TY - BOOK AU - Pharr,Donald AU - Buscemi,Santi V. TI - Writing today : contexts and options for the real world. SN - 0072971746 (acidfree paper : instructor's ed.) AV - PE1408.P46 U1 - 808/.042 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill KW - English language KW - Rhetoric KW - Report writing KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Grammar N1 - Includes index; Contents: The Essay: determinig purpose, audience and approach -- Shaping your essay: prewriting, focusing, organizing and drafting -- Developing strong paragrahs: exploring your options -- Reshaping your essay: global revision -- Refining your essay: editing and proofreading -- Description -- Narration -- Exemplification -- Process analysis -- Causal analysis -- Definition -- Classification -- Comparison and contrast -- Argument -- The Blended essay -- Essay examination -- Business formats -- Quoting text -- Writing about literature -- The Research process -- The Research paper -- Parts of speech -- Sentence parts and sentence types -- Major sentence errors -- Problems with verbs -- Problems with pronouns -- Problems with modifiers -- Punctuating sentences with commas -- Punctuating sentences with other punctuation marks -- Mechanics -- Diction, usage and spelling -- A Glossary of usage ER -