The St. Martin's workbook / Lex Runciman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Runciman, Lex, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric--Problems, exercises, etc.

English language.

English language--Grammar--Problems, exercises, etc.

Report writing--Problems, exercises, etc.

Report writing.

English language--Grammar.

English language--Rhetoric.

Genre:

Textbooks

Problems and exercises

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

xvii, 682 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, [2003]

Contents:

Part 1 The Art and Craft of Writing

Reading, Writing, and Research

Considering Rhetorical Situations

Exploring, Planning, and Drafting

Reviewing, Revising, and Editing

Developing Paragraphs

Part 2 Critical Thinking and Argument

Analyzing Arguments

Considering Visual Arguments

Constructing Arguments

Part 3 Using Language Effectively

Writing to the World

Considering Others: Building Common Ground

Considering Varieties of Language

Considering Diction

Using Dictionaries

Enriching Vocabulary

Attending to Spelling

Part 4 Sentences: Making Grammatical Choices

Constructing Grammatical Sentences

Understanding Pronoun Case

Using Verbs

Maintaining Subject-Verb Agreement

Maintaining Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Using Adjectives and Adverbs

Part 5 Sentences: Making Conventional Choices

Maintaining Clear Pronoun Reference

Recognizing Shifts

Identifying Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

Recognizing Sentence Fragments

Placing Modifiers Appropriately

Maintaining Consistent and Complete Grammatical Structures

Sentences: Making Stylistic Choices

Constructing Effective Sentences

Creating Coordinate and Subordinate Structures

Creating and Maintaining Parallel Structures

Varying Sentence Structures

Creating Memorable Prose

Part 7 Punctuation Conventions

Using Commas

Using Semicolons

Using End Punctuation

Using Apostrophes

Using Quotation Marks

Using Other Punctuation Marks

Part 8 Mechanical Conventions

Using Capitals

Using Abbreviations and Numbers

Using Italics

Using Hyphens

Part 9 For Multilingual Writers

Learning U.S. Academic Conventions

Understanding Nouns and Noun Phrases

Understanding Verbs and Verb Phrases

Understanding Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Forming Clauses and Sentences

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0312398344

9780312398347

OCLC:

53143427