The Hodges Harbrace Handbook, International Edition - Softcover

Part I: GRAMMAR. 1. Sentence Essentials. 2. Sentence Fragments. 3. Comma Splices and Fused Sentences. 4. Adjectives and Adverbs. 5. Pronouns and Case. 6. Agreement. 7. Verbs. Part II: MECHANICS. 8. Document Design. 9. Capitals. 10. Italics. 11. Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Numbers. Part III: PUNCTUATION. 12. The Comma. 13. Unnecessary or Misplaced Commas. 14. The Semicolon. 15. The Apostrophe. 16. Quotation Marks. 17. The Period and Other Punctuation Marks. Part IV: SPELLING AND DICTION. 18. Spelling, the Spell Checker, and Hyphenation. 19. Good Usage. 20. Exactness. 21. Conciseness. 22. Clarity and Completeness. Part V: EFFECTIVE SENTENCES. 23. Sentence Unity. 24. Subordination and Coordination. 25. Misplaced Modifiers. 26. Parallelism. 27. Consistency. 28. Pronoun Reference. 29. Emphasis. 30. Variety. Part VI: WRITING. 31. Reading, Writing, and the Rhetorical Situation. 32. Planning and Drafting Essays. 33. Revising and Editing Essays. 34. Writing Arguments. 35. Online Writing. Part VII: RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION. 36. Finding Sources Online, in Print, and in the Field. 37. Evaluating Print and Online Sources. 38. Integrating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism. 39. MLA Documentation. 40. APA Documentation. 41. Writing about Literature. 42. Writing in Business. Part VIII: ADVICE FOR MULTILINGUAL WRITERS. 43. Determiners, Nouns, and Adjectives. 44. Verbs and Verb Forms. 45. Word Order. Glossary of Usage. Glossary of Terms.

Continuously evolving to address the needs of today's students, THE HODGES HARBRACE HANDBOOK, 18E, International Edition guides student writers in developing their understanding of the rhetorical situation. This understanding enables even those students with minimal experience or confidence in their writing to learn to write more effectively--to choose the most pertinent information, arrange it well, and use the most appropriate language when writing for an audience. This grammar-first handbook provides comprehensive coverage of grammar, style, punctuation, mechanics, writing, and research--all presented in the context of rhetorical concerns, including the writer, reader, message, context, and purpose. Like all of its predecessors, the 18th edition provides both teachers and students the ease of reference and attention to detail that have made the HARBRACE handbooks THE standard of reliability since 1941.