Includes indexes.

The writing process -- Preparing to write -- Building a framework: thesis and organization -- Introducing the essay -- Developing body paragraphs -- Concluding the essay -- Revising, proofreading, and formatting -- Showing and telling: description, narration, and example -- Limiting and ordering: definition, classification, and process -- Examining logical connections: comparison-contrast, cause-effect, and argument -- Writing a summary -- Writing a research paper -- Verbs and subjects -- Subject-verb agreement -- Coordination and subordination -- Run-on sentences -- Sentence fragments -- Pronoun case -- Pronoun agreement, reference, and point of view -- Misplaced and dangling modifiers -- Parallel structure -- Verb shifts -- Sentences with style -- Commas -- Other punctuation -- Word choice -- Words commonly confused -- Capital letters -- Apostrophes -- Quotation marks, underlining, and italics.