Student Writing Handbook Fifth+Edition

Index / 471

in comparison-and-contrast papers, 75

defined, 451

in descriptive papers, 94

in lectures, 274

literary analysis, 238

in multi-paragraph papers, 26

in opinion papers, 106

overview, 12

paragraphs that serve as, 23

process papers, 121–122

from thesis sentence to topic sentence, 29

using when switching to

counterarguments, 113

in writing paragraphs, 18, 20

transitive verb, defined, 451

two-paragraph theme, 23

two shot, defined, 357

understatement, defined, 451

unfounded opinions, 103

unity

in analogies, 53

in book reports, 161

in cause-and-effect papers, 62

checking for, 33–34

in comparison-and-contrast papers, 76

defined, 451

overview, 12

uppercase, defined, 451

URL endings, 297

usage

adjectives, 417–418

adverbs, 417–418

checking, 45–46

defined, 451

overview, 413

pronouns, 415–417

subject, agreement with verb, 413–415

verb, agreement with subject, 413–415

vagueness, defined, 451

verbal phrase

defined, 451

gerunds, 420

infinitives, 419

overview, 419

participles, 420–421

three-paragraph theme, 23
title pages, 317
tone
defined, 451
literary analysis, 235
maintaining, 12
topic
of analysis of literary elements, 235–236
of analysis of literary works, 247–249
of book report, 159
for cause-and-effect papers, 58–59
for comparison-and-contrast papers,
76–77
defined, 451
finding, 4, 7, 58–59
for narrative papers, 97–98
narrowing, 60, 91
for opinion papers, 103–104
prewriting analogy, 50
process analysis, 121
for research papers, 293–295
selecting, 91
selecting for classification, 67
thinking about, 131–132
topic outline
characteristics of, 271
defined, 451
sample of, 275–276
topic sentence
for analysis of authors, 227
beginning with, 53–54, 81
checking, 34
in classification papers, 68, 70–71
in comparison-and-contrast papers,
75, 80
defined, 451
in definition papers, 86–87
in descriptive papers, 90, 93
essay question responses, 192
in opinion papers, 105–106
overview, 9, 18, 27
in paragraphs, 20
placement of, 22–23
transitions
from body paragraphs to conclusion, 29
book reports, 162
checking, 33–35, 54
in classification papers, 71