Brief penguin handbook 2nd edition

Become a critical reader of literature. Develop an original argument. Support your argument. Sample literary analysis. APA Documentation. In-text citations in APA style. Books and nonperiodical sources in the APA-style references list. Periodical sources. Online sources. Visual, computer, and multimedia sources. Sample paper with APA documentation. CMS Documentation.

Books and nonperiodical sources in CMS-style citations. Online and computer sources. Sample pages with CMS documentation. CSE Documentation. In-text citations in CSE style. Books and nonperiodical sources in CSE-style references. Sample pages with CSE documentation. Write with Power.

Recognize active and passive voice. Use action verbs. Name your agents. Vary your sentences. Project personality.

Write Concisely. Eliminate unneccessary words. Reduce wordy phrases. Simplify tangled sentences. Write with Emphasis. Manage emphasis within sentences. Forge links across sentences. Use parallel structure with parallel ideas. Use parallel structure with lists. Use parallel structure in paragraphs. Find the Right Words. Recognize varieties of English. Be aware of levels of formality. Be aware of denotation and connotation. Use specific language. Use effective figurative language. Write to Be Inclusive.

Be aware of stereotypes. Be inclusive about gender. Be inclusive about race and ethnicity. Be inclusive about other differences.

Write for Diverse Audiences. Understand English as a global language. Respect differences in language and culture. Use accessible language.

Grammar Basics. Sentence basics. Word classes. Sentence types. Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices. Run-on sentences.

Comma splices. Subject-Verb Agreement. Agreement in the present tense. Singular and plural subjects. Indefinite pronouns as subjects. Collective nouns as subjects. Inverted word order. Amounts, numbers, and pairs.

Basic verb forms. Irregular verbs. Transitive and intransitive verbs. Shifts in tense. Shifts in mood. Pronoun case. Pronoun agreement. Problems with pronouns and gender.

Vague reference. Choose the correct modifier. Place adjectives carefully. Place adverbs carefully. Revise disruptive modifiers. Revise dangling modifiers. Commas with introductory elements. Commas with compound clauses. Commas with nonrestrictive modifiers. Commas with items in a series. Commas with coordinate adjectives. Commas with quotations. Commas with dates, numbers, titles, and addresses.

Commas to avoid confusion. Unnecessary commas. Semicolons and Colons. Semicolons with closely related main clauses. Semicolons together with commas.

Colons in sentences. Colons with lists. Hyphens with compound modifiers. Hyphens with compound nouns. Hyphens that divide words at the ends of lines. Hyphens for clarity. Dashes and Parentheses. Dashes and parentheses versus commas. Dashes and parentheses to set off information. Other punctuation with parentheses. Other punctuation with dashes. Contractions and omitted letters. Plurals of letters, symbols, and words referred to as words.

Quotation Marks. Direct quotations. Titles of short works. Other uses of quotation marks. Misuses of quotation marks. Other punctuation with quotation marks. Other Punctuation Marks. Question marks. Exclamation points. Write with Accurate Spelling. Know the limitations of spelling checkers.

Distinguish homonyms. Capitalization and Italics. Capital letters. Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Numbers. Writing in a Second Language. Understand how languages differ. Use your native language as a resource. Use dictionaries. Nouns and Articles. Kinds of nouns. Count and noncount nouns. Singular and plural forms. Types of verbs. Be verbs. Modal auxiliary verbs. Verbs and infinitives. Verbs and -ing verbals. Conditional sentences. Participial adjectives. English Sentence Structure.

English word order. Placement of modifiers. Writing Essay Examinations. Glossary of Grammar and Usage. Revision Guide. Writing Across the Curriculum Guide. Previous editions. Relevant Courses. Writing Across the Curriculum Composition. Sign In We're sorry!

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