Pearson Business Reference and Writer's Handbook [With Access Code]
This easy-to-use reference tool helps users quickly access the
information they need to solve writing problems and improve their
use of Standard English. Offering a two books-in-one approach, it
includes principles for producing grammatically correct documents
(business reference manual) and concrete examples of how to improve
and modify writing to meet specific communications objectives
(writing handbook). Its functional organization is underscored by
its color-coded design, clearly distinguishing between parts,
sections, headings and topics so material is quick and easy to
find. This book comes with a FREE eBook access code!
Part One Grammar 1 Basic Sentence Structure 2 Subject-Verb Agreement 3 Phrases in Sentences 4 Clauses in Sentences 5 Verbs 6 Pronouns 7 Adjectives and Adverbs 8 Prepositions Part Two Punctuation 9 Basic Rules of Sentence Punctuation 10 Punctuation In Lists and Outlines 11 Comma Use In Sentences 12 The Semicolon 13 The Colon 14 The Ellipsis (...) 15 The Dash 16 Parentheses and Brackets 17 Quotation Marks 18 Italics 19 The Apostrophe 20 The Asterisk Part Three Capitalization 21 Capitalization in Sentences 22 Listed Items 23 Nouns and Adjectives 24 Personal Names and Titles 25 Organization and Product Names 26 Locations and Directions 27 Periods of Time and Holidays 28 Sporting Events 29 Groups of People and Languages 30 Religious Terms 31 Titles of Publications and Artistic Works 32 References to Online Technology Part Four Numbers, Abbreviations, and Symbols 33 Expressing Numbers 34 Symbols with Numbers (#, $, %, ) 35 Ordinal Numbers (st, nd, rd, th) 36 Clock Time 37 Calendar Dates 38 Periods of Time 39 Money 40 Measurements 41 Telephone Numbers 42 Fractions 43 Percentages, Ratios, and Proportions 44 Roman Numerals 45 Abbreviations - General Guidelines 46 Personal Names 47 Professional, Military, and Religious Titles 48 State and Geographic Locations 49 Periods of Time 50 Customary Units of Measure 51 Business Terms 52 Symbols Part Five Spelling, Word Division, and Word Usage 53 Spelling 54 Word Division 55 Word Usage 56 Rules for Alphabetic Filing Part Six The Writing Process 57 The Writing Process 58 Planning 59 Gathering and Organizing Information 60 Writing The First Draft 61 Revising the Draft 62 Proofreading Part Seven Writing Style 63 Defining Writing Style 64 Writing Strong Paragraphs 65 Writing Effective Sentences 66 Using Words Effectively Part Eight E-Mail, Memos, and Letters 67 E-Mail 68 Interoffice Memos 69 Business Letter Styles 70 Guidelines for Parts of Business Letters 71 Composing Different Types of Business Messages 72 Writing to Inform 73 Writing to Instruct 74 Writing to Make a Request 75 Writing to Respond 76 Writing to Persuade 77 Writing Personal Messages Part Nine Reports, Proposals, and Documentation 78 Business Reports 79 Informal Reports 80 Formal Reports 81 Proposals 82 Documenting Sources 83 Types of Documentation 84 Citation Styles-Business, MLA, and APA Part Ten Document Design, Graphics, and Multimedia 85 Designing Documents for Readability 86 Integrating Text and Visuals 87 Labeling Graphics 88 Writing for Multimedia 89 Preparing Slide Presentations 90 Web Pages Part Eleven Business and Employment Communications 91 Meeting Agendas and Minutes 92 Itineraries 93 Press Releases 94 Resumes 95 Cover Letters 96 References 97 Job Search Follow Up Part Twelve Appendix and Indexes 98 Appendix 99 Quick Reference Boxes and Writing Samples Index 100 Section Number Index 101 General Index
![Pearson Business Reference and Writer's Handbook [With Access Code] - Moore, Roberta; Seraydarian, Patricia; Fruehling, Rosemary](http://bilder.buecher.de/produkte/25/25931/25931009z.jpg)
