Answer Key (Download Only) for The Little Brown Compact Handbook

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Table of Contents:
Preface  I. THE WRITING PROCESS 1. The Writing Situation  1.1 Writing situation 1.2 Audience 1.3 Purpose 1.4 Subject 1.5 Genre and medium 2. Invention  2.1 Journals 2.2 Freewriting 2.3 Brainstorming 2.4 Mind mapping 2.5 Questions 3. Thesis and Organization  3.1 Thesis 3.2 Organization Sample informative essay  4. Drafting  4.1 First draft 4.2 Sample draft Sample first draft  5. Revising  5.1 Revision plans 5.2 Peer review 5.3 Sample revision Sample revised draft 6. Editing, Formatting, and Proofreading  6.1 Editing  Sample edited paragraph 6.2 Final draft Sample final draft 7. Paragraphs  7.1 Flow 7.2 Unity 7.3 Coherence 7.4 Development 7.5 Introductions and conclusions 8. Presenting Writing  8.1 Academic writing  Sample paper in MLA format 8.2 Visuals and media  8.3 Writing online Sample literacy narrative blog post  8.4 Portfolios  II. WRITING IN AND OUT OF COLLEGE 9. Academic Writing  9.1 Purpose and audience  9.2 Genre 9.3 Writing with sources  9.4 Academic language  9.5 Communication in academic settings  10. Critical Reading and Writing  10.1 Techniques of critical reading  10.2 Summarizing 10.3 Critical response 10.4 Visual analysis 10.5 Writing a critical analysis  10.6 Sample critical analysis  Sample critical analysis of a text 11. Argument 11.1 Elements of argument  11.2 Engaging readers  11.3 Organization 11.4 Visual arguments  11.5 Sample argument  Sample proposal argument  12. Essay Exams  12.1 Preparing  12.2 Planning  12.3 Writing Sample essay exam response  13. Oral Presentations  13.1 Organization 13.2 Delivery Sample presentation slides  14. Public Writing  14.1 Social media  14.2 Business letters  Sample business letter  14.3 Job applications  Sample résumés  14.4 Memos, reports, and proposals Sample memo and report  14.5 Community service  Sample social-media post and newsletter  III. CLARITY AND STYLE 15. Emphasis  15.1 Subjects and verbs  15.2 Sentence beginnings and endings  15.3 Coordination  15.4 Subordination  16. Parallelism  16.1 Understanding parallelism  16.2 Equal elements  17. Variety and Details  17.1 Sentence length and structure 17.2 Details  18. Appropriate and Exact Language  18.1 Standard English  18.2 Sexist and biased language 18.3 Exact language  19. Completeness  19.1 Compounds 19.2 Adding needed words  20. Conciseness  20.1 Subjects and verbs  20.2 Empty words  20.3 Unnecessary repetition  20.4 Other strategies  IV. SENTENCE PARTS AND PATTERNS Basic Grammar 21. Parts of Speech  21.1 Nouns, pronouns, and verbs 21.2 Adjectives and adverbs 21.3 Prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections 22. The Sentence  22.1 Subjects and predicates 22.2 Sentence patterns 23. Phrases and Subordinate Clauses  23.1 Phrases 23.2 Subordinate clauses 24. Sentence Types  24.1 Types of sentences  Verbs 25. Verb Forms  25.1 Verb forms 25.2 Easily confused verb forms 25.3 Verb endings 25.4 Helping verbs 25.5 Verb + gerund or infinitive 25.6 Verb + particle 26. Verb Tenses 26.1 Verb tenses 26.2 Sequence of tenses 27. Verb Mood 27.1 Subjunctive mood 27.2 Consistency 28. Verb Voice 28.1 Active and passive voice 28.2 Consistency 29. Agreement of Subject and Verb  29.1 Subject-verb agreement 29.2 Unusual word order 29.3 Subjects joined by conjunctions 29.4 Indefinite and relative pronouns 29.5 Collective and plural nouns Pronouns 30. Pronoun Case 30.1 Subjective, objective, and possessive cases 30.2 Compound subjects and objects 30.3 Who or whom 30.4 Common questions  31. Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent 31.1 Person, number, and gender  31.2 Antecedents with and, or, or nor 31.3 Indefinite pronouns  31.4 Collective nouns  32. Reference of Pronoun to Antecedent 32.1 Clear reference  32.2 Specific reference  32.3 Appropriate you Modifiers 33. Adjectives and Adverbs 33.1 Adjective vs. adverb  33.2 Comparatives and superlatives  33.3 Double negatives  33.4 Participles as adjectives  33.5 Determiners 34. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers 34.1 Misplaced modifiers  34.2 Dangling modifiers Sentence Faults 35. Sentence Fragments 35.1 Identifying fragments  35.2 Correcting fragments  35.3 Acceptable fragments 36. Comma Splices and Fused Sentences 36.1 Identify comma splices  36.2 Correcting comma splices 37. Mixed Sentences 37.1 Mixed meaning  37.2 Mixed grammar  37.3 Repeated elements V. PUNCTUATION 38. End Punctuation 38.1 Period  38.2 Question mark  38.3 Exclamation point 39. Comma 39.1 Uses of the comma  39.2 Main clauses with conjunctions  39.3 Introductory elements  39.4 Nonessential elements  39.5 Series and coordinate adjectives  39.6 Quotations  39.7 Unnecessary commas 40. Semicolon 40.1 Main clauses without conjunctions  40.2 Main clauses with transitional words  40.3 Main clauses with commas  40.4 Unnecessary semicolons 41. Colon 41.1 Uses of the colon 42. Apostrophe 42.1 Possession  42.2 Contractions and abbreviations 43. Quotation Marks 43.1 Direct quotations  43.2 Titles of works  43.3 Words used in a special sense  43.4 With other punctuation 44. Other Marks 44.1 Dash  44.2 Parentheses  44.3 Ellipsis mark  44.4 Brackets  44.5 Slash VI. SPELLING AND MECHANICS 45. Spelling and the Hyphen 45.1 Common spelling problems  45.2 Spelling rules  45.3 Hyphenating 46. Capital Letters 46.1 Conventions  46.2 First word of sentence  46.3 Titles and subtitles  46.4 Proper nouns and adjectives 47. Italics or Underlining 47.1 Titles of works  47.2 Foreign words and emphasis 48. Abbreviations 48.1 Uses of abbreviations  48.2 Misuses of abbreviations 49. Numbers 49.1 Numerals and words  49.2 Dates and addresses VII. RESEARCH WRITING 50. Research Strategy 50.1 Planning  50.2 Research questions  50.3 Search strategies  50.4 Working bibliographies  Sample annotated bibliography entry 51. Finding Sources 51.1 Search strategies  51.2 Reference works  51.3 Books and periodicals  51.4 Web search strategies  51.5 Social media  51.6 Government publications  51.7 Visuals and media  51.8 Primary research 52. Working with Sources 52.1 Gathering information  52.2 Evaluating sources  52.3 Synthesizing sources  52.4 Summary, paraphrase, and quotation  52.5 Integrating sources 53. Avoiding Plagiarism 53.1 Defining plagiarism 53.2 Information you do not need to cite  53.3 Information you must cite  53.4 Documenting sources  53.5 Copyright and permissions 54. Writing the Paper 54.1 Thesis and organization  54.2 Drafting, revising, editing, formatting VIII. WRITING IN THE DISCIPLINES 55. Literature 55.1 Literary analysis  55.2 Writing assignments  55.3 Tools and language  55.4 Citing sources  55.5 Sample literary analysis “The Healing Power of Mrs. Todd” 56. Writing in Other Disciplines 56.1 Humanities  56.2 Social sciences  56.3 Natural and applied sciences 57. MLA Documentation and Format Indexes to models 57.1 In-text citations 57.2 Works cited  57.3 Paper format  57.4 Sample MLA paper “The Dream of Sustainable Agriculture” 58. APA Documentation and Format Indexes to models 58.1 In-text citations  58.2 Reference list  58.3 Paper format  58.4 Sample research report  “Perceptions of Mental Illness” 59. Chicago Documentation Indexes to models 59.1 Notes and bibliography  59.2 Models 60. CSE Documentation Indexes to models 60.1 Name-year citations  60.2 Numbered text citations  60.3 Reference list Glossary of Usage  Glossary of Terms  Index  Culture and Language Guide

About the Author :
Jane E. Aaron has taught writing at New York University and several other schools. She is the author of eight successful and long-lived composition textbooks, including The Little, Brown Handbook and The Little, Brown Compact Handbook.   Michael Greer teaches writing, editing, and publishing in the Department of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He also teaches courses in multimedia, online course design, and assessment for the Graduate Certificate in Online Writing Instruction at UA, Little Rock. Michael edits the journal Research in Online Literacy Education and is a founding member of the Global Society of Online Literacy Educators. He publishes and presents on topics including user-centered design, interactive media, and digital publishing. Michael serves as a faculty advisor and author for Gadget Software, where he is helping to design and develop a mobile learning platform. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.