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Author:   Blanche Ellsworth, (Late) ,  John Higgins
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   13th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 1.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 1.00cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9780205074822

ISBN 10:   0205074820
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   18 April 2012
Audience:   Adult education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface iv   Part 1 (Sections 101—130) Sentences and Grammar 101—103. Sentences 1 104—110. Parts of Speech: SURVEY 2 111—112. Using Nouns 5 113—118. Using Verbs 6 119—120. Using Adjectives and Adverbs 13 121—123. Using Pronouns 15 124—125. R ecognizing Phrases, Clauses 19 126—127. Ag reement 21 128—130. Clear, Effective Sentences 24 Part 2 (Sections 201—227) Punctuation 201—203. Comma [,] 31 204—205. Period [.] 34 206—207. Question Mark [?] 35 208—209. Exclamation Point [!] 35 210. Semicolon [;] 36 211—213. Apostrophe [’] 36 214. Italics (Underlining) 37 215—219. Quotation Marks [“ ”] 38 220—221. Colon [:] 39 222. Dash [–] 40 223—224. Parentheses [( )] 40 225. Brackets [[ ]] 41 226. Hyphen [-] 41 227. Slash [/] 42  Part 3 (Sections 301—314) Mechanics, with Spelling 301—303. Capitalization 43 304. Word Division (Syllabication) 45 305—307. Numbers 45 308—309. Abbreviations 46 310—314. Spelling 47 Part 4 (Sections 401—404) Word Choice 401. Conciseness, Clarity, Originality 50 402. Standard, Appropriate English 52 403. Nondiscriminatory Terms 54 404. Similar Words Often Confused 54 Part 5 (Sections 501—510) Paragraphs and Papers 501. Manuscript Form 60 502—503. Paragraphs 60 504. Netiqu ette Guidelines 63 505—506. Essays 63 507—510. Research Papers 67   Index Inside back cover   Quick Locator Chart (Detailed Contents) Back cover   ESL writers may wish to review the following sections: 107B     Prepositions 4 115B     Irregular Verb Forms 8 116 Tense and Other Verb Forms 9 117A     Note on Infinitives 12 120 Articles and Determiners 14 125B     Kinds of Dependent Clauses 20 401A     Double Negatives, Double Subjects, Double thats 50 403A     Nonsexist Terms 54 502 Paragraph Length 60 503C     Transitional Expressions 61 505—506 Essays 63 508B     Avoiding Plagiarism 70

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