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Preface | |
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The Writing Process | |
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Exploring | |
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The Paragraph and the Essay | |
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Visualizing the Writing Process | |
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What is Exploring? | |
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Topic | |
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Audience | |
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Purpose | |
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Exploring Strategies | |
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Journal and Portfolio Writing | |
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Developing | |
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What is Developing? | |
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Narrow the Topic | |
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The Topic Sentence | |
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The Supporting Ideas | |
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The Paragraph Plan | |
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The First Draft | |
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Revising and Editing | |
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What is Revising and Editing? | |
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Revise for Unity | |
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Revise for Adequate Support | |
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Revise for Coherence | |
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Revise for Style | |
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Edit for Errors | |
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Write the Final Draft | |
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Paragraph Patterns | |
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Illustration | |
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What is Illustration? | |
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The Illustration Paragraph | |
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Explore Topics | |
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The Topic Sentence | |
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The Supporting Ideas | |
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The Paragraph Plan | |
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The First Draft | |
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Revise and Edit an Illustration Paragraph | |
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Narration | |
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What is Narration? | |
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The Narrative Paragraph | |
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Explore Topics | |
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The Topic Sentence | |
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The Paragraph Plan | |
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The First Draft | |
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Revise and Edit a Narrative Paragraph | |
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Description | |
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What is Description? | |
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The Descriptive Paragraph | |
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Explore Topics | |
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The Topic Sentence | |
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The Supporting Ideas | |
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The Paragraph Plan | |
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The First Draft | |
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Revise and Edit a Descriptive Paragraph | |
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Process | |
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What is a Process? | |
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The Process Paragraph | |
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Explore Topics | |
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The Topic Sentence | |
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The Supporting Ideas | |
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The Paragraph Plan | |
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The First Draft | |
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Revise and Edit a Process Paragraph | |
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Definition | |
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What is Definition? | |
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The Definition Paragraph | |
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Explore Topics | |
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The Topic Sentence | |
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The Supporting Ideas | |
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The Paragraph Plan | |
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The First Draft | |
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Revise and Edit a Definition Paragraph | |
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Classification | |
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What is Classification? | |
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The Classification Paragraph | |
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Explore Topics | |
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The Topic Sentence | |
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The Supporting Ideas | |
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The Paragraph Plan | |
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The First Draft | |
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Revise and Edit a Classification Paragraph | |
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Comparison and Contrast | |
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What is Comparison and Contrast? | |
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The Comparison and Contrast Paragraph | |
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Explore Topics | |
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The Topic Sentence | |
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The Supporting Ideas | |
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The Paragraph Plan | |
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The First Draft | |
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Revise and Edit a Comparison and Contrast Paragraph | |
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Cause and Effect | |
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What is Cause and Effect? | |
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The Cause and Effect Paragraph | |
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Explore Topics | |
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The Topic Sentence | |
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The Supporting Ideas | |
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The Paragraph Plan | |
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The First Draft | |
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Revise and Edit a Cause and Effect Paragraph | |
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Argument | |
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What is Argument? | |
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The Argument Paragraph | |
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Explore Topics | |
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The Topic Sentence | |
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The Supporting Ideas | |
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The Paragraph Plan | |
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The First Draft | |
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Revise and Edit an Argument Paragraph | |
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The Essay | |
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Writing the Essay | |
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Explore Topics | |
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The Thesis Statement | |
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The Supporting Ideas | |
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The Essay Plan | |
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The Introduction | |
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The Conclusion | |
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The First Draft | |
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Revising and Editing the Essay | |
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The Essay Title | |
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The Final Draft | |
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Essay Patterns | |
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The Illustration Essay | |
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The Narrative Essay | |
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The Descriptive Essay | |
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The Process Essay | |
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The Definition Essay | |
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The Classification Essay | |
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The Comparison and Contrast Essay | |
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The Cause and Effect Essay | |
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The Argument Essay | |
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Enhancing Your Writing with Research | |
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What is Research? | |
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Research for Academic Writing | |
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Gathering Information | |
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Evaluating Sources | |
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Add a Paraphrase, Summary, or Quotation | |
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Cite Sources Using MLA Style | |
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Sample Research Essay Using MLA Style | |
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The Editing Handbook | |
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Effective Sentences | |
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Section Theme | |
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Popular Culture | |
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Simple Sentences | |
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Identify Prepositional Phrases | |
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Identify Verbs | |
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Helping Verbs | |
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Compound Sentences | |
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Compare Simple and Compound Sentences | |
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Combine Sentences Using Coordinating Conjunctions | |
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Combine Sentences Using Semicolons | |
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Combine Sentences Using Transitional Expressions | |
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Complex Sentences | |
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What is a Complex Sentence? | |
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Use Subordinating Conjunctions | |
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Use Relative Pronouns | |
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Use Embedded Questions | |
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Sentence Variety | |
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What is Sentence Variety? | |
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Combine Sentences | |
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Include a Question, a Quotation, or an Exclamation | |
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Vary the Opening Words | |
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Combine Sentences with a Present Participle | |
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Combine Sentences with a Past Participle | |
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Combine Sentences with an Appositive | |
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Common Sentence Errors | |
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Section Theme | |
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Psychology | |
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Fragments | |
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Fragments | |
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Run-Ons | |
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Run-Ons | |
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Faulty Parallel Structure | |
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What is Parallel Structure? | |
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Identify Faulty Parallel Structure | |
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Problems with Verbs � | |
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Section Theme | |
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Political Intrigue | |
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Present and Past Tenses | |
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What is Verb Tense? | |
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The Simple Present Tense | |
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The Simple Past Tense | |
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Avoid Double Negatives | |
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Past Participles | |
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Past Participles | |
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The Present Perfect Tense: have/has + Past Participle | |
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The Past Perfect Tense: had + Past Participle | |
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The Passive Voice: be + Past Participle | |
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Other Verb Forms | |
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Problems with Progressive Forms ( -ing Verbs) | |
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Nonstandard Forms: gonna, gotta, wanna | |
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Problems with Conditional Forms | |
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Nonstandard Forms: would of, could of, should of | |
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Verb Agreement and Consistency | |
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Section Theme | |
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College Life | |
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Subject-Verb Agreement | |
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Basic Subject-Verb Agreement Rules | |
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More Than One Subject | |
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Special Subject Forms | |
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Verb Before the Subject | |
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Interrupting Words and Phrases | |
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Tense Consistency | |
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Consistent Verb Tense | |
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More Parts of Speech | |
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Section Theme | |
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Inventions And Discoveries | |
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Nouns, Determiners, and Prepositions | |
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Singular and Plural Nouns | |
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Count Nouns and Noncount Nouns | |
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Determiners | |
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Prepositions | |
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Pronouns | |
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Pronoun Case | |
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Relative Pronouns ( who, whom, which, that, whose ) | |
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Reflexive Pronouns ( -self / -selves ) | |
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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement | |
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Indefinite Pronouns | |
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Vague Pronouns | |
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Pronoun Shifts | |
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Modifiers | |
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Section Theme | |
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Health Care | |
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Adjectives and Adverbs | |
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Adjectives | |
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Adverbs | |
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Comparative and Superlative Forms | |
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Mistakes and Modifiers | |
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Misplaced Modifiers | |
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Dangling Modifiers | |
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Word Use and Spelling | |
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Section Theme | |
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The Legal World | |
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Exact Language | |
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Use Specific and Detailed Vocabulary | |
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Avoid Wordiness ad Redundancy | |
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Avoid Clich�s | |
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Standard English Versus Slang | |
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Spelling and Commonly Confused Words | |
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Spelling Rules | |
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Commonly Misspelled Words | |
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Look-Alike and Sound-Alike Words | |
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Punctuation and Mechanics | |
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Section Theme | |
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The Workplace | |
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Commas | |
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What Is a Comma? | |
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Commas in a Series | |
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Commas After Introductory Words and Phrases | |
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Commas Around Interrupting Words and Phrases | |
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Commas in Compound Sentences | |
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Commas in Complex Sentences | |
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Commas in Business Letters | |
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The Apostrophe, Quotation Marks, and Titles | |
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The Apostrophe | |
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Quotation Marks | |
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Punctuation of Titles | |
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Capitalization and Other Punctuation Marks | |
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Capitalization | |
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Other Punctuation Marks | |
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Editing | |
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Editing Paragraphs and Essays | |
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Reading Strategies and Selections | |
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From Reading to Writing | |
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Reading Strategies | |
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Reading Selections | |