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020 _a0070136483
050 _aPE1408.H39
100 _aHennessy, Michael.
245 _aThe borzoi practice book for writers. /
_cMichael Hennessy.
250 _a3rd ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bMcGraw-Hill ,
_c1993.
300 _axv, 420 p. :
_bill. ;
_c21 cm.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 _aContents: Arriving at a topic -- Developing a thesis -- Organizing -- Drafting -- Collaborating and revising -- Observing the writing process -- Paragraph unity and continuity -- Paragraph development -- Paragraph functions -- Opening and closing paragraphs -- Sentence clarity -- Subordination -- Sentence emphasis and variety -- Appropriate language -- Efficient language -- Figurative language -- Complete sentences -- Joining independent clauses -- Joining subjects and verbs -- Modifiers -- Noun and pronoun case -- Pronoun agreement and reference -- Parallelism -- Relations between tenses -- Periods, question marks, exclamation points -- Commas -- Semicolons and colons -- Dashes and parentheses -- Quoting -- Forming and spacing puntuation marks -- Verb forms -- Plurals and possesives -- Spelling -- Hyphenation -- Capitals -- Italics, abbreviations, numbers -- Conducting research -- Writing from sources -- Using MLA documentation -- Using APA documentation.
650 _aComposition (Arts)
650 _aEnglish language
_x Rhetoric.
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_cBK
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