Diana Hacker

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Our best-selling classic tabbed handbook is available in a version that conveniently includes nearly one hundred integrated exercise sets for plenty of practice with the grammar, style, punctuation, and mechanics topics offered in the handbook. The answers to some items appear in the back of the book.

Good student writers are curious, engaged and reflective. They read critically. They write with purpose. They know credible evidence makes them credible researchers. The Bedford Handbook, based on surveys with more than 1,000 first-year students, fosters these habits and offers more support than ever before for college reading and writing.

Rules for Writers is anaccessible and comprehensive guide to effective writing. The fully revised 7th edition of this popular text shows readers how to compose and revise text, how to deploy grammar with confidence, and how to cite sources. It is packed with exercises which provide excellent writing practice for students.