Hodges' Harbrace Handbook

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Continuously evolving to address the needs of today's students, the HODGES' HARBRACE HANDBOOK, International Edition, guides student writers in developing their understanding of the rhetorical situation. This understanding enables even students with minimal experience or confidence in their writing to learn to write more effectivelyùto choose the most pertinent information, arrange it well, and use the most appropriate language when writing for any audience. This grammar-first handbook provides comprehensive coverage of grammar, style, punctuation, mechanics, writing, and researchùall presented in the context of rhetorical concerns including the writer, reader, message, context, and exigence (reason for writing).

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Part I: GRAMMAR. 1. Sentence Essentials. 2. Sentence Fragments. 3. Comma Splices and Fused Sentences. 4. Adjectives and Adverbs. 5. Pronouns and Case. 6. Agreement. 7. Verbs. Part II: MECHANICS. 8. Document Design. 9. Capitals. 10. Italics. 11. Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Numbers. Part III: PUNCTUATION. 12. The Comma. 13. Unnecessary or Misplaced Commas. 14. The Semicolon. 15. The Apostrophe. 16. Quotation Marks. 17. The Period and Other Marks. Part IV: SPELLING AND DICTION. 18. Spelling, the Spell Checker, and Hyphenation. 19. Good Usage. 20. Exactness. 21. Conciseness. 22. Clarity and Completeness. Part V: EFFECTIVE SENTENCES. 23. Sentence Unity. 24. Subordination and Coordination. 25. Misplaced Modifiers. 26. Parallelism. 27. Consistency. 28. Pronoun Reference. 29. Emphasis. 30. Variety. Part VI: WRITING. 31. The Rhetorical Situation. 32. Reading Rhetorically. 33. Planning and Drafting Essays. 34. Revising and Editing Essays. 35. Writing Arguments. 36. Online Writing. Part VII: RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION. 37. Finding Sources Online, in Print, and in the Field. 38. Evaluating Sources Online and in Print. 39. Using Sources Effectively and Responsibly. 40. MLA Documentation. 41. APA Documentation. 42. Writing about Literature. 43. Writing in Business. Glossary of Usage. Glossary of Terms. Index.