基本説明
The fifth edition incorporates the 2008 changes to MLA Style guidelines for documentation and includes a number of other changes that make it far better suited than previous editions to the needs of writers in the twenty-first century.
Full Description
The Broadview Guide to Writing is a concise yet uncommonly thorough text with a fresh approach to the craft of essay writing. The first part of the book discusses the style and structure of essay writing, and includes a useful discussion of the intangibles involved in the writing process - such as confidence, perseverance, and a willingness to deal with criticism constructively. The second part of the book provides thorough coverage of grammar and usage in a comprehensive reference guide, ranging from the simplest mechanical issues (such as subject verb agreement) to subtle distinctions between words that have similar meanings. A wide range of examples is included throughout the book.
The 5th edition incorporates the 2008 changes to MLA Style guidelines for documentation and includes a number of other changes that make it far better suited than previous editions to the needs of American writers in the twenty-first century.
Contents
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION
INTRODUCTION
THE WRITING PROCESS
Voice Work
Confidence
Audience
Purpose
Thesis Statement: Some Examples
Essential Activities
Reading and Note-taking
Mapping
Writer's Block
Dialogue
Double Fluency
Logical Fluency
Reasoning
Subordination and Paragraphing
Connectives
Stylistic Fluency
Diction
Figures of Speech
Syntax
Rhythm
Voice
Tone
Revision
Examinations and In-class Essays
Collaboration and Research
Using the Library
Plagiarism
Citation
Proofreading
Computers
Criticism
Sample Essay (MLA Style)
What Limits to Freedom? Freedom of Expression and the Brooklyn Museum's "Sensation" Exhibit
WRITING GRAMMATICALLY
Right and Wrong in Writing
Verbs
Verbs and Verb Tense Difficulties
Mood: Indicative, Imperative, and Subjunctive
Active and Passive Voice
Dangling Constructions
Sequence of Tenses
Irregular or Difficult Verbs
Infinitives, Gerunds, Objects: "To Be or Not To Be?"
Preposition Problems:"Up With Which I Will Not Put"
Nouns and Pronouns: Singular Difficulties
Pronouns: Who Cares About Whom?
Part-of-speech Conversions: A Question of Principle?
WORDS
Word Order Problems
One Word or Two?
Word Meanings: Are Cars Ever Stationery?
Usage: Word Conventions
PUTTING IDEAS TOGETHER
ParagraphingArgument
Fallacies
Joining Words
Words to Connect Ideas Opposed to Each Other
Words to Join Linked or Supporting Ideas
Words Used to Introduce Causes or Reasons
Words Used to Introduce Results or Conclusions
Words Used to Express Purpose
Words Used to Introduce Examples
Words Used to Indicate Alternatives
Words Used to Show Degree or Extent
That and Which
Words Used to Make Comparisons
Other Joining Words and Expressions
Sentence Combining
Combining
Combining and Recombining
Help with Some Grammatical Errors: Two More Examples
Help with Reading Challenging Texts
Gaining Awareness of Writing Style
STYLE
Slang and Informal EnglishWordinessWriting by Computer
Spell-check and Grammar-check
The Internet
Research Using the Internet
Observing Netiquette
Point-form Netiquette
Plagiarism, Copyright, and the Web
Business WritingAcademic Writing: Tense SituationsAcademic Writing: Different Subjects, Different Styles
Anthropology
Art History
Biology
Business and Commerce
Chemistry
Economics
English Studies
History
Philosophy
Physics
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Bias-free Language
Bias-free Vocabulary: A Short List
"ESL": FOR THOSE WHOSE NATIVE LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH
PUNCTUATION, FORMAT, AND SPELLING
Punctuation
The Period
The Ellipsis
The Comma
The Question Mark
The Exclamation Mark
The Semicolon
The Colon
The Hyphen
The Dash
Parentheses
Square Brackets
The Apostrophe
Quotation Marks
Single Quotation Marks
Direct and Indirect Speech
Direct Speech
Indirect Speech
Format and Spelling
Capitalization
Abbreviations
Spelling
Spelling and Sound
DOCUMENTATION: MLA STYLE
MLA Style
About Parenthetical Referencing
About Works Cited
MLA Style Sample
DOCUMENTATION: APA, CHICAGO, CSE
APA Style
About In-text Citations
About References
APA Style Sample
Chicago Style
Chicago Style Sample
CSE Style
CSE Style Sample
Appendix 1: A Reference Guide to Basic Grammar
Parts of Speech
Nouns
Pronouns
Articles
Adjectives
Verbs
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Parts of Sentences
Subject
Object
Predicate
Clause
Phrase
Types of Clauses
Types of Subordinate Clauses
Type of Phrases
Phrases and Clauses
Parts of Speech and Parts of the Sentence
Appendix 2: Correction Key
Appendix 3: Essay Checklist
Index
