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Tables of Contents for The Right Handbook
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Debunking Myths: Languages and Dialects; Grammar<BR>
Books and Handbooks; The Truth About Language<BR>
Global Revision<BR>
Paragraphs: Paragraphs and Ideas; Paragraphs "Say"<BR>
and "Do"; Paragraph Length<BR>
Sentences: Run-ons; Fragments;<BR>
Sentence Structure; Active/Passive Voice; Subordination; Parallel Structure;<BR>
Comparisons; Misplaced Modifiers and Dangling Participles; Sentence-Ending<BR>
Prepositions; Variety; Major Surgery ("Awk"); Punctuation<BR>
Phrases: Subject-Verb Agreement; Double Negatives; Double Comparisons;<BR>
Split Infinitives; Pronouns<BR>
Words: Verbs; Irregular Verbs; Nouns;<BR>
Adjectives and Adverbs; Slang; Colloquialisms; Dialects and Regionalisms;<BR>
Repetition; Common Errors<BR>
Mechanics: Capitalization; Underlining<BR>
(Italics) and Quotation Marks; Spelling; Abbreviations; Typed Manuscript<BR>
Form; Documentation (Footnotes and Bibliography)<BR>
If English Is<BR>
Not Your First Language<BR>
Research: Choosing a Topic; Looking for<BR>
Information; Taking Notes; Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing<BR>
A Writer's Tools: Word Processors; Dictionaries; Thesauruses; Spelling<BR>
Aids; Usage and Style Handbooks<BR>
Writing Outside the English<BR>
Class: In-School and Out-of-School