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1978
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| Physical Description: | XX, 337 S. |
| ISBN: | 0395258251 |
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Autor: Watkins, Floyd C
Jahr: 1978
Contents Preface xv Writing and Revising xvii Sentence Errors and Grammar 1 1 Sentence Fragment 1 2 Comma Splice and Fused Sentence 3 3 Verb Forms 8 4 Tense and Sequence of Tenses 11 5 Voice 15 6 Subjunctive Mood 17 7 Subject and Verb: Agreement 17 a Compound subject with and 18 b Compound subject with or, nor, etc. 18 c Intervening phrases or clauses 19 d Collective nouns 19 e Nouns plural in form but singular in meaning 20 1 Indefinite pronouns 20 K None, some,part, etc. 21 Vll
h There, here 22 i Agreement with subject, not subjective complement 22 j Relative pronouns 23 k Titles 23 8 Pronouns: Agreement and Reference 27 a Compound antecedent with and 27 b Compound antecedent with or, nor, etc. 27 c Collective noun as antecedent 28 d Each, either, etc. 28 e Which, who, that 29 f Vague antecedents 29 g Ambiguous antecedents 30 9 Case 34 a Subjects and subjective complements 34 b Object of a preposition 34 c Subject of an infinitive 35 d Appositives 35 e Pronouns after than or as 36 f Words preceding a gerund 36 g Of phrase for possession 37 h Possessive of personal and indefinite pronouns i Interrogative and relative pronouns 37 10 Adjectives and Adverbs 41 a Forms of the comparative and superlative 42 b Comparative, two things; superlative, more than two 42 c After linking verbs be, seem, become, etc. 43 d After a verb and its object 43 Sentence Structure 45 11 Excessive Coordination 45 12 Subordination 47 a Subordination of minor thoughts 48 b Overlapping subordination 48 viii Contents
13 Completeness 51 a After so, such, too 51 b Omission of verbs and prepositions 52 c Omission of that 52 14 Comparisons 52 15 Consistency 56 a Shifts in tense 56 b Shifts in person 56 c Shifts in mood 57 d Shifts in voice 57 e Shifts of relative pronoun 57 f Shifts from indirect to direct discourse 58 16 Position of Modifiers 59 a Dangling 60 b Misplaced 62 c Squinting 62 17 Separation of Elements 64 18 Parallelism 65 19 Variety 68 Punctuation 77 20 The Comma 77 a Between two independent clauses 77 b In a series 78 c Between coordinate adjectives 80 d After long introductory phrases or clauses 82 e With nonrestrictive appositives, phrases, and clauses 84 f With sentence modifiers, conjunctive adverbs, and elements out of order 87 g With degrees, titles, dates, places, addresses 89 h For contrast or emphasis 89 -— i With mild interjections and yes or no 89 j With direct address and salutations 90 k With expressions like he said, she remarked 90 Contents ix
1 With absolute phrases 90 m To prevent misreading or to mark an omission 90 21 Unnecessary Commas 97 a Between subject and verb, verb and complement, or adjective or adverb and modifier 97 b Between two compound elements 98 c Between dependent clauses 98 d Before than or between as .. .as, so .. .as, so ... that 98 e After like, such as 99 f With period, question mark, exclamation point, and dash 99 g With parentheses 99 h After short introductory modifiers and coordinating conjunctions 99 i With restrictive clauses, phrases, and appositives 100 j Between noncoordinate adjectives 100 22 The Semicolon 102 a Between two independent clauses 102 b Between long or complex independent clauses 102 c Between items in a series 103 d Between noncoordinate elements 103 23 The Colon 105 a Before elements introduced formally 105 b Between two independent clauses 106 c Before formal appositives 106 d In times, salutations, and bibliographical entries 106 e After a linking verb or a preposition 106 24 The Dash 107 25 Parentheses 107 26 Brackets 108 27 Quotation Marks 108 a Direct quotations and dialogue 108 b Quotation within a quotation 109 c Titles of short works 109 d Titles of themes 110 e For emphasis, slang, colloquialisms, and humor 110 f With other punctuation 110 x Contents
28 End Punctuation 111 a Period at the end of a sentence 112 b Period after abbreviations 112 c Ellipsis dots for omissions 113 d Punctuation of titles 113 e Question mark at the end of a direct question 113 f Question mark within parentheses 114 g Exclamation point 114 Mechanics 120 29 Manuscript and Letter Form 120 30 Underlining for Italics 124 a Titles of books 124 b Names of ships and trains 125 c Foreign words 125 d Words used as words 125 e Emphasis 125 f Titles of themes 126 31 Spelling 126 32 Hyphenation and Syllabication 131 a Compound words 131 b Compound adjectives 132 c Compound numbers 132 d Breaking a word at the end of a line 132 33 The Apostrophe 133 34 Capital Letters 134 35 Abbreviations 137 36 Numbers 138 Diction and Style 140 37 Standard English and Style 140 a Slang 141 b Illiteracies and dialect 142 c Archaic words 143 d Improprieties 144 Contents xi
e Idioms 145 f Specialized vocabulary 146 g Triteness 149 h Exactness 149 i Learning new words 151 38 Wordiness 156 39 Repetition 159 a Redundancy 159 b Unpleasant repetition 160 c Repetition for emphasis or clarity 160 40 Vagueness 162 41 Connotation 165 42 Figurative Language 167 a Figurative comparisons 167 b Mixed, worn out, and inappropriate figures 168 43 Flowery Language 169 The Process of Composition 171 44 Clear and Logical Thinking 172 a Accurate, verified data 172 b Reliable authorities 173 c Sweeping generalizations 173 a Specific evidence 174 e Sticking to the point 174 f Conflicting evidence 175 g Begging the question and circular reasoning 175 h Omission of essential steps; unstated assumptions 175 i Appeal to emotion 176 j Cause and effect 177 k Moderation 177 1 Adequate alternatives 177 45 Writing Good Paragraphs 182 a Main idea in the topic sentence 182 b Unity 184 c Skimpiness 187 xii Contents
d Excessive length 189 e Adequate development 192 f Appropriate development 194 g Transitions 195 46 Writing Good Themes 202 a Choosing a subject 202 b Limiting the topic 202 c Thesis statement 204 d Appropriate and consistent tone 204 e Organization 205 f Adequate examples 208 g Checklist of essentials 209 47 Writing about Literature 227 a Precise subject 227 b Exact title 228 c Appropriate development 228 d Excessive summary and paraphrase 230 e Originality 231 f Writing about yourself 231 g Sufficient evidence 231 h Organization by ideas 232 i Moralizing 233 j Acknowledgment of sources 233 48 Writing the Research Paper 242 a Choosing and limiting a subject 242 b Working bibliography 244 c Primary and secondary materials 250 d Taking notes 251 e Outlining 260 f Acknowledgment of sources 260 g Documentation 262 Model paper: Frankenstein’s Lonely Monster” 269 49 Glossary of Usage and Terms 297 Index 319 Contents xiii
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