| Shortcuts for the Student Writer Contributor(s): Silverman, Jay (Author), Hughes, Elaine (Author), Wienbroer, Diana Roberts (Author) |
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ISBN: 0071448462 ISBN-13: 9780071448468 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: Wracking your brain over writing? Puzzled by punctuation? Groaning over grammar? YOU NEED SHORTCUTS. When you're a student, writing an assignment that's due tomorrow, you don't have time to flip through a massive grammar textbook or study a style and usage guide. You need "Shortcuts for the Student Writer," the ultimate all-in-one reference source with fast and easy answers to all your writing questions. Everything you need to know--grammar, style, usage, and punctuation--is here in one quick-reference volume. Designed especially for the student writer, this handy guide even includes special sections on researching and writing term papers and essays. The Smartest Way to Avoid Stupid Mistakes Find quick answers to the most common questions: "Its" or "it's"? "There," "they're," or "their"? "Good" or "well"? "Lay" or "lie"? "All right" or "alright"? The Fastest Way to Check Grammar and Punctuation Learn when to capitalize, abbreviate, or italicize--and how to use periods, commas, colons, semicolons, dashes, quotation marks, and parentheses. The Easiest Way to Fix Faulty Sentences Discover simple solutions for run-on sentences, tangled sentences, dangling modifiers, shifting tenses, sentence fragments, and other errors. The Best Way to Organize and Research a Paper Take advantage of the latest tools and technologies to create an effective work that's well written, well developed, and well documented. ALSO INCLUDES an essential index of Internet resources, databases, online news sources, electronic texts, search engines, subject directories, and reference books. Jay Silverman has received national fellowships and an Honors Program Award forExcellence in Teaching at Nassau Community College. Elaine Hughes taught writing for over 25 years--in colleges, business seminars, and creativity workshops. Diana Roberts Wienbroer has taught writing for more than 30 years and served as chair of the English Department of Nassau Community College. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Business Writing - Business & Economics | Training |
| Dewey: 808.042 |
| LCCN: 2004023703 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on the popular textbook Rules of Thumb, this handy quick-reference guide has been designed for use by students or anyone else in need of writing advice. It's an all-in-one, at-aglance resource that provides fast, concise answers to common questions about:
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Contributor Bio(s): Hughes, Elaine: - Elaine Hughes came to New York City from Mississippi in 1979 to attend a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar at Columbia Uniersity. She has taught writing for more than 25 years--primarily at Hinds Community College in Raymond, Mississippi, and at Nassau Community College--and has conducted writing workshops for many organizations. She is the author of WRITING FROM THE INNER SELF.Wienbroer, Diana Roberts: - McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwideHughes, Elaine: - Elaine Hughes came to New York City from Mississippi in 1979 to attend a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar at Columbia Uniersity. She has taught writing for more than 25 years--primarily at Hinds Community College in Raymond, Mississippi, and at Nassau Community College--and has conducted writing workshops for many organizations. She is the author of WRITING FROM THE INNER SELF.Wienbroer, Diana: - McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwideSilverman, Jay: - Jay Silverman (New York, NY) has received national fellowships and an Honors Program Award for Excellence in Teaching at Nassau Community College. Diana Roberts Wienbroer (New York, NY) has taught writing for more than 30 years and served as chair of the English Department of Nassau Community College. |