Guide to Good Writing (Paperback)  | Released: 2015

Guide to Good Writing is an indispensable guide to the basics of good writing.Part I of the book explains the complete writing process, from researching to revising.Part II provides details on writing fundamentals, including grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary, offering practical advice and straightforward examples.Easy-to-use chapters include: • Preparing to write: thinking, researching,and planning • Writing Your Document: finding a voice and composing paragraphs • Revising Your Document: editing, proofreading, and checking for consistency • Grammer: parts of speech, pharses and sentences. • Words in Use: vocabulary, spelling, sensitive terms, and slang • Words Often Confused: commonly misspelled or misused words • Punctuation: semicolons, commas, periods, and more • Reference Resources: dictionaries, thesauri, and other referenceProper writing skills are vital for nearly every student and professional. The Guide to Good Writing is an essential tool for anyone who uses the English language. About the AuthorMartin H. Manser is a reference book writer and editor based in England. He is the author of The Facts On File Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases, The Facts On File Dictionary of Classical and Biblical Allusions, The Facts On File Dictionary of Proverbs, and The Facts On File Guide to Style. His other books include the Zondervan Dictionay of Bible Themes, Macmillan Dictionaiy of the Bible, and Learner’s Dictionaiy of English idiomsTable of Contents: Part I: THE WRITING PROCESS Introduction • The Four Stages of the Writing Process Preparing to Write • Thinking and Researching • Paraphrasing and Summarizing • Quotations • Thinking and Researching: An Overview • Planning • Planning: An Overview Writing Your Document • Getting Started • Your Authorial Voice • Composition: Paragraphs • Writing: An Overview Revising Your Document • How to Revise • Revision • Checklist • An Example of Revising a Text • Checking for Consistency • Proofreading • References • Revision: An Overview PART II: WRITING FUNDAMENTALS Introduction Grammar • Introduction • Nouns • Adjectives • Determiners • Verbs • Adverbs • Pronouns • Prepositions • Conjunctions • Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences • Reporting Speech Words in Use • Introduction • Vocabulary • Spelling • Prefixes and Suffixes • Foreign Words and Phrases • Abbreviations and Symbols • Numbers • Sensitive Terms • Slang Words Often Confused Punctuation • Introduction • Punctuation Marks • Apostrophe • Capital Letters • Colon • Comma • Dash • Ellipsis • Exclamation Point • Hyphen • Italics • Paragraph • Parentheses and Brackets • Period • Question Mark • Quotation Marks • Semicolon • Slash Reference Resources • Dictionaries • Thesaurus • Other Reference Books • Electronic reference source Glossary of grammatical terms • Index