bandwagon appeals, 150
bare, bear, 752
bar graphs, 269. See also visuals and media
BCE, BC, 737
be, forms of
agreement with subjects, 590–97
as helping verbs, 534
as linking verbs, 550
and passive voice, 570
overuse, 85
wordiness and, 680–81
bear, bare, 752
because of, due to, 752
begging the question, 151
being as, being that, 752
believing and doubting game, 141
beside, besides, 752
between, among, 751–52
bias
in arguments, 142
bibliographies
annotated, 214–15
APA style, 458–82
CSE style, 520–30
as library resources, 206
MLA style, 403–4
working, 213–14
black, Black, 363
block comparisons, 52
block quotations. See quotations, long
blogs
citing
APA style, 478
Chicago style, 508
for exploring a topic, 45
as research logs, 197–98
boldface, in headings, 268
bookmarking (online), 207
books
capitalizing titles, 733
citing
APA style, 463–67
Chicago style, 498–503
CSE style, 520–25
MLA style, 416–21
finding, 205–6
italics for titles, 743
both . . . and. See correlative conjunctions
both, several, 563–64
brake, break, 753
breath, breathe, 753
bring, take, 753
British, English, 365
browsers, Web, 207
business writing, 322–30
abbreviations in, 737–38
global communication, 354–59
letters, 325–26, 358–59
memos, 323–24
Quick Help, 323, 325
reading for, 322
résumés, 327–29
sample student writing
cover letter, 326
memo, 324
résumés, 327–29
but. See coordinating conjunctions
but that, but what, 752
but yet, 752