The St. Martin's Handbook (with 2009 MLA & 2010 APA updates) by Andrea A. Lunsford

By Andrea A. Lunsford

Supplying guidance and writing perform for college students, this 3rd variation incorporates a dialogue on language kind and comprises accelerated study assurance which supplies tips about writing around the disciplines. moreover, scholars are proven tips on how to arrange and provides shows. complete chapters on operating on-line and designing records on a working laptop or computer also are integrated.

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Qxd 5/4/10 12:31 PM Page 11 top 20 THE TOP TWENTY 19 Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in gender (for example, using he or him to replace Abraham Lincoln and she or her to replace Queen Elizabeth) and in number. ) 18 q Poorly integrated quotation showed how color affects taste: A 1970s study of what makes food appetizing “Once it became ^ apparent that the steak was actually blue and the fries were green, some people became ill” (Schlosser 565). q According to Lars Eighner, “Dumpster diving has serious drawbacks as a way of life” (Eighner ^ 383).

Q her Either Nirupa or Selena will be asked to give their speech to the ^ graduates. When antecedents are joined by or or nor, the pronoun must agree with the closer antecedent. q their The team frequently changed its positions to get varied experience. ^ A collective noun can be either singular or plural, depending on whether the people are seen as a single unit or as multiple individuals. q or her Every student must provide his own uniform. ^ With a singular antecedent that can refer to either a man or a woman, you can use his or her, he or she, and so on.

Omitting documentation can result in charges of plagiarism (see Chapter 16). 4 Vague pronoun reference POSSIBLE REFERENCE TO MORE THAN ONE WORD q Transmitting radio signals by satellite is a way of overcoming the the airwaves problem of scarce airwaves and limiting how they are used. ^ Does they refer to the signals or the airwaves? The editing clarifies what is being limited. REFERENCE IMPLIED BUT NOT STATED q a policy The company prohibited smoking, which many employees resented. ^ What does which refer to?

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