A Writer's Handbook : Style and Grammar Book

Pt. 1	Planning and Writing
1	Planning an Essay	3
2	Drafting the Essay	31
3	Revising, Editing, and Proofreading	42
Pt. 2	Paragraphs
4	Paragraph Unity	67
5	Writing Coherent Paragraphs	73
6	Developing Paragraphs	86
7	Improving Paragraph Style	102
Pt. 3	Sentences
8	Sentence Coordination	123
9	Sentence Subordination	130
10	Improving Sentence Style: Emphasis	142
11	Improving Sentence Style: Variety	156
12	Correcting Misplaced Parts and Dangling Modifiers	170
13	Grammatical Completeness	179
14	Correcting Mixed Constructions	185
15	Correcting Shifts	189
Pt. 4	Words and Language
16	Appropriate Language	199
17	Using the Exact Word	208
18	Concise Language	224
19	Figurative Language	233
Pt. 5	Basic Grammar
20	The Parts of Speech	243
21	The Parts of the Sentence	258
22	Phrases	268
23	Clauses	274
Pt. 6	Editing Grammar for Style and Correctness
24	Fragments	279
25	Fused Sentences and Comma Splices	286
26	Subject-Verb Agreement	292
27	Pronoun Agreement and Reference	299
28	Case	307
29	Verb Forms	314
30	Verb Tense	320
31	Voice	326
32	Mood	329
33	Adjectives and Adverbs	332
34	Editing to Correct Nonstandard English	338
Pt. 7	Punctuation
35	Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points	357
36	Commas	346
37	Unnecessary Commas	371
38	Semicolons	377
39	Colons	381
40	Apostrophes and Quotation Marks	385
41	Dashes, Parentheses, Brackets, and Ellipses	393
Pt. 8	Mechanics
42	Underlining for Italics	401
43	Abbreviations and Acronyms	406
44	Numbers	410
45	Capital Letters	413
46	Hyphenation	420
47	Spelling	424
Pt. 9	Academic Writing
48	Logic	441
49	Writing an Essay Examination Answer	456
50	Writing the Research Paper	460
51	Writing Research Papers across the Curriculum	512
Pt. 10	Business and Technical Writing
52	Business Correspondence	532
53	Resumes and Job Application Letters	539
54	Business and Technical Reports	543
	Usage Glossary	548