The pocket-sized handbook (in this case, e-Book in PDF format) that does the work of a full-sized handbook, now with a brand new section on editing the errors that matter.
Most books include chapters on various general writing subjects (e.g., the writing process or the elements of an argument), however few cover the particular kinds of writing students are assigned to do. The Little Seagull has chapters on reports, analyses, and all the other genres that college students are most often assigned. And because it is so small, so easy to use, and so reasonably priced, it is proven to be a preferred alternative to bigger (and much more expensive) books. The third edition adds a new section on editing the errors that matter—and the option to incorporate free access to InQuizitive for Writers, which provides practice in editing the same errors.
How to Use This eBook
WRITE
W-1 Writing contexts
W-2 Academic contexts
W-3 Writing processes
W-4 Developing paragraphs
W-5 Designing what you write
Kinds of Writing
W-6 Arguments
W-7 Textual analyses
W-8 Reports
W-9 Personal narratives
W-10 Reflections
W-11 Proposals
W-12 Literary analyses
W-13 Annotated bibliographies
W-14 Abstracts
W-15 Reading strategies
RESEARCH
R-1 Doing research
R-2 Evaluating sources
R-3 Synthesizing ideas
R-4 Integrating sources, avoiding plagiarism
Documentation
CSE style
APA style
Chicago style
MLA style
EDIT
Editing the Errors That Matter
E-1 Editing fragments
E-2 Editing comma splices
E-3 Editing fused sentences
E-4 Editing mixed constructions
E-5 Editing for pronoun agreement
E-6 Editing unclear pronoun reference
E-7 Editing pronoun case
E-8 Editing for subject-verb agreement
E-9 Editing shifts in tenses
E-10 Editing citations
E-11 Incorporating sources
E-12 Editing commas with non-essential information
E-13 Editing commas after introductory words
E-14 Editing wrong words
Sentences
S-1 Complete sentences
S-2 Sentence fragments
S-3 Comma splices and fused sentences
S-4 Verbs
S-5 Subject-verb agreement
S-6 Pronouns
S-7 Parallelism
S-8 Coordination, subordination
S-9 Shifts
Language
L-1 Appropriate words
L-2 Precise words
L-3 Word often confused
L-4 Idioms
L-5 Unnecessary words
L-6 Adjectives and adverbs
L-7 Articles
L-8 Words that build common ground
L-9 Englishes
Punctuation / Mechanics
P-1 Commas
P-2 Semicolons
P-3 End punctuation
P-4 Quotation marks
P-5 Apostrophes
P-6 Other punctuation
P-7 Hyphens
P-8 Capitalization
P-9 Italics
P-10 Abbreviations
P-11 Numbers
EXERCISES**
Answers to some exercises**
Glossary/Index
Documentation Directories
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