Sharma, S. D <br/><br/>
A text book of scientific and technical communication writing for engineers and professionals/ 
S.D. Sharma. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - New Delhi:  Sarup & Sons,  2007. 
 - xx, 502 p  ill.  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>1. Origin, Development, Definition, Qualities and Different Sourcesof Technical Communication Writing	1-13<br/>Definition; qualities; chronological development , the Egyptian sources; the Greek writers; the Roman Writers;the American sources;the modern writers; assignments.<br/><br/>2.	Salient Features of Technical Communication Writing and Style	14-31<br/><br/>(a)	Brevity; clarity; objectivity; simplicity; utility; technical   presentation.<br/>(b) Technical writing  or style versus general writing or style; brevity versus diffuseness; clarity versus ambiguity; objectivity; versus subjectivity; simplicity versus pom posity; utility versus pleasurability; Illustrative Specimen; assignments.<br/><br/>3.	Grammatical   Prerequisites   of  Technical Communication Writing	32-46<br/>Singular and plural; possessive; agreement of verb with subject (concord);adverb; adjective;time and tense; infinitive; participle; gerund; fairly and rather; a lot of and a long way; there is and it is; punctuation ; assignments.<br/><br/>4.	Basics of Functional Grammar of Technical Communication	47-69<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>8176257516 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Technical writing--Study and teaching
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>621.382  / SHA/T