Student Writing Handbook Fifth+Edition

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laboratory report, 377, 442

last word, importance of, 17

letterhead, business letter, 201

letter of complaint, 205

letters. See also business letters; editorial

letters

addressing envelope, 207

defined, 442

folding, 207–208

overview, 200

sending, 208

LEXIS/NEXIS database, 296

library papers. See research paper

linking verb, 406, 442

lists

characteristics of, 370

developing, 370

looking at, 277

overview, 6, 369–370

prewriting, 370

proofreading, 370–371

putting into outline form, 277–278

sample, 371

literary analysis, 252, 345. See also analysis

of authors; analysis of literary elements;

analysis of literary works

literary reviews. See book review; reviews

logic, checking, 61–62

logical divisions, 68

loose sentence, defined, 442

lowercase, defined, 442

Lycos search engine, 296

main clause, 421, 442

mannerisms, dialogue, 178

marriage, dialogue, 177

material

organizing, 9

to paraphrase, 284

for précis, 288

for research paper, 295–296

for synopsis, 372

for technical report, 377

mechanics

of analysis of authors, 229

of brief responses, 366

checking, 45

defined, 442

Internet
e-mail, 183
use of in research, 292, 296–298, 300,
304, 314
Internet Sleuth search engine, 296
interpret type essay question, 188
interrogative pronoun, defined, 441
interrogative sentence, defined, 441
interrupters, 425
interviews
for biography research, 151
defined, 441
for scripts, 359–360
in-text note, defined, 441
intransitive verb, defined, 441
introduction
to biographical sketch, 152–153
for cause-and-effect papers, 62
checking, 33
comparison-and-contrast papers, 81
defined, 441
drafting, 28–29
essay question responses, 192
feature article, 196
lab report, 377
opinion papers, 105
punctuation for, 425
in reviews, 345
to speech, 281–282
inverted-pyramid plan, 266, 268
irony, defined, 441
irregular verb, defined, 442
italics
defined, 442
when to use, 428
items in series, punctuation for, 424

job applications
answering questions, 142
overview, 140
prewriting, 141–142
proofreading, 142
purpose, 140
revising, 142
job requirements, meeting, 336–337
journal writing, 5–6

key words, précis, 289