TY - BOOK AU - Moore,Roberta AU - Seraydarian,Patricia E. AU - Fruehling,Rosemary T. TI - Pearson business reference and writer's handbook SN - 9780135140536 U1 - 808.042 PY - 2010///] CY - Upper Saddle River, New Jersey PB - Prentice Hall KW - English language KW - Business English KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Grammar KW - Business writing N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Basic sentence structure; Subject-verb agreement; Phrases in sentences; Clauses in sentences; Verbs; Pronouns; Adjectives and adverbs; Prepositions; Basic rules of sentence punctuation; Punctuation in lists and outlines; Comma use in sentences; The semicolon; The colon; The ellipsis (...); The dash; Parentheses and brackets; Quotation marks; Italics; The apostrophe and the asterisk; Spacing after punctuation; Basic sentence capitalization; Listed items; Nouns and adjectives (general rules); Personal names and titles; Organization and product names; Locations and directions; Periods of time and holidays; Groups of people and languages; Religious terms; Titles of publications and artistic works; References to online technology; Academic courses and degrees; Expressing numbers; Symbols with numbers (#, $, %, ); Ordinal numbers (st, nd, rd, th); Clock time; Calendar dates; Periods of time; Money; Measurements; Telephone numbers; Fractions; Percentages, ratios, and proportions; Roman numerals; Abbreviations; Abbreviations with names; Professional, military, and religious titles; State and geographic locations; Periods of time; Customary units of measure; Business terms; Symbols; Spelling and word division; Word usage; Rules for alphabetic filing; The writing process; Planning; Gathering and organizing information; Writing the first draft; Revising and editing the draft; Proofreading; Defining writing style; Writing strong paragraphs; Writing effective sentences; Using words effectively; Email; Interoffice memos; Business letter styles; Guidelines for parts of business letters; Continuing pages in letters; Composing different types of business messages; Writing to inform; Writing to instruct; Writing to make a request; Writing to respond; Writing to persuade; Writing personal messages; Business reports; Informal reports; Formal reports; Business proposals; Documenting sources; Source citation; Reference styles : business, MLA, APA; Designing documents for readability; Integrating text and visuals; Labeling graphics; Writing for multimedia; Preparing slide presentations; Web pages; Meeting agendas and minutes; Itineraries; Press releases; Resumes; Cover letters; References; Job search follow-up ER -