Student Writing Handbook Fifth+Edition
32 / Basics of Good Writing • A concluding sentence in the last body paragraph ties together the paragraph as well as the gen ...
C h a p t e r 3 Revising Y ou have finished the prewriting and writing steps. You have studied how to write good sentences, good ...
• Are there adequate transitional devices to connect the paragraphs? [See Sample Revision for Transition later in this chapte ...
• Does my paragraph follow a logical method of organization? [See order, in paragraph development, in the Glossary.] • Hav ...
36 / Basics of Good Writing • Have I, wherever possible, substituted strong action verbs for weak linking verbs? [See action ...
Revising / 37 • Have I avoided dangling modifiers? [See dangling modifier in the Glossary.] • Have I avoided ambiguous mod ...
38 / Basics of Good Writing Revised to Add Specific Detail In spring, fishermen replace hunters on Hovey Lake waters. Attracted ...
Revising / 39 that, I really like pigeons. In fact, we used to raise pigeons when I was a child. Some of them are quite beautifu ...
40 / Basics of Good Writing the reader summarize the subtopics before moving to the next major point. In other words, the transi ...
Revising / 41 The revised paragraph [a sample paragraph from Chapter 6, Cause and Effect] illus- trates improved sentence variet ...
42 / Basics of Good Writing involved, scientists can keep actual head counts and study the moose-wolf balance in detail. The bal ...
Revising / 43 Revised to Eliminate Wordiness Shall we increase property taxes? Ignore drug-pushers? Elect a “yes” man for Congre ...
44 / Basics of Good Writing ANALYSIS of THE SAMPLE REVISIoN foR EMPHASIS The preceding revision illustrates a number of revision ...
C h a p t e r 4 Proofreading W hen you have revised so that content and structure are as accurate and concise as you can make th ...
Do^ I^ maintain^ the^ use^ of^ the^ nominative^ case^ after^ a^ linking^ verb?^ [See Pronoun Usage in Chapter 43, Usage.] Have^ ...
PA R T I I METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT N o matter what you write, you must choose a means for developing what you say. This part of t ...
Because you must use these methods to develop anything you write, consult this section frequently. And keep in mind that any one ...
C h a p t e r 5 Analogy A n analogy explains an idea by making a comparison. The analogy may explain how something works, how so ...
PROCESS The following steps help you develop a successful analogy. STEP 1: Prewriting—Choosing a Topic To develop a good analogy ...
Formation of Stalactites Formation of Icicles from ceiling of cave from eaves of house residue freezing cause of “freezing” caus ...
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