INDEXAbbreviations, §8,§8AAction verb, §11A,§11B,§20DActive voice, gllG. §33-10Adjective, §12A,§12Bclause, §20Ephrase, §I1L,§20FAdverb, §12A.§12Cclause, §20Ephrase, §20FAgreement, §17,§18pronoun-antecedent, §18A-Fsubject-verb, §17AAntecedent, §9A,§18A,§19APA documentation, §34CApostrophe, §4Cunnecessary, §4DAppositive, §2GArticle, §9CAuxiliary verb, §9BBook, title of, §6CCapitalization, §1abbreviations, §1Bacronyms, § 1Bpropel" names, §1Atitles, §1CCase, §13ACause and effect, §23GCBE Style Manual, §8Chicago Manual of Style, The, §8, §34DCitation, §34AClassification and division, §23DClause, §20dependent clause, §20A, §20Eindependent clause, §20A-Dsubordinate clause, §20A, §20E, §201CMS documentation, §34DCoherence, §33-3.BCollective noun, §10D,|17HColloquialisms, §27BColon, §4AComma, §2appositives, §2Gcoordinate adjectives, §2Ccoordinate clauses, §2Adirect quotations, §2Hintroductory phrase or clause, §2Ditems in a series, §2Bparenthetical interruptions, §2Ewrong use, §2KComma splice, §20H,§33-4Compararive, adjectives, §12BComparison, §12F,§23F,§31BComparison-contrast, §23FComparisons, illogical, §12FComplement, §20A, §20DComplex sentence, §20BCompound noun, §7-5.7Compound sentence, §20CCompound subject, §17E,§17GConjunction, §14A, §14B, §20C, §20EConjunctive adverb, §3B,§14CConnectives, §14, §22Contraction, §4C, §26ACoordination, §9D, §14A, §20C, §201, §33-11Correlative conjunction, §9DCriticism, literary, §35Dangling constructions, §12EDangling modifier, §12E, §33-7Dash, §5ADate, §1ADefinition, §23EDemonstrative pronoun, §13BDependent clause, §20A, §20EDescription, §23ADialogue, §6ADiction, §27ADirect address, §6ADirect object, §20DDirect question, §5BDirect quotation, §6ADocumentation, §34Ellipsis, §13A-5Emphatic form of verb, §1 IEEssay, §23, §24Exclamation, §5CExclamation point, §5CExclamatory sentence, §5CFigures of speech, §28Footnote, §34AForeign words, §6C-3Fragment, §20G, §33-4Fused sentence, §20H, §33-4Gerund, §11L, §12E-2, §13A-6,Gerund phrase, §11L, §I2E-2, §13A-6, §20FHyphen, §4BIllogical comparisons, §12FIllogical subordination, §201Imperative sentence, glIEImpromptu essay, §24Indefinite pronoun, §13E,§17DIndependent clause, §20A,§20DIndirect object, §20DIndirect question, §5BInfinitive,§llL,§20FInfinitive phrase, §20FInterjections, §9E, §16Interrogative pronoun, §13CInterrogative sentence, §13CIntransitive verb, §11A,§20DIntroductory element, §24, §24B, §25A, §25D,§33-1Irregular verb, §HD,§33-9is because, §21Bis when, §21Bis where, §21BItalics, §6CLayers of modification, §24BLetter (of alphabet), §6CLevels of writing, §26Linking verb, §11CLiterary criticism, §35Magazine, title of, §6CMain clause, §20A,§20DMeasurement, §8BMetaphor, §28BMetonymy, §28DMisplaced modifier, §12DMistakes, twelve that fail tests, §33ML A documentation, §34BModern Language Association style, §8, §34Modifier. §12. See also adjective, adverb,§9CMood of verb, §11ENarration, §23BNewspaper, title of, §6CNominative case, §13ANonrestrictive clause, phrase, §2E, §2FNoun, §9A, §10clause, §20Ephrase, §11LNumbers, §8BObjective case, §13AObjective complement, §20D-4Object of preposition, §15,§20FObject of verb, §13A,§20D-2Omissions, §31Parallelism, §21C, §33-12Parentheses, §6BParenmetical documentation, §34AParenthetical elements, §2E,§6BParticipial phrase, §11L, §12E, §20F, §33-7Participle, §HD,§llL,§33-9Parts of speech, §9, §10overview of, §9Passive voice, §11E,§11M,§33-10Personal pronoun, §13APersonification, §28EPersuasion, §23HPhrase, §11L,§12E,§20FPlural, §7-5,§17A,§18A,§18FPossessive case, §13A,§I3A-6Predicate, §20A,§21Predication, §21, §33-5Prefix, §7-2Pregnant sentence, §24B,§25APreposition, §9D,§15Prepositional phrase, §15, §20FPrincipal parts of verb, §1 IDProcess, §23CProgressive form of verb, §1 IEPronoun, §9A, §13demonstrative, §I3Bindefinite, §13Einterrogative, §13Cpersonal, §13Apossessive pronoun before gerund, §13Areference, §19Arelative, §13DPublication Manual of the AmericanPsychological Association. §8Question mark, §5BQuotation marks. §6AQuotation marks and other punctuation, §6Areason is because, §2IB, §27BRedundancy, §30Reference, faulty, vague. §19ambiguous. § 19Bremote, §19Cthis, that, which, it, §19ARelative clause, §13DRelative pronoun, §I3DResearch paper. §34Restrictive clause, phrase, §2ERhetorical types, §23Run-on, §20Hcomma splice, §20H, §33-4-fused sentence, §20H, §33-4Semicolon, §3overuse or wrong use, §33-8Sentence, §20Sentence pattern, §20DSeries, §2BSexist language, §32Shift, needless, §11E, §1 IF, §11M. §33-10Simile. §28ASimple, predicate, subject, §20A, §20DSimple sentence, §20ASingular, §7-5, §17A, §18A, §18FSlang, §27BSpelling, §7Strategies (writing), §23Style, §8, §26Subject, §20A, §20DSubject complement, §20DSubjunctive form of verb, §1 IESubjunctive mood, gl IESubordinate clause, §20A, §20E. See dependentclauseSubordinate conjunction, §20E, §33-11Subordination, §33-11Suffix, §7-2, §7-4, §7-5Superlative, §12BSupporting material, §25BSynecdoche, §28CTense of verb, §11EThesis statement (also Pregnant sentence),§24B,§25ATitle,ofbook, §6C,§34ATitle,of person, §1DTopic sentence, §24B,§25ATransitions, §22, §25C,§31CTransitive verb, §11B,§20DTrite phrases, §27 AUnderlining, §6CUnity (of paragraph), §33-3.AUsage, informal vs. formal, §201, §26A, §26BVerb, §11Verbal phrase, §11L,§20FVoice of verb, §11E, §11G, §11M, §33-10Word choice, §27Word parts, §7Wordiness, §29Writing assignment, §24CWriting skills, §24Writing strategies, §23
Abbreviations,§8A, §8BNumbersAdjective or Adverb§ 12, §33-7A"oomoo,11 tj'1Subject-Verb § 17Pronoun-Antecedent§ 18, §33-6Case§13ACapitalization§ 1Paragraph§33-3BCoherenceComma SpliceFused Sentence§20H, §33-4etunpIIlogica I C omparison§12FFaulty Coordination§201, §33-11~~Dang lOngModifiersI§12EInadequate Development§24, §2SB, §33-1-2Diction §27AColloquialisms §27BAppropriate Style §27 ASexist §32dJlVMfSentenceFragment§20G, §33-4Misplaced§12DModifierAIdSubjunctive Mood§ 111Careless Omission§31(!)IcOpening and ClosingParagraphs§26DParallelism§21C, §33-12IIComma§2P,Semicolon§3, §33-8p;Colon,§4P· .- ~Hyphen, ApostropheQuotationItalicsMarks, Parentheses,§6p-?!Dash, Question Mark,Exclamation Point§SPassive Voice§11G, §llM, §33-10PIIRAiFaulty Predication§21, §33-SIs When, Is Where, Is Because§21BPronoun, Refe~~Vague This, That, It § 19ATwo Or More AntecedentsRemote Antecedents § 19CAppro Antecedents § 19D§ 19BRepetition§30glultInconsistencyTense § 11 FVoice §11GStyle §27 A, §33-SSpelling§7SubordinationSubordinationNeeded or Faulty§201, §33-11Verb Tense §33-9Consistency § 11FGenerally Historical Present True Statements § 11K § llJTransition Needed§22, §2SC, §33-3BParagraph Unity§24, §2S, §33-3AVerb Form§11A-DVbWordy§29Wrong§27CWord
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