A clear, non-technical discussion of grammar and outstanding coverage of the writing process make The Basics a complete brief rhetoric as well as an exceptional reference tool. One of the few brief handbooks with integrated exercises, The Basics helps students successfully transfer what they learn to their own writing.

CATALYST.

CATALYST offers diagnostic testing to detect problem areas; over 3,000 grammar and usage exercises; writing guides for informative papers, interpretive papers (including literary analyses), and argumentative papers; a tutorial in evaluating Web research; and Bibliomaker, which automatically formats source information in APA, MLA, Chicago, or CBE style.