Guide to Good Writing is an indispensable guide to the basics of good writing. Part I of the book explains the complete writing process, from researching to revising. Part II provides details on writing fundamentals, including grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary, offering practical advice and straightforward examples. Easy-to-use chapters include Preparing to write: thinking, researching,and planning Writing Your Document: finding a voice and composing paragraphs Revising Your Document: editing, proofreading, and checking for consistency Grammer: parts of speech, pharses and sentences. Words in Use: vocabulary, spelling, sensitive terms, and lang Words Often Confused: commonly misspelled or misused words Punctuation: semicolons, commas, periods, and more Reference Resources: dictionaries, thesauri, and other reference Proper writing skills are vital for nearly every student and professional. The Guide to Good Writing is an essential tool for anyone who uses the English language. About The Author Martin H. Manser is a reference book writer and editor based in England. He is the author of The Facts On File Dictiona of Foreign Words and Phrases, The Facts On File Dictionary of Classical and BiblicalAllusions, The Facts On File Dictionary of Proverbs, and The Facts On File Guide to Style. His other books include the Zondervan Dictionay of Bible Themes, Macmillan Dictionaiy of the Bible, and Learner?s Dictionaiy of English idioms Table of Contents Part I: THE WRITING PROCESS Introduction The Four Stages of the Writing Process Preparing to Write: Thinking and Researching Paraphrasing and Summarizing Quotations Thinking and Researching: An Overview Planning Planning: An Overview Writing Your Document: Getting Started Your Authorial Voice Composition: Paragraphs Writing: An Overview Revising Your Document: How to Revise Revision Checklist An Example of Revising a Text Checking for Consistency Proofreading References Revision: An Overview PART II: WRITING FUNDAMENTALS Introduction Grammar: Nouns Adjectives Determiners Verbs Adverbs Pronouns Prepositions Conjunctions Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences Reporting Speech Words in Use: Introduction Vocabulary Spelling Prefixes and Suffixes Foreign Words and Phrases Abbreviations and Symbols Numbers Sensitive Terms Slang Words Often Conftsed Punctuation: Introduction Punctuation Marks Apostrophe Capital Letters Colon Comma Dash Ellipsis Exclamation Point Hyphen Italics Paragraph Parentheses and Brackets Period Question Mark Quotation Marks Semicolon Slash Reference Resources : Dictionaries Thesauri Other Reference Books Electronic reference source Glossary of grammatical terms