Bibliograph

The nuts & bolts of college writing, Michael Harvey

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The nuts & bolts of college writing, Michael Harvey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 103)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The nuts & bolts of college writing

Nature of contents

handbooksbibliography

Oclc number

52214863

Responsibility statement

Michael Harvey

Table Of Contents

1. Concision -- The pompous style at school -- 2. Clarity -- Choose verbs over nominalizations -- Choose active verbs over linking verbs -- Choose the active voice over the passive voice -- Clarity and honesty -- 3. Flow -- Use consistent characters -- Use pronouns and other pointers -- Use punch lines -- Use conjunctions and other linking words -- 4. Punctuation -- Commas and comma splices -- Semicolons -- Colons -- Dashes -- Parentheses -- Questions -- 5. Gracefulness -- The historical present -- Appositives -- Parallelism -- Tricolon -- Concession -- Qualification -- 6. Using sources -- Winning your audience's trust -- Weaving sources into your prose -- Quoting effectively -- 7. Paragraphs -- The function of paragraphs -- Opening sentences -- Designing paragraphs -- Sections -- 8. Beginning and endings -- Beginnings -- Endings -- Last thought -- Documentation and citation formats -- Generic formats -- CMS, MLA, and APA style guide

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