Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises, The, with NEW MyCompLab Student Access Code Card

The Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises with NEW MyCompLab Student Access Code Card  provides reliable and thorough coverage of handbook basics--the writing process, grammar and usage, research and documentation--while also giving detailed discussions of critical reading, academic writing, argument, writing in the disciplines, and public writing. Widely used by both experienced and inexperienced writers, The Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises works as both a comprehensive classroom text and an accessible reference guide.  0321846214 / 9780321846211 Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises, The, with NEW MyCompLab Student Access Code Card Package consists of:    0205217516 / 9780205217519 Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises, The 0205890776 / 9780205890774 NEW MyCompLab with Pearson eText -- Value Pack Access Card

Table of Contents:
Preface for Students Preface for Instructors              PART 1   THE WRITING PROCESS   1          The Writing Situation               a          Assessment             b          Subject             c          Purpose             d          Audience             e          Genre 2          Invention               a          Journal keeping             b          Observing             c          Freewriting             d          Brainstorming             e          Drawing             f           Asking questions 3          Thesis and Organization               a          Thesis statement             b          Organization 4          Drafting              a          Starting to draft             b          Maintaining momentum             c          Sample first draft 5          Revising and Editing               a          Revising the whole essay             b          Sample revision             c          Editing the revised draft             d          Formatting and proofreading             e             SAMPLE FINAL DRAFT (RESPONSE ESSAY)              f           Collaborating             g          Preparing a writing portfolio 6          Paragraphs               a          Relating paragraphs in the essay b          Unity             c          Coherence             d          Development             e          Introductions and conclusions 7          Presenting Writing               a          Academic writing                         SAMPLE MARKETING REPORT             b          Visuals and other media             c          Web writing                         SAMPLE WEB SITE                                 SAMPLE PAPER ON A BLOG   PART 2           WRITING IN AND OUT OF COLLEGE   8          Joining the Academic Community               a          Getting the most from college courses             b          Becoming an academic writer             c          Developing academic integrity             d          Communicating in an academic setting 9          Critical Thinking and Reading               a          Techniques of critical reading             b          Summarizing c          Developing a critical response             d          Viewing visuals critically 10        Academic Writing               a          Purpose, audience, and genre b          Writing in response to texts             c          Structure and content             d          Language             e          SAMPLE CRITICAL RESPONSE 11        Argument               a          Elements of argument             b          Reasonableness             c          Organization             d          Visual arguments             e          SAMPLE ARGUMENT  12        Essay Exams               a          Preparing             b          Planning             c          Starting             d          Developing                         SAMPLE ESSAY EXAM             e          Rereading 13        Oral Presentations               a          Organization             b          Delivery                             SAMPLE POWERPOINT SLIDES 14        Public Writing               a          Business letters and résumés                         SAMPLE LETTER AND RÉSUMÉS             b          Memos, reports, and proposals                         SAMPLE MEMO AND REPORT               c          Community work                         SAMPLE FLYER AND NEWSLETTER   PART 3           CLARITY AND STYLE   15        Emphasis               a          Effective subjects and verbs             b          Sentence beginnings and endings             c          Coordination             d          Subordination 16        Parallelism               a          With and, but, or, nor, yet             b          With both . . . and, not . . . but, etc.             c          In comparisons             d          With lists, headings, and outlines 17        Variety and Details               a          Sentence length             b          Sentence structure             c          Details 18        Appropriate and Exact Language               a          Appropriate language             b          Exact language 19        Completeness               a          Compounds             b          Needed words 20        Conciseness               a          Focusing on subject and verb             b          Cutting empty words             c          Cutting repetition             d          Reducing modifiers             e          Revising there is or it is             f           Combining sentences             g          Rewriting jargon     PART 4           SENTENCE PARTS AND PATTERNS ______________________________________             BASIC GRAMMAR 21        Parts of Speech               a          Nouns             b          Pronouns             c          Verbs             d          Adjectives and adverbs             e          Prepositions and conjunctions             f           Interjections 22        The Sentence               a          Subjects and predicates             b          Predicate patterns 23        Phrases and Subordinate Clauses               a          Phrases             b          Subordinate clauses 24        Sentence Types               a          Simple sentences             b          Compound sentences             c          Complex sentences             d          Compound-complex sentences _______________________________________________             VERBS 25        Forms               a          Sing/sang/sung and other irregular verbs             b          Sit/set, lie/lay, rise/raise             c          -s and -ed forms             d          Be, have, and other helping verbs             e          Verb + gerund or infinitive: stop eating vs. stop to eat             f           Verb + particle: look up, look over, etc. 26        Tenses               a          Present tense: sing             b          Perfect tenses: have/had/will have sung             c          Progressive tenses: is/was/will be singing             d          Consistency             e          Sequence 27        Mood               a          Subjunctive: I wish I were             b          Consistency 28        Voice               a          She wrote it (active) vs.It was written (passive)             b          Consistency 29        Subject-Verb Agreement               a          -s and -es endings             b          Intervening words             c          Subjects with and             d          Subjects with or or nor             e          Everyone and other indefinite pronouns             f           Team and other collective nouns             g          Who, which, that             h          News and other singular nouns ending in -s             i           Verb preceding subject             j           Is, are, and other linking verbs             k          Titles and words being defined ________________________________________________             PRONOUNS 30        Case               a          She and I vs. her and me             b          It was she             c          Who vs. whom             d          Other constructions 31        Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement             a          Antecedents with and             b          Antecedent with or or nor             c          Everyone, person, and other indefinite words             d          Team and other collective nouns 32        Pronoun Reference               a          Clear reference             b          Close reference             c          Specific reference             d          Appropriate you             e          Consistency __________________________________________________             MODIFIERS 33        Adjectives and Adverbs               a          Adjective vs. adverb             b          Adjective with linking verb: felt bad             c          Comparatives (bigger) and superlatives (biggest)     d          Double negatives             e          Present and past participles: boring vs. bored             f           A, an, the, and other determiners 34        Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers               a          Misplaced modifiers             b          Dangling modifiers _______________________________________             SENTENCE FAULTS 35        Fragments               a          Tests             b          Revision             c          Acceptable fragments 36        Comma Splices and Fused Sentences               a          Main clauses without and, but, etc.             b          Main clauses with however, for example, etc. 37        Mixed Sentences               a          Reason is because and other mixed meanings             b          Tangled grammar             c          Repeated subjects and other parts   PART 5           PUNCTUATION   38        End Punctuation               a          Period             b          Question mark             c          Exclamation point 39        Comma               a          Main clauses with and, but, etc.             b          Introductory elements             c          Nonessential elements             d          Items in a series             e          Two or more adjectives             f           Dates, addresses, place names, long numbers             g          With quotations             h          Misuses  40        Semicolon               a          Main clauses without and, but, etc.             b          Main clauses with however, for example, etc.             c          Main clauses or series items with commas             d          Misuses   41        Colon               a          Concluding explanation, series, etc.             b          Salutation, title and subtitle, time             c          Misuses 42        Apostrophe               a          Possession             b          Misuses             c          Contractions             d          Plural abbreviations, etc. 43        Quotation Marks               a          Direct quotations             b          Within a quotation             c          Dialog             d          Titles of works             e          Words used in a special sense             f           Misuses             g          With other punctuation 44        Other Marks               a          Dash or dashes             b          Parentheses             c          Ellipsis mark             d          Brackets             e          Slash   PART 6           SPELLING AND MECHANICS   45        Spelling and the Hyphen               a          Typical spelling problems             b          Spelling rules             c          The hyphen 46        Capital Letters               a          First word of sentence              b          Proper nouns and adjectives             c          Titles of works             d          Online communication 47        Italics or Underlining             a          Titles and subtitles of works             b          Names of vehicles             c          Foreign words             d          Words or characters named as words             e          Emphasis             f           Online communication 48        Abbreviations               a          Titles with proper names             b          Familiar abbreviations             c          BC, BCE, AD, CE, AM, PM, no., $             d          Latin abbreviations             e          Inc., Bros., Co., &              f           Units of measurement, names, etc. 49        Numbers               a          Numerals vs. words             b          Dates, addresses, etc.             c          Beginning sentences   PART 7           RESEARCH WRITING   50        Research Strategy               a          Planning             b          Research journal             c          Researchable subject and question             d          Goals for sources             e          Working, annotated bibliography 51        Finding Sources               a          Your library’s Web site             b          Searching electronically             c          Reference works             d          Books             e          Periodicals             f           The Web             g          Social media             h          Government publications             i           Visuals, audio, video             j           Your own sources 52        Working with Sources               a          Evaluating sources             b          Synthesizing sources             c          Gathering information             d          Using summary, paraphrase, quotation             e          Integrating sources 53        Avoiding Plagiarism and Documenting Sources               a          Deliberate and accidental plagiarism             b          What not to acknowledge             c          What must be acknowledged             d          Obtaining permission             e          Documenting sources 54        Writing the Paper               a          Focusing and organizing             b          Drafting, revising, editing, and formatting   PART 8           WRITING IN THE DISCIPLINES   55        Goals and Requirements of the Disciplines               a          Methods and evidence             b          Writing assignments             c          Tools and language             d          Documentation and format 56        Reading and Writing about Literature               a          Methods and evidence             b          Writing assignments             c          Tools and language             d          Documentation and format             e          SAMPLE LITERARY ANALYSIS   57        Writing in Other Disciplines               a          Humanities             b          Social sciences             c          Natural and applied sciences 58        MLA Documentation and Format   Indexes to models               a          Parenthetical text citations             b          List of works cited             c          Format of paper             d          SAMPLE MLA PAPER   59        APA Documentation and Format               Indexes to models                a          Parenthetical text citations             b          List of references             c          Format of paper             d          SAMPLE APA PAPER  60        Chicago Documentation               Index to models               a          Notes and bibliography entries             b          Models 61        CSE Documentation               Index to models                a          Name-year citations             b          Numbered text citations             c          List of references   GLOSSARY OF USAGE       INDEX     CULTURE-LANGUAGE GUIDE