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  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1319057403
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8925598406
  • Author: Diana Hacker

Be prepared for whatever college writing throws at you with the step-by-step advice of the Pocket Style Manual. These tips can be applied to writing in any course to help you succeed.

Table contents:
Clarity 1
1. Tighten wordy sentences 2
2. Prefer active verbs 3
3. Balance parallel ideas 5
4. Add needed words 7
5. Eliminate confusing shifts 8
6. Untangle mixed constructions 10
7. Repair misplaced and dangling modifiers 11
8. Provide some variety 14
9. Find an appropriate voice 16
Grammar 20
10. Make subjects and verbs agree 21
11. Be alert to other problems with verbs 25
12. Use pronouns with care 32
13. Choose adjectives and adverbs with care 40
14. Repair sentence fragments 42
15. Revise run-on sentences 45
16. If English is not your native language, check for common ESL problems 48
Punctuation 56
17. The comma 57
18. The semicolon and the colon 65
19. The apostrophe 69
20. Quotation marks 71
21. Other marks 75
Mechanics 80
22. Capitalization 81
23. Abbreviations, numbers, and italics (underlining) 83
24. Spelling and the hyphen 88
Research Sources 93
25. Finding print and online sources 94
26. Evaluating library and Internet sources 101
MLA Papers 105
27. Supporting a thesis 106
28. Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism 109
29. Integrating nonfiction sources 112
30. Integrating literary quotations 118
31. MLA documentation style 122
32. MLA manuscript format 138
Sample MLA pages 140
APA Papers 142
33. Supporting a thesis 143
34. Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism 144
35. Integrating sources 148
36. APA documentation style 153
37. APA manuscript format 161
Sample APA pages 165
Chicago-Style Papers 168
38. Supporting a thesis 169
39. Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism 170
40. Integrating sources 174
41. Chicago documentation style 178
42. Chicago manuscript format 189
Sample Chicago pages 191
Glossaries 195
43. Glossary of usage 196
44. Glossary of grammatical terms 206
A List of Style Manuals 214
A Writer’s Online Resources 217
Index 220
Checklist for Global Revisions
Revision Symbols
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