Sharp Writing: Building Better Writing Skills

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Sharp Writing is a compact guide with all the information you need to increase your grasp of language and boost your writing skills using Kaplan's easy-to-follow Building Block Method.
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Sharp Writing is a compact guide with all the information you need to increase your grasp of language and boost your writing skills using Kaplan's easy-to-follow Building Block Method.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781419550379
  • Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
  • Publication date: 8/4/2008
  • Series: Sharp Series
  • Edition description: Original
  • Edition number: 0
  • Pages: 304
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.70 (d)

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Kaplan Publishing is one of the nation's leading publishers of academic and professional development resources. We produce more than 150 new titles annually, on topics such as test preparation, college and graduate school admissions, academic and career development in the legal, medical, education, and general business fields. Kaplan Publishing is the number one provider of test prep materials for a variety of standard tests, including GRE, GMAT, LSAT, PSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, and more.

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Table of Contents


Introduction     vii
Sharper Writing
The Parts of Speech and Their Uses     3
Structure, Syntax, and Usage     35
Punctuation     61
Spelling, Capitalization, and Italics     95
Diction, Clarity, and Tone     117
Sharper Writing Stages
Prewriting     151
Writing     177
Revising, Editing, and Proofreading     195
Sharper Writing Formats
Business Writing     217
Personal Correspondence     237
Academic Writing     249
Sharp Writing Cumulative Test     267
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