I bought this book for my first literature class in collge. At first, I thought "Oh wow, a book on how to punctuate sentences...I learned that elementary school!" After having the book for about a month and by my side for five papers, I realized that it wasn't just a book about punctuation, it was a book filled with everything that anyone could ever possibly need when writing, no matter what format you're having to use. This book contains MLA, APA and CMS formats along with sections on composing and revising, document design, sentence style, word choice, grammatical sentences, ESL trouble spots, punctuation, mechanics, researching and a basic grammar index. It's truely the silver lining in the clouds of writing and worth it's weight in gold!!! I purchased this book for one of my employees who needed to finish her senior term paper and was struggling on how to site sources. It arrived a couple weeks before her due date and she passed the paper with flying colors, which lead her to graduating with honors. I totally reccommend this book for any student (high school or college) who has to write and wants to do well with it. On a scale of 1-10, I give this book a 20! It's an amazing book and Diana Hacker did a wonderful job composing it!Read full review
Any college student taking any English class should have this book, regardless of what class it is. This book covers everything from proper punctuation and grammar to MLA format to proper citation in a paper. Everything is neatly organized, and finding a subject is a snap with tabbed indexes. This book will help anybody who is in a writing pinch. This book has helped me outside of the English class I got it for, almost more so than when I was in the actual class that required the text! This book will make life, and that essay you're trying to write, a whole lot easier.
It is really useful for my senior high school girl. The content is very abundant .And the price is very kind.
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Easy to access....I use it almost every day. I plan to use it as a supplement for teaching grammar to my high school English students. It is an excellent resource and if you just want to know how to appropriately use quotes or parenthesis or any area of writing, it comes with quick access using either the index or the side tabs! It also gives the writer up to date formatting for reference pages. I love this book!
Required for a class I was taking, way cheaper than new, excellent reference. Decided to not pump money into school's bookstore with ridiculous pricing. Book is standard reference for grad classes. Will be able to use throughout my schooling, and keep after graduation as a reference.
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