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Part 1: The Basics: Spelling, Punctuation, And Grammar

1. Commonly Confused Words (52.0K) (pp. 1-14)
2. One Word or Two (29.0K) (p. 15)
3. Spelling (43.0K) (pp. 16-22)
4. Capitalization (25.0K) (p. 23)
5. Abbreviations and Numbers (29.0K) (pp. 24-25)
6. Apostrophes (33.0K) (pp. 26-29)
7. Consistent Pronouns (28.0K) (pp. 30-31)
8. I vs. Me (32.0K) (pp. 32-34)
9. Vague Pronouns (30.0K) (p. 35)
10. Recognizing Complete Sentences (33.0K) (pp. 36-38)
11. Run-on Sentences (32.0K) (pp.39-40)
12. Sentence Fragments (33.0K) (pp. 41-42)
13. Run-on Sentences and Sentence Fragments (37.0K) (pp. 43-48)
14. Commas (36.0K) (pp. 49-54)
15. Semicolons and Colons (26.0K) (55-56)
16. Dashes (25.0K) (p. 57)
17. Parentheses (25.0K) (p. 58)
18. For Extra Measure: Cumulative Exercise on Punctuation (27.0K) (pp. 59-60)
19. Quotation Marks (27.0K) (pp. 61-63)
20. Titles (26.0K) (pp. 64-66)
21. Shifting Verb Tenses (34.0K) (pp. 67-74)
22. Verb Agreement (27.0K) (pp. 75-77)
23. Word Endings (31.0K) (pp. 78-84)
24. Parallel Structure (26.0K) (pp. 85-86)
25. Dangling Constructions (27.0K) (pp. 87-88)
26. Mixed Sentence Patterns (26.0K) (p. 89)
27.For Extra Measure: Cumulative Exercise on Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar (32.0K) (pp. 90-93)

Part 2: Putting a Paper Together

1. What to Do When You''re Stuck (25.0K) (p. 94)
2. Addressing Your Audience (24.0K) (p. 95)
3. Writing With a Thesis (24.0K) (p. 96)
4. Finding an Organization for Your Essay (27.0K) (pp. 97-98)
5. Introductions (24.0K) (p. 99)
6. Paragraphs - Long and Short (24.0K) (p. 100)
7. Transitions (26.0K) (pp. 101-103)
8. Conclusions (24.0K) (p. 104)
9. How to make a Paper Longer (and When to Make It Shorter) (27.0K) (pp. 105-106)
10. Proofreading Tips (37.0K) (pp. 107-111)
11. Format of College Papers (25.0K) (p. 112)
12. Special Case: Writing an Essay in Class (26.0K) (pp. 113-114)
13. Special Case: Writing about Literature (26.0K) (p. 115)

Part 3: The Research Paper

1. How to Conduct Research (29.0K) (pp. 116-118)
2. Getting Information Online and at the Library (33.0K) (pp. 119-123)
3. Writing the Research Paper (26.0K) (p. 124)
4. Plagiarism (Cheating) (25.0K) (p. 125)
5. Documentation (34.0K) (pp. 126-127)
6. Sample Research Paper: Dirty Times (40.0K) (pp. 128-135)

Part 4: Style

1. Finding Your Voice (25.0K) (pp. 136-137)
2. Adding Details (24.0K) (pp. 138-139)
3. Repetition: Bad, Not-so-Bad, and Good (27.0K) (pp. 140-141)
4. Eliminating Inappropriate Language (25.0K) (pp. 142-143)
5. Trimming Wordiness (29.0K) (pp. 144-146)
6. Using Strong Verbs (26.0K) (pp. 147-149)
7. Varying Your Sentences (30.0K) (pp. 150-154)
8. Recognizing Cliches (24.0K) (pp. 155-156)

List of Valuable Sources (45.0K) (pp. 157-158)






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