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When words collide : a media writer's guide to grammar and style / Lauren Kessler, Duncan McDonald.

By: Kessler, Lauren.
Contributor(s): McDonald, Duncan, 1945-.
Series: Wadsworth series in mass communication and journalism. Publisher: Belmont, CA : Wadsworth, c2004Edition: 6th ed.Description: viii, 223 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 053456206X (Student ed. with InfoTrac College ed.); 0534562086 (Exercise book).Subject(s): English language -- Grammar -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Journalism -- Style manuals | Mass media -- Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 808.06607
Contents:
Part 1: Understanding grammar and style - Chapter 1: Ten secrets to writing well - Chapter 2: What you don't know will hurt you - Chapter 3: Parts of speech, Part 1: The power of the verb - Chapter 4: Parts of speech, Part 2: The supporting cast - Chapter 5: The sentence - Chapter 6: Agreement: Harmony 10-0, discorder - Chapter 7: Case: It's all about relationships - Chapter 8: Passive voice - Chapter 9: Punctuation: Graceful mechanics - Chapter 10: Spelling - Chapter 11: Clarity, conciseness, coherence - Chapter 12: Style - Chapter 13: Sense and sensitivity -- Part 2: Topical guide to grammar and world use - Index.
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Main Collection Taylor's Library-TU

Floor 4, Shelf Transit , Side 1, TierNo 2, BayNo 6

808.06607 KES (Browse shelf) Exercise book 1 Available SOMAC,09050,03,RA 5000049596

Includes index.

Part 1: Understanding grammar and style - Chapter 1: Ten secrets to writing well - Chapter 2: What you don't know will hurt you - Chapter 3: Parts of speech, Part 1: The power of the verb - Chapter 4: Parts of speech, Part 2: The supporting cast - Chapter 5: The sentence - Chapter 6: Agreement: Harmony 10-0, discorder - Chapter 7: Case: It's all about relationships - Chapter 8: Passive voice - Chapter 9: Punctuation: Graceful mechanics - Chapter 10: Spelling - Chapter 11: Clarity, conciseness, coherence - Chapter 12: Style - Chapter 13: Sense and sensitivity -- Part 2: Topical guide to grammar and world use - Index.

Acompanied by : Exercises for Kessler/McDonald's when words collide : a media writer's grammar and style. 6th ed. / Duncan McDonald (103 p. ; 28 cm.), 2004.