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A Writer's Reference has offered clear and quick answers to tough questions for millions of college writers. With a groundbreaking tabbed, lay-flat format and a first-of-its-kind directness, it has helped a generation of students engage in their own writing and meet the challenges of the composition course. Now in its 10th edition, this bestselling handbook allows students to build confidence and take ownership of their college writing experience. Emphasizing critical reading and writing, this how-to manual provides quick-access to the key answers, which helps students target their needs and see their successes.

A Writer's Reference with Exercises

C | Composing and Revising.- C1 Planning.- C2 Drafting.- C3 Writing paragraphs.- C4 Reviewing, revising, and editing.- C5 Preparing a portfolio; reflecting on your writing.- A | Academic Reading, Writing, and Speaking.- A1 Reading and writing critically.- A2 Reading and writing about multimodal texts.- A3 Reading arguments.- A4 Writing arguments.- A5 Speaking confidently.- A6 Writing in the disciplines.- R | Researched writing.- R1 Thinking like a researcher; gathering sources.- R2 Managing information; taking notes responsibly.- R3 Evaluating sources.- MLA | MLA Style.- MLA-1 Supporting a thesis.- MLA-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism.- MLA-3 Integrating sources.- MLA-4 Documenting sources.- MLA-5 Format and sample research essay.- APA Style and CMS Style.- APA-1 Supporting a thesis.- APA-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism.- APA-3 Integrating sources.- APA-4 Documenting sources.- APA-5 Format and sample research essay.- CMS-1 Supporting a thesis.- CMS-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism.- CMS-3 Integrating sources.- CMS-4 Documenting sources.- CMS-5 Format and sample research essay.- S | Sentence Style.- S1 Parallelism.- S2 Needed words.- S3 Problems with modifiers.- S4 Shifts.- S5 Mixed constructions.- S6 Sentence emphasis.- S7 Sentence variety.- W | Word choice.- W1 Glossary of usage.- W2 Wordy sentences.- W3 Active verbs.- W4 Appropriate language.- W5 Exact language.- G | Grammatical sentences.- G1 Subject-verb agreement.- G2 Verb form, tenses, and moods.- G3 Pronouns.- G4 Adjectives and adverbs.- G5 Sentence fragments.- G6 Run-on sentences.- M | Multilingual Writers and ESL topics.- M1 Verbs.- M2 Articles.- M3 Sentence structure.- M4 Using adjectives.- M5 Prepositions and idiomatic expressions.- M6 Paraphrasing sources effectively.- P | Punctuation and Mechanics.- P1 The comma.- P2 Unnecessary commas.- P3 The semicolon and the colon.- P4 The apostrophe.- P5 Quotation marks.- P6 Other punctuation marks.- P7 Spelling and hyphenation.- P8 Capitalization.- P9 Abbreviations and numbers.- P10 Italics.- B | Basic Grammar.- B1 Parts of speech.- B2 Sentence patterns.- B3 Subordinate word groups.- B4 Sentence types.- I | Index