Re: Grammar for Adults?

George wrote:

> On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 11:36:08 -0500, John Ramsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> >McGraw-Hill Handbook of English
>
> According to Books in Print, that was last published in 1978 and it is
> out of print.

It's now called The McGraw-Hill College Handbook

See below. From McGraw-Hill's webpage.

There's been some cut & pasting from the old edition 
but the song remains the same -:)

  

              The McGraw-Hill College Handbook  Compositions
                          Author(s): Richard Marius  Harvey Wiener
                          ISBN: 007040481X
                          Format: Hardcover, 640 pages.               
                          Pub date: January 1, 1994      The Short
                          Copyright: 1994                Handbook for
                          $51.87                         US Writers
                          

                        A Writer's Resource CD-ROM


                       Contents            

                             Book ONE: THE WRITING PROCESS.
                              PART ONE: WRITING ESSAYS AND PARAGRAPHS
                               1. Planning a Paper
                               2. Writing and Revising a Paper
                               3. Writing Strong Paragraphs.
                              PART TWO: WRITING CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE
                                        SENTENCES
                               4. Basic Sentence Structure
                               5. Sentence Logic
                               6. Coordination, Subordination,
                                  Parallelism

                               7. Emphasis and Variety.
                              PART THREE: USING WORDS EFFECTIVEL
                               8. Choosing Tone and Diction
                               9. Using Imagery and Figurative Language.
                               10. Making Every Word Count.
                               11. Avoiding Bias.
                               12. Using a Dictionary and Thesaurus.
                             Book TWO: USAGE RULES AND OPTIONS.
                              PART FOUR: UNDERSTANDING GRAMMAR AND
                               WRITING CORRECT SENTENCES.
                               13. Correcting Run-ons and Comma Splices.
                               14. Correcting Sentence Fragments.
                               15. Making Subject and Verb Agree.
                               16. Using Verb Forms Correctly.
                               17. Using Pronouns Correctly.
                               18. Adjective and Adverb Modifiers.
                               19. Avoiding Misplaced Modifiers.
                               20. Avoiding Confusing Shifts.
                              PART FIVE: UNDERSTANDING PUNCTUATION.
                               21. Selecting End Marks.
                               22. Using Commas.
                               23. Using Semicolons.
                               24. Using Apostrophes.
                               25. Using Quotation Marks.
                               26. Other Marks of Punctuation.
                              PART SIX: UNDERSTANDING MECHANICS.
                               27. Improving Spelling.
                               28. Capitalizing Correctly.
                               29. Using Numbers and Abbreviations.
                               30. Using Italics.
                             Book THREE: SPECIAL WRITING TASKS.
                              PART SEVEN: WRITING A RESEARCH PAPER.
                               31. Starting a Research Project.
                               32. Planning a Research Paper.
                               33. Citing and Documenting Sources.
                               34. Developing, Writing, and Revising a
                                Research Paper.
                              PART EIGHT: OTHER WRITING TASKS.
                               35. Writing Logical Arguments.
                               36. Writing About Literature.
                               37. Writing Across the Curriculum.
                               38. Writing in the Work Place.
                               39. Improving Study Techniques.
                               40. Writing an Essay Exam.
                               41. Using a Word Processor
                            ESL Appendix
                               Glossary of Usage
                               Glossary of Grammatical Terms

                       
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