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Simon & Schuster Quick Access Reference for Writers (1998 MLA Update Edition), 2/e

Lynn Quitman Troyka

Published July, 1998 by Prentice Hall Humanities/Social Science

Copyright 1998, 360 pp.
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ISBN 0-13-096596-0


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Summary

A spiral-bound reference handbook for freshman composition. This quick reference handbook offers the same user-friendly, student-oriented approach widely hailed in Troyka's other best-selling handbooks —with additional features that allow students and teachers alike to access information quickly. The second edition, with its additional content on such topics as critical thinking and grammar basics, makes this an even more complete classroom text. It has also been enhanced as a reference text with instructions and tutorials on how to use the book, its new and more intuitive numbering system, and more.

Features


NEW—3-chapter part on Critical Reading and Thinking.
NEW—Chapter on Summary and Synthesis.
NEW—Expanded Basic Grammar Section helps create a strong foundation for the student.
NEW— A full part at the first divider entitled How To Use Your Quick Access explaining the features of the book and helping students learn how to use the book successfully.
NEW—Larger Type, Sturdier Tabs, and Open Design for a durable, inviting, and easy-access format.
NEW—Simplified Organization and Locator System.

  • Features a data cluster at the top outside corner of each page where important locator information can be found, including page numbers, part or chapter titles, chapter and section codes.
NEW—ESL Divider for quicker access to ESL information.
NEW—Fresh Student Paper illustrating the writing process.
NEW—9 QA Boxes on parts of speech and sentence patterns to give students strong fundamentals.
NEW—URL Addresses for websites giving current MLA- and APA-type formats for documenting electronic sources. FEATURES
Highlights the writing process, research and documentation, ESL, and covers grammar, mechanics and usage.
Spiral Binding allows the handbook to lie open and flat , especially useful next to a computer.
12 Tab Dividers facilitate quick and easy access.
QA Boxes summarize information — together with full explanations in the text.
Hand-edited examples show simple editing changes — PLUS No/Yes examples and example explanations for more complex revisions.
Access area on outer edge of each page for important locator information: section numbers, QA Box numbers, and Alert symbols.


Table of Contents
HOW TO USE YOUR QUICK ACCESS.
    H1. What's in This Book?
    H2. Hands-On Practice.

WRITING PROCESS.
    W1. Getting Started.
    W2. Drafting.
    W3. Revising, Editing, Proofreading.
    W4. Rhetorical Strategies in Paragraphs.
    W5. Essay Arrangements.
THINKING AND READING CRITICALLY.
    T1. Reading Critically.
    T2. Thinking Critically.
    T3. Distinguishing Between Summary and Synthesis.
GRAMMAR BASICS.
    G1. Parts of Speech.
    G2 Sentence Structures.
    G3. Verbs.
    G4. Subject-Verb Agreement.
    G5. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement.
    G6. Pronoun Reference.
    G7. Pronoun Case.
    G8. Adjectives and Adverbs.
CORRECT SENTENCES.
    C1. Sentence Fragments.
    C2. Comma Splices and Fused Sentences.
    C3. Sentence Shifts and Disjointed Sentences.
    C4. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers.
EFFECTIVE SENTENCES AND WORDS.
    E1. Conciseness.
    E2. Coordination and Subordination.
    E3. Sentence Style.
    E4. Word Meanings and Word Impact.
    E5. Gender-Neutral Language.
PUNCTUATION.
    P1. End Punctuation.
    P2. Comma Use.
    P3. Comma Misuse.
    P4. Semicolon Use.
    P5. Colon Use.
    P6. Apostrophe Use.
    P7. Quotation Marks.
    P8. Other Punctuation Marks.
SPELLING AND MECHANICS.
    S1. Spelling.
    S2. Hyphens.
    S3. Capitals.
    S4. Italics.
    S5. Abbreviations.
    S6. Numbers.
RESEARCH WRITING.
    R1. Starting a Research Project.
    R2. Finding and Evaluating Sources.
    R3. Using Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism.
    R4. Drafting and Revising a Research Paper.
MLA DOCUMENTATION.
    M1. MLA In-Text Citations.
    M2. MLA Documentation for a Works Cited List.
    M3. Student's MLA Research Paper.
APA, CM, AND CBE DOCUMENTATION.
    A1. APA In-Text Citations.
    A2. APA Documentation for a References List.
    A3. CM-Style Documentation.
    A4. CBE-Style Documentation.
FOCUS ON ESL.
    F1. Singulars and Plurals.
    F2. Articles.
    F3. Word Order.
    F4. Prepositions.
    F5. Gerunds and Infinitives.
    F6. Modal Auxiliary Verbs.
    Usage Glossary.
    Terms Glossary.
    Index.
    Online Research Basics.

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