《英语小手册》

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10 one side of paper only6

11 double-space6

12 margins6

13 title of paper7

14 numbering of pages7

15 paper clip7

16 proper paper8

Introduction9

20 apostrophe for possessive13

21 it’s/its15

Format of Manuscript 10-16

22 subject/verb agreement16

23 noun/pronoun agreement22

24 pronoun antecedent25

25 dangling verbal28

26 misplaced modifier29

27 parallelism31

Grammar 20-33

28 conjunction that36

29 sentence fragment38

30 comma splice43

31 fused sentences46

32 confusing sentence48

Style 40-49

33 correct form and tense of the verb50

Paragraphing 50-52

Introduction55

40 wrong word and faulty predication61

41 imprecise word64

42 inappropriate word66

43 unidiomatic expression69

Punctuation 60-71

44 trite expression71

45 awkward sentence73

46 wordy sentence76

47 careless or needless repetition78

48 mixed metaphor80

49 active/passive verb81

Introduction84

50 unity85

51 coherence89

Mechanics 80-90

52 adequate development94

Introduction101

60 comma，compound sentence103

61 comma，introductory element106

62 pairs（no comma）108

63 comma，series111

64 comma，nonrestrictive114

65 no comma，restrictive119

66 semicolon，compound sentence122

67 independent clause on both sides of semicolon125

68 colon，for leadi n127

69 dash，for summation129

70 pair of dashes，for parenthetical element131

71 format of dash133

Introduction135

80 quotation marks，with period and comma136

81 quotation marks，with colon and semicolon138

82 quotation marks，with question mark139

83 italics，for book titles，etc．140

84 quotation marks，for titles of articles，etc．142

85 italics，for words as words144

86 italics，for foreign words146

87 hyphen，for compound words147

88 hyphen，for words broken at end of line151

89 numbers，in written copy152

90 capitalization，of certain words154

Never-Say Neverisms158

Format of Research Paper161

General instructions161

A．Gathering notes162

B．Self-contained notecards162

C．What needs to be footnoted？163

D．Keep quotations to aminimum165

E．Use lead-in for all quotations166

F．The format of footnotes167

G．Primary and secondary footnotes168

H．The format of bibliographical entries168

I．E llipsis periods169

J．Square brackets170

K．P rimary footnotes172

L．Secondary footnotes178

M．Bibliography forms181

N．Model research paper187

O．Models for footnotes entered on separate pages201

P．The APA system of documentation203

General instructions215

Forms for Letters215

Format of business letter216

Sample business letter in semiblock format219

Sample of addressed business-size envelope220

Sample business letter on letterhead stationery221

Sample of addressed letterhead business envelope222

The two-letter postal abbreviations223

Résumé225

Glossary of Usage227

Glossary of Grammatical Terms235

List of Commonly Misspelled Words253

Index255