| Description |
xiv, 178 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
New Items
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Introduction: Myths about writing -- PART I: A Troubleshooting Guide to Prewriting -- 1. "I don't know what to write." -- 2. "How do I write a thesis?" -- 3. "How do I get my ideas to fit together?" -- PART II: A Troubleshooting Guide to Drafting -- 4. "I know what I want to say, but I can't say it." -- 5. "I'm having trouble with my introduction." -- 6. "How do I back up what I say?" -- 7. "I don't know how to end." -- 8. "I can't think of the right word." -- Part III: A Troubleshooting Guide to Revising -- 9. "I thought my draft was better than this." -- 10. "I don't know what to change." -- 11. "Is it cheating if someone helps me?" -- 12. "My ideas seem all mixed up." -- 13. "My draft is too short." -- 14. "My draft is too long." -- 15. "My writing seems boring." -- 16. "My writing sounds choppy." -- Part IV: A Troubleshooting Guide to Editing -- 17. "I don't find my mistakes." -- 18. "I used a period and a capital letter, so why isn't this a sentence?" -- 19. "How can this be a run-on or a comma splice? It's not even long." -- 20. "It is I; it is me - what's the difference" -- 21. "How do I know which verb form to use?" -- 22. "I'm unsure about modifiers." -- 23. "Can't I Just place a comma wherever I pause?" -- 24. "What if I want to quote somebody?" -- 25. "I have trouble with apostrophes." -- 26. "I never know what to capitalize." -- 27. "I can't spell." |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
English language -- Grammar -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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English language -- Grammar.
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English language -- Rhetoric -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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English language -- Rhetoric.
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Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Report writing.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| LC no. |
2004026245 |
| ISBN |
0071445390 |
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