McGraw-Hill handbook of English.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780070928022
- ISBN: 0070928029
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Physical Description:
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p.598 ; cm. - Edition: 2nd. Canadian ed.
- Publisher: Toronto : McGraw-Hill, 1970.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Grammar -- Nouns -- Pronouns -- Verbs and verbals -- Adjectives and adverbs -- Conjunctions -- Prepositions -- Phrases -- Clauses -- Sentences -- Glossary of grammatical terms -- Usage -- Levels of usage -- Subject and verb agreement -- Pronouns and antecedents -- Case of pronouns -- Principal parts of verbs -- Linking and auxiliary verbs -- Tense and tone -- Mood -- Adjectives and adverbs -- Conjunctions -- Punctuation and mechanics -- End stops -- The semicolon -- The colon -- The dash -- The comma -- The apostrophe -- Quotation marks -- The hyphen -- Parentheses -- Brackets -- Italics -- Capitals -- Abbreviations -- Numbers -- Spelling -- Diction -- Levels of diction -- Present use -- National use -- Reputable and appropriate usage -- Vocabulary growth -- Illiteracies -- Improprieties -- Colloquialisms -- Slang -- Technical words -- Idiomatic usage -- Imprecise diction -- Mixed figures of speech -- Triteness (freshness of diction) -- "Fine writing" -- Euphony -- Gobbledygook -- Faulty repetition -- Emphatic diction -- Denotation -- Connotation -- Emotional meanings of words -- Conciseness -- Words often confused -- Glossary of misused words -- The sentence -- Incompleteness -- Comma splice -- Fused (or blended) sentence -- Related idea (unity) -- Misused dependent clauses -- Misplaced modifier -- Dangling modifier -- Split construction -- Faulty coordination -- Faulty subordination -- Faulty parallelism -- Point of view (consistency) -- Choppiness -- Comparisons -- Conciseness -- Emphasis -- Transition -- Variety -- Position and arrangement -- Glossary of sentence errors -- The paragraph -- The topic sentence -- Substance -- Methods of development -- Unity -- Order -- Transition -- Proportion -- Length -- Variety -- Mechanics -- The longer paper -- Choosing a topic -- Analyzing a topic -- Outlining -- Developing a topic -- Choosing a title -- Beginning a theme -- Ending a theme -- Proportion -- Unity -- Consistency -- Coherence and transition -- Report writing -- The research paper -- Revision and proofreading -- Manuscript form -- Special purposes and problems -- Thinking -- Using a dictionary -- Using a library -- Writing letters -- Précis -- Paraphrase -- Diagraming -- Semantics -- Pronunciation -- Reading -- Listening -- Speaking -- Taking tests -- A brief history of the English language -- Linguistics -- Index. |
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Subject: | English language -- Grammar English language -- Composition and exercises |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Silver King Campus Library | PE 1112 S46 1970 (Text)
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