Perrin, The Beacon Handbook and Desk Reference, 6/e

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The Beacon Handbook and Desk Reference, Sixth Edition
Robert Perrin - Indiana State University

Editing Exercises

Chapter 4		Paragraphs Topic Sentences Paragraph Length
Chapter 7		Parts of Speech Nouns and Pronouns Verbs Conjunctions
Chapter 8		Sentences Appositives Sentence Structures
Chapter 9		Fragments Fragments PART I Fragments PART II
Chapter 10		Comma Splices and Fused Sentences Comma Splices and Fused Sentences PART I Comma Splices and Fused Sentences PART II
Chapter 11		Agreement Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement PART I Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement PART II
Chapter 12		Parallelism Parallelism PART I Parallelism PART II
Chapter 13		Pronoun Reference Pronoun Reference
Chapter 14		Pronoun Case Pronoun Case PART I Pronoun Case PART II
Chapter 15		Positioning Modifiers Positioning Modifiers PART I Positioning Modifiers PART II
Chapter 16		Verb Tenses Tenses Mood
Chapter 17		Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives and Adverbs
Chapter 18		Sentence Variety Sentence Length Varying Sentence Structure and Beginnings Coordination Subordination Coordination and Subordination
Chapter 19		Emphasis Active and Passive Sentences Concision PART I Concision PART II
Chapter 20		Diction Formal and Informal Diction Connotations Specific Words Gender-biased Language Cliches and Trite Expressions Pretentious Diction and Jargon Euphemisms Pretentious Language Figures of Speech Neologisms and Archaic Words
Chapter 21		End Punctuation End Punctuation
Chapter 22		Commas Commas PART I Commas PART II Commas PART III Commas PART VI Commas PART V Unnecessary Commas PART I Unnecessary Commas PART II
Chapter 23		Semicolons and Colons Semicolons and Colons PART I Semicolons and Colons PART II
Chapter 24		Apostrophes Apostrophes
Chapter 25		Other Marks of Punctuation Dashes Hyphens Parentheses, Brackets, and Ellipsis Points Punctuation Review
Chapter 26		Capitals Capitalization
Chapter 27		Italics Italics
Chapter 28		Quotation Marks Quotation Marks
Chapter 29		Numbers and Abbreviations Numbers and Abbreviations PART I Numbers and Abbreviations PART II
Chapter 32		Works Cited Entries Compiling a Works-cited Page





	Preface

	Editing Exercises

	Quick References

	Writing Exercises

	Diagnostic Exam

	Web Links

	Additional Desk Reference Features

	Sample MLA and APA Citations

	Sample Student Papers

	100 Words to Know



	E-library of Exercises