Simon & Schuster handbook for writers / Lynn Quitman Troyka.

Contents;

Part I: Writing an essay
1. Thinking about purposes and audiences
2. Planning and shaping
3. Drafting and revising
4. Rhetorical strategies in paragraphs
5. Critical thinking, reading, and writing
6. Writing argument

Part II: Understanding grammar
7.Parts of speech and structures of the sentence
8. Verbs
9. Case of nouns and pronouns
10. Pronoun reference
etc.

Part III: Writing correct sentences
13. Sentence fragments
14. Comma splices and fused sentences
15.Sentences that send unclear messages

Part IV: Writing effective sentences
16. Conciseness
17. Coordination and subordination
18. Parallelism
etc.

Part V: Using effective words
20. Understanding the meaning of words
21. Understanding the effect of words
22. Spelling and hyphenation

Part VI: Using punctuation and mechanics
23. The period, question mark, and exclamation point
24. The comma
25. The semicolon
etc.

Part VII: Writing research
31. Avoiding plagiarism and using sources for quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing
32. The processes of research writing
33. Documenting in MLA, APA, CM, and CBE styles
etc.

Part VIII: Writing across the curriculum
36. Comparing the different disciplines
37. Writing about literature
38. Writing in the social sciences and natural sciences
etc.

Part IX: Writing when English is a second language
41. ESL singulars and plurals
42. ESL articles
43. ESL word order
etc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.