A clear, non-technical discussion of grammar and outstanding coverage of the writing process make The Basics a complete brief rhetoric as well as an exceptional reference tool. One of the few brief handbooks with integrated exercises, The Basics helps students successfully transfer what they learn to their own writing.
A clear, non-technical discussion of grammar and outstanding coverage of the writing process make The Basics a complete brief rhetoric as well as an exceptional reference tool. One of the few brief handbooks with integrated exercises, The Basics helps students successfully transfer what they learn to their own writing.
Santi V. Buscemi teaches reading, composition, and literature at Middlesex County College in Edison, New Jersey, where he was chair of the Department of English for twenty-eight years. He is the author of A Reader for College Writers, 75 Readings, and 75 Readings Plus. He has lectured on freshman composition and developmental education at regional and national conferences in the United States and South Africa.
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* Indicates material new to this edition. Tab 1: Reading, Writing, Arguing 1. *Reading Critically 2. Prewriting 3. Outlining and Drafting an Essay 4. Developing Paragraphs for the Introduction, Body, and Conclusion of an Essay 5. Revising, Proofreading, and Editing 6. Developing Arguments Tab 2: *Online Writing and Electronic Design 7. *Using Computers in College 8. *Writing Online 9. Designing with Computers Tab 3: The Research Process 10. Creating a Research Strategy 11. Researching and Evaluating Traditional Sources 12. Researching and Evaluating Electronic Sources 13. *Taking Notes and Avoiding Plagiarism 14. Writing the Research Paper Tab 4: MLA Documentation 15. Writing the Research Paper Using the Modern Language Association (MLA) Format Tab 5: APA Documentation 16. Writing the Research Paper Using the American Psychological Association (APA) Format Tab 6: Other Forms of Documentation 17. Writing the Research Paper Using The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) Format Tab 7: Special Writing Situations 18. Writing About Literature 19. *Communicating in Class: Essay Examinations and Oral Presentations 20. Communicating in Business Tab 8: Sentence Style 21. Learning about Sentences, Clauses, and Phrases 22. Mastering Sentence Structure 23. Combining Sentences Through Coordination and Subordination 24. Maintaining Parallelism 25. Using Modifiers That Make Sense 26. Correcting Mixed Constructions and Faulty Shifts 27. Creating Interest by Varying Sentence Patterns 28. Writing in a Clear and Emphatic Style Tab 9: Word Choice 29. Using a Dictionary and a Thesaurus 30. Using Exact Language 31. Maintaining Appropriate Tone, Style, and Word Choice 32. Making Your Writing Concise Tab l0: Grammar 33. Learning Parts of Speech 34. Mastering Verb Forms and Tenses 35. Maintaining Subject Verb Agreement 36. Learning Pronoun Types, Cases, and Reference 37. Maintaining Pronoun Antecedent Agreement 38. Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly Tab 11: Punctuation, Spelling, and Mechanics 39. Mastering End Punctuation 40. Mastering the Comma 41. Mastering the Semicolon 42. Mastering the Colon 43. Mastering the Apostrophe 44. Mastering Quotation Marks 45. Mastering Other Marks of Punctuation 46. Improving Your Spelling 47. Using the Hyphen 48. Mastering the Rules of Capitalization 49. Learning to Abbreviate Words, Phrases, and Titles 50. Using Numbers and Italics Correctly Tab 12: GUIDE FOR ESL WRITERS 51. Mastering Articles and Plurals of Nouns 52. Mastering Sentence Structure 53. Mastering Verbs and Subject Verb Agreement 54. Using Adjectives, Adverbs, and Participles Correctly 55. Using Words Correctly Glossary and Index
* Indicates material new to this edition. Tab 1: Reading, Writing, Arguing 1. *Reading Critically 2. Prewriting 3. Outlining and Drafting an Essay 4. Developing Paragraphs for the Introduction, Body, and Conclusion of an Essay 5. Revising, Proofreading, and Editing 6. Developing Arguments Tab 2: *Online Writing and Electronic Design 7. *Using Computers in College 8. *Writing Online 9. Designing with Computers Tab 3: The Research Process 10. Creating a Research Strategy 11. Researching and Evaluating Traditional Sources 12. Researching and Evaluating Electronic Sources 13. *Taking Notes and Avoiding Plagiarism 14. Writing the Research Paper Tab 4: MLA Documentation 15. Writing the Research Paper Using the Modern Language Association (MLA) Format Tab 5: APA Documentation 16. Writing the Research Paper Using the American Psychological Association (APA) Format Tab 6: Other Forms of Documentation 17. Writing the Research Paper Using The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) Format Tab 7: Special Writing Situations 18. Writing About Literature 19. *Communicating in Class: Essay Examinations and Oral Presentations 20. Communicating in Business Tab 8: Sentence Style 21. Learning about Sentences, Clauses, and Phrases 22. Mastering Sentence Structure 23. Combining Sentences Through Coordination and Subordination 24. Maintaining Parallelism 25. Using Modifiers That Make Sense 26. Correcting Mixed Constructions and Faulty Shifts 27. Creating Interest by Varying Sentence Patterns 28. Writing in a Clear and Emphatic Style Tab 9: Word Choice 29. Using a Dictionary and a Thesaurus 30. Using Exact Language 31. Maintaining Appropriate Tone, Style, and Word Choice 32. Making Your Writing Concise Tab l0: Grammar 33. Learning Parts of Speech 34. Mastering Verb Forms and Tenses 35. Maintaining Subject Verb Agreement 36. Learning Pronoun Types, Cases, and Reference 37. Maintaining Pronoun Antecedent Agreement 38. Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly Tab 11: Punctuation, Spelling, and Mechanics 39. Mastering End Punctuation 40. Mastering the Comma 41. Mastering the Semicolon 42. Mastering the Colon 43. Mastering the Apostrophe 44. Mastering Quotation Marks 45. Mastering Other Marks of Punctuation 46. Improving Your Spelling 47. Using the Hyphen 48. Mastering the Rules of Capitalization 49. Learning to Abbreviate Words, Phrases, and Titles 50. Using Numbers and Italics Correctly Tab 12: GUIDE FOR ESL WRITERS 51. Mastering Articles and Plurals of Nouns 52. Mastering Sentence Structure 53. Mastering Verbs and Subject Verb Agreement 54. Using Adjectives, Adverbs, and Participles Correctly 55. Using Words Correctly Glossary and Index
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