The brief Holt handbook / [print]
Laurie G. Kirszner, Stephen R. Mandell.
- third edition.
- Fort Worth : Harcourt College Publishers, 2001.
- xxvi, 497 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographies and index.
Writing Essays -- Writing Paragraphs -- Thinking Critically -- Writing Argumentative Essays -- Revising Sentence Fragments -- Revising Comma Splices and Fused Sentences -- Understanding Agreement -- Using Verbs Correctly: Form, Tense, Mood, and Voice -- Using Pronouns Correctly: Case and Reference -- Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly -- Writing Varied Sentences -- Writing Emphatic Sentences -- Writing Concise Sentences -- Avoiding Awkward or Confusing Sentences -- Using Parallelism -- Placing Modifiers Carefully -- Choosing Words -- Using a Dictionary -- A Glossary of Usage -- End Punctuation -- The Comma -- The Semicolon -- The Apostrophe -- Quotation Marks -- Other Punctuation Marks -- Spelling -- Capitalization -- Italics -- Hyphens -- Abbreviations -- Numbers -- Locating Sources for Research -- Using the Internet for Research -- The Research Process -- Integrating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism -- MLA Documentation Format -- APA and Other Documentation Formats -- Developing reading Skills -- Writing Essay Examinations -- Writing about Literature -- Document Design and Manuscript Format -- Writing for the Workplace -- Parts of Speech -- Sentence Review -- Language Issues for International Students.