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Intended for undergraduate courses in Business Writing, Business Communication and introductory English courses in Developmental English. This text, which is accessible to both teachers and students, helps students develop their writing skills and learn how to read even the most basic of forms. It combines an overview of the five most commonly used modes of rhetoric with a similar overview of the most common elements of grammar, punctuation, style and usage, and includes many samples of student writing to demonstrate the rhetorical modes and principles of style and usage.Product Identifiers
PublisherPrentice Hall PTR
ISBN-100134376099
ISBN-139780134376097
eBay Product ID (ePID)636966
Product Key Features
Number of Pages200 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameWriting with Purpose and Passion : a Writer's Guide to Language and Style
Publication Year1997
SubjectBusiness Communication / General, Composition & Creative Writing
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBusiness & Economics, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorMichael Rovasio, Jeff Stalcup
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight15.4 Oz
Item Length10.9 in
Item Width8.3 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN97-032576
Dewey Edition21
Target AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Decimal808/.0427
Lc Classification NumberPe1408.S667 1998
Table of ContentPreface. 1. The Writing Process. 2. The Parts of Speech. 3. Descriptive Writing. 4. Sentence Structure. 5. Narrative Writing. 6. Commas and Conjunctions. 7. Comparative Analysis. 8. Paragraphs and Topic Sentences. 9. Cause and Effect Writing. 10. Other Forms of Punctuation. 11. Persuasive Writing. 12. Reading and Proofreading. Appendix: Style, Usage, and More. Index.