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feature article, 197
grammar, 45–46
job applications, 142
lists, 370–371
mechanics, 45
memorandum, 258
minutes of meeting, 263
narration, 99
news article, 268–269
opinion, 107
outlines as summary, 275
outlines for paper, 279
outlines for speech, 282
overview, 45
paraphrase, 285–286
persuasion, 115
précis, 289
process analysis, 122
punctuation, 45
research paper, 317
resume, 339
reviews, 346
scholarship application essays, 138–139
synopsis, 373
technical report, 382
television scripts, 361
usage, 45–46
protagonists
defined, 447
in scripts, 350
proverbs, in introductions, 29
PS (postscript), business letter, 203
psychological needs, 112
punctuation
checking, 45
colons, 426–427
commas, 424–425
dialogue, 177
in lists, 371
overview, 424
semicolons, 426
purpose, statement of, 447
purpose of writing, determining, 8
pyramid, inverted, 448qualifications, for scholarships, 137
question mark
defined, 448
when to use, 427primary research
biographical sketch, 151
biography, 149
conducting, 305
defined, 447
interviews and, 5
printed sources, for research,
295, 298–299, 304
process, defined, 447
process analysis
characteristics of, 119
overview, 119, 120
prewriting, 120–121
proofreading, 122
revising, 122
sample technical writing, 123–124
writing, 121–122
writing-across-curriculum models, 123
profile. See character sketch
progressive form, defined, 447
pronoun, 415–417, 447
pronoun agreement, defined, 447
pronoun noun, defined, 447
pronoun reference, defined, 447
pronunciation, dialogue, 178
proofreading
analogy, 54
analyses of authors, 229
analysis of literary elements, 238
analysis of literary works, 250
autobiographical sketch, 146
biographical sketch, 155
book report, 162
brief responses, 366
business letters, 207–208
cause and effect, 62
character sketch, 170
classification, 72
classified ads, 175
college admission application essays,
133–134
comparison and contrast, 82
definition, 87
description, 94
dialogue, 179–180
drama scripts, 354
editorial letters, 220–221
e-mail, 186
essay test responses, 192–193