 46 CBE Documentation 47 Chicago Documentation FAQ: Research and Documentation Online |
| ACADEMIC WRITING 48 Understanding Disciplinary Discourse 49 Writing about Literature FAQ: Online Sources in Disciplines |
| CONSIDERING MEDIA 50 Making Oral Presentations 51 Designing Print Documents 52 Working with Hypertext and Multimedia FAQ: Media Online |
| FOR MULTILINGUAL WRITERS: MASTERING THE NUANCES OF ENGLISH 53 Understanding Nouns and Noun Phrases 54 Understanding Verbs and Verb Phrases 55 Understanding Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases 56 Forming Clauses and Sentences FAQ: Online Sources for Multilingual Writers |
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