Essentials of English
A Practical Handbook Covering All the Rules of English Grammar and Writing Style
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
4 January 2010
Summary
Updated and expanded, this book fills a double purpose as both a useful classroom text and a practical style manual for writers. It reviews English grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and correct word usage, and advises on adapting writing style to different formats, including both classroom assignments, business documents, and electronic communication. Readers will also find detailed instruction on essay writing, starting with outlining a subject, and going on to writing a draft and then editing and polishing it into a finished composition. New in this edition is a sample research paper that uses online sources and follows the widely popular MLA style for footnotes.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780764143168 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0764143166 |
| Author: | Vincent F. Hopper, Cedric Gale, Ronald C. Foote, Benjamin W. Griffith |
| Publisher: | Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Edition: | 6th |
| Release Date: | 4 January 2010 |
| Weight: | 211g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 133mm x 203mm |
Vincent F. Hopper
Vincent F. Hopper was for many years Professor of English at New York University.
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