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Produktbild: A Pocket Style Manual

A Pocket Style Manual

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Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

14.02.2025

Verlag

Macmillan Learning

Seitenzahl

336

Maße (L/B/H)

21,9/11,6/1,3 cm

Gewicht

292 g

Auflage

10 Auflage Tenth Edition

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-319-41301-9

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

14.02.2025

Verlag

Macmillan Learning

Seitenzahl

336

Maße (L/B/H)

21,9/11,6/1,3 cm

Gewicht

292 g

Auflage

10 Auflage Tenth Edition

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-319-41301-9

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Part 0:  Becoming a College Writer: Using Academic Intelligence  and Artificial Intelligence
    Part 1: Clarity 1 Tighten wordy sentences.           1a Redundancies           1b Empty or inflated phrases           1c Needlessly complex structures 2 Prefer active verbs.           2a When to replace be verbs           2b When to replace passive verbs 3 Balance parallel ideas.           3a Items in a series           3b Paired ideas 4 Add needed words.           4a Words in compound structures           4b The word that           4c Words in comparisons 5 Eliminate distracting shifts.           5a Shifts in point of view           5b Shifts in tense 6 Untangle mixed constructions.           6a Mixed grammatical structure           6b Illogical connections           6c Is when, is where, and reason . . . is because constructions 7 Repair misplaced and dangling modifiers.           7a Misplaced words           7b Misplaced phrases and clauses           7c Dangling modifiers           7d Split infinitives 8 Provide sentence variety.           8a Combining choppy sentences           8b Varying sentence openings 9 Find an appropriate voice.           9a Jargon           9b Clichés           9c Slang           9d Sexist and noninclusive language
    Part 2:  Grammar 10 Make subjects and verbs agree.           10a Words between subject and verb           10b Subjects joined with and           10c Subjects joined with or or nor           10d Indefinite pronouns such as someone           10e Collective nouns such as jury           10f Subject after verb           10g Who, which, and that           10h Plural form, singular meaning           10i Titles, company names, and words mentioned as words 11 Be alert to other problems with verbs.           11a Irregular verbs           11b Tense           11c Mood 12 Use pronouns with care.           12a Pronoun-antecedent agreement           12b Pronoun reference           12c Case of personal pronouns (I vs. me etc.)           12d Who vs. whom 13 Use adjectives and adverbs appropriately.           13a Adjectives           13b Adverbs           13c Comparatives and superlatives 14 Repair sentence fragments.           14a Fragmented clauses           14b Fragmented phrases 15 Revise run-on sentences.           15a Revision with a comma and a coordinating conjunction           15b Revision with a semicolon (or a colon or a dash)           15c Revision by separating sentences           15d Revision by restructuring the sentence 16 Consider grammar topics for multilingual writers.           16a Verbs           16b Articles (a, an, the)           16c Sentence structure           16d Prepositions showing time and place
    Part 3:  Punctuation 17 The comma           17a Before a coordinating conjunction joining independent clauses           17b After an introductory clause or phrase           17c Between items in a series           17d Between coordinate adjectives           17e To set off a nonrestrictive element, but not a restrictive element           17f To set off transitional and parenthetical expressions, absolute phrases, and word groups expressing contrast           17g To set off nouns of direct address, the words yes and no, interrogative tags, and mild interjections           17h To set off direct quotations introduced with expressions such as he said           17i With dates, addresses, and titles           17j Misuses of the comma 18 The semicolon and the colon           18a The semicolon           18b The colon 19 The apostrophe           19a To indicate possession           19b To mark contractions           19c Conventional uses           19d Misuses of the apostrophe 20 Quotation marks           20a To enclose direct quotations           20b Around titles of short works           20c To set off words used as words           20d Other punctuation with quotation marks           20e Misuses of quotation marks 21 Other punctuation marks           21a The period           21b The question mark           21c The exclamation point           21d The dash           21e Parentheses           21f Brackets           21g The ellipsis           21h The slash
    Part 4:  Mechanics 22 Capitalization           22a Proper vs. common nouns           22b Titles with proper names           22c Titles of works           22d First word of a sentence or quoted sentence           22e First word following a colon 23 Abbreviations, numbers, and italics           23a Abbreviations           23b Numbers           23c Italics 24 Hyphenation           24a Compound words           24b Words functioning together as an adjective           24c Conventional uses
    Part 5:  Research 25 Asking a research question           25a Choosing a focused question           25b Choosing a debatable question           25c Choosing a question grounded in evidence 26 Finding appropriate sources           26a Using the library           26b Using the web           26c Using bibliographies and citations 26d Conducting field research, if appropriate 27 Evaluating sources           27a Evaluating the reliability and usefulness of a source           27b Reading with an open mind and a critical eye           27d Constructing an annotated bibliography 28 Managing information; avoiding plagiarism during research           28a Maintaining a working bibliography           28b Keeping track of source materials           28c Taking notes responsibly: avoiding unintentional plagiarism 29 Supporting a thesis           29a Forming a thesis statement           29b Organizing your ideas           29c Using sources to inform and support your argument 30 Avoiding plagiarism           30a Citing quotations and borrowed ideas           30b Using the MLA, APA, and Chicago citation systems to lead readers to your sources           30c Using quotation marks around borrowed language           30d Putting summaries and paraphrases in your own words 31 Integrating sources           31a Summarizing and paraphrasing effectively           31b Using quotations effectively           31c Using signal phrases to integrate sources           31d Synthesizing sources 32 Integrating literary quotations           32a Introducing quotations from literary works           32b Avoiding shifts in tense           32c Formatting and citing literary passages
    Part 6:  MLA Style 33 MLA documentation style           33a MLA in-text citations           33b MLA list of works cited 34 MLA format; sample research essay           34a MLA format           34b Sample MLA research essay
    Part 7:  APA Style 35 APA documentation style           35a APA in-text citations           35b APA list of references 36 APA format; sample research essay           36a APA format           36b Sample APA research essay
    Part 8:  Chicago Style 37 Chicago documentation style           37a First and later notes for a source           37b Chicago-style bibliography           37c Model notes and bibliography entries 38 Chicago format; sample pages           38a Chicago format           38b Sample pages from a Chicago research essay
    Part 9: Glossaries Glossary of usage Glossary of grammatical terms