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The nuts & bolts of college writing
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The nuts & bolts of college writing

Author: Michael Harvey
Publisher: Indianapolis, IN : Hackett Pub. Co., ©2003.
Edition/Format: Book : English
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Michael Harvey
ISBN: 0872205746 9780872205741 0872205738 9780872205734
OCLC Number: 52214863
Description: xv, 103 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: 1. Concision -- The pompous style at school -- 2. Clarity -- Choose verbs over nominalizations -- Choose active verbs over linking verbs -- Choose the active voice over the passive voice -- Clarity and honesty -- 3. Flow -- Use consistent characters -- Use pronouns and other pointers -- Use punch lines -- Use conjunctions and other linking words -- 4. Punctuation -- Commas and comma splices -- Semicolons -- Colons -- Dashes -- Parentheses -- Questions -- 5. Gracefulness -- The historical present -- Appositives -- Parallelism -- Tricolon -- Concession -- Qualification -- 6. Using sources -- Winning your audience's trust -- Weaving sources into your prose -- Quoting effectively -- 7. Paragraphs -- The function of paragraphs -- Opening sentences -- Designing paragraphs -- Sections -- 8. Beginnings and endings -- Beginnings -- Endings -- Last thought -- Documentation and citation formats -- Generic formats -- CMS, MLA, and APA style guide.
Other Titles: Nuts and bolts of college writing
Responsibility: Michael Harvey.

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