Table of Contents
How to Use This Book
Question and Correct
I. Writing and Speaking
1. Checklist for Effective Papers and Portfolios
2. Checklist for Oral and Multimedia Presentations
II. Sentence Choices
3. Clarity
4. Variety
5. Active/Passive Verbs
6. Parallelism
7. Predication
8. Transitions
III. Writing Style
9. Conciseness
10. Voice and Formality
11. Nonsexist Language
IV. Sentence Grammar
12. Fragments
13. Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
14. Subjects and Verbs
15. Pronouns
16. Adjectives and Adverbs
17. Modifiers
18. Shifts
V. Punctuation
19. Sentence Punctuation Patterns (for Commas and Semicolons)
20. Commas
21. Apostrophes
22. Semicolons
23. Quotation Marks
24. Other Punctuation
VI. Mechanics
25. Capitalization
26. Italics
27. Numbers
28. Abbreviations
29. Spelling
VII. Multilingual Speakers
30. American Style in Writing/ESL Resources
31. Verbs
32. Nouns (Count and Noncount)
33. Articles (â A,â â An,â and â Theâ )
34. Prepositions
35. Omitted/Repeated Words
36. Idioms
VIII. Research
37. Finding a Topic
38. Searching for Information
39. Evaluating Print and Online Sources
40. Integrating Sources
41. Designing Documents
IX. Documentation
42. Documenting in MLA Style
43. Documenting in APA Style
44. Chicago Manual of Style (CM)
45. Council of Science Editors (CSE)
46. Style Manuals and Resources for Various Fields
Glossary of Usage
Glossary of Grammatical Terms
Index
Correction Symbols Inside back cover