《A Handbook of Writing 英语写作手册（修订本）》求取 ⇩

Part one Manuscript FormⅠ．Arrangement1

Ⅱ．Word Division3

Ⅲ．Capitalization4

Ⅳ．Punctuation5

Ⅴ．Handwriting7

Exercises8

Part Two DictionⅠ．Levels of Words9

Ⅱ．The Meaning of Words13

Ⅲ．General and Specific Words17

Ⅳ．Idioms20

Ⅴ．Figures of Speech22

1．Simile22

2．Metaphor23

3．Personification24

4．Metonymy25

5．Synecdoche25

6．Euphemism26

7．Irony26

8．Overstatement and Understatement27

9．Transferred Epithet27

10．Oxymoron28

11．Alliteration28

Ⅵ．Dictionaries29

1．Using Dictionaries29

2．Some Good Dictionaries32

Exercises36

Part Three The SentenceⅠ．Complete Sentences and Sentence Fragments41

Ⅱ．Types of Sentences44

1．Declarative,Interrogative,Imperative,and Exclamatory Sentences44

2．Simple,Compound,Complex,and Compound-Complex Sentences45

3．Loose,Periodic and Balanced Sentences47

4．Short and Long Sentences50

Ⅲ．Effective Sentences54

1．Unity54

2．Coherence55

3．Conciseness60

4．Emphasis62

5．Variety70

Exercises72

Part Four The ParagraphⅠ．Effective Paragraphs81

1．Unity81

2．Coherence83

3．Transition84

Ⅱ．Ways of Developing Paragraphs87

1．Planning a Paragraph87

2．Development by Time88

3．Development by Process90

4．Development by Space91

5．Development by Example and Generalization93

6．Development by Comparison and Contrast96

7．Development by Cause and Effect101

8．Development by Classification103

9．Development by Definition105

10．Development by a Combination of Methods107

Exercises109

Part Five The Whole CompositionⅠ．Steps in Writing a Composition144

1．Planning a Composition144

2．Types of Outlines146

3．Writing the First Draft150

4．Revising the First Draft151

5．Making the Final Copy153

Ⅱ．Organization153

1．Some Principles153

2．The Beginning154

3．The End157

Ⅲ．Types of Writing158

1．Description158

2．Narration172

3．Exposition181

（1）Illustration182

（2）Division and Classification186

（3）Comparison and Contrast194

（4）Cause and Effect208

（5）Definition219

4．Argumentation233

Exercises247

Part Six The Summary and Book ReportⅠ．The Summary262

1．Uses of Summary Writing262

2．Procedure263

Ⅱ．The Book Report271

Exercises275

Part Seven Formal and Informal StylesⅠ．The Meaning of Style282

Ⅱ．Formal and Informal Styles283

Exercises292

Part Eight The Research PaperⅠ．Process296

1．Choosing a Topic297

2．Collecting Information300

3．Analyzing the Information,Organizing Ideas and Working Out an Outline310

4．Writing the First Draft312

5．Revising the Draft and Finalizing the Paper320

Ⅱ．Format321

1．The Structure of a Paper321

2．Use of Quotations323

3．Use of Notes327

4．Bibliography341

Ⅲ．A Sample Research Paper352

Part Nine Practical WritingⅠ．Notices368

Ⅱ．Greetings,Good Wishes,Congratulations,and Condolences373

1．Greetings373

2．Good Wishes374

3．Congratulations375

4．Condolences375

Ⅲ．Notes375

1．Appointments376

2．Apologies378

3．Informal Invitations380

4．Requests382

5．Thanks383

6．Messages384

Ⅳ．Letters384

1．Form385

2．Language388

3．Addressing an Envelope392

Ⅴ．Curriculum Vitae414

Exercises425

Part Ten PunctuationⅠ．The Comma428

Ⅱ．The Period432

Ⅲ．The Semicolon434

Ⅳ．The Colon436

Ⅴ．The Question Mark437

Ⅵ．The Exclamation Mark438

Ⅶ．Quotation Marks439

Ⅷ．Parentheses442

Ⅸ．Brackets443

Ⅹ．The Dash444

Ⅺ．The Slash445

Ⅻ．Italics and Underlining446

Correction Symbols in Alphabetical Order448

Bibliography450