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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Essentials of Grammar | |
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| Parts of Speech | |
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| Nouns | |
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| Proper, Common, and Collective Nouns | |
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| Functions of Nouns | |
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| Plural Nouns | |
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| Possessive Nouns | |
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| Pronouns | |
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| Personal Pronouns | |
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| Case of Personal Pronouns | |
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| Indefinite Pronouns | |
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| Possessive Pronouns | |
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| Relative Pronouns | |
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| Interrogative Pronouns | |
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| Demonstrative Pronouns | |
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| Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement | |
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| Who or Whom? | |
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| Verbs | |
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| Basic Verb Forms | |
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| Auxiliary Verbs | |
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| Verb Tenses | |
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| Regular Verbs | |
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| Functions of the Six Tenses | |
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| Irregular Verbs | |
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| Common Errors in Using Verb Tenses | |
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| Mood | |
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| Active and Passive Voices | |
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| Subject-Verb Agreement | |
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| Special Subject-Verb Agreement Cases | |
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| Adjectives | |
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| Demonstrative Adjectives | |
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| Limiting Adjectives | |
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| Comparisons | |
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| Compound Adjectives | |
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| Predicate Adjectives | |
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| Adverbs | |
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| Forming Adverbs | |
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| Types of Adverbs | |
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| Comparisons | |
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| Adverb Position and Meaning | |
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| Adjective or Adverb? | |
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| Prepositions | |
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| Phrasal Prepositions | |
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| Common Errors to Avoid | |
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| Prepositions Used with Verbs | |
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| Conjunctions | |
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| Coordinating Conjunctions | |
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| Correlative Conjunctions | |
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| Subordinating Conjunctions | |
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| Linking Adverbs | |
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| Interjections | |
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| Common Interjections | |
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| Punctuation | |
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| Punctuation and Punctuation Style | |
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| End Marks: Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Point | |
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| Period | |
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| Question Mark | |
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| Exclamation Point | |
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| Comma | |
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| Series Comma | |
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| Independent Clauses | |
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| Introductory Clauses, Phrases, Expressions | |
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| Nonrestrictive Clauses and Nonessential Material | |
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| Direct Address | |
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| Commas and Clarity | |
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| Traditional Comma Uses | |
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| Comma Faults | |
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| Semicolon | |
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| Independent Clauses | |
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| Series | |
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| Colon | |
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| Before a Series or List | |
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| Between Independent Clauses | |
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| Time | |
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| Formal and Business Communications | |
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| Quotation Marks | |
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| Punctuation with Quotation Marks | |
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| Brief and Long Quotations | |
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| Single Quotation Marks | |
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| Titles | |
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| Terms and Expressions | |
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| Apostrophe | |
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| Possessive of Singular Nouns | |
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| Possessive of Plural Nouns | |
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| Possessive of Indefinite and Personal Pronouns | |
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| Individual and Joint Possession | |
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| Units of Measure as Possessive Adjectives | |
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| Plural Forms of Symbols | |
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| Contractions | |
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| Hyphen | |
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| Compound Numbers and Fractions | |
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| Continuous Numbers | |
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| Prefixes and Suffixes | |
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| Compound Adjectives | |
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| Word Division | |
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| Hyphenated Names | |
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| To Avoid Confusion | |
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| Dash | |
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| Parentheses | |
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| Brackets | |
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| Ellipses | |
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| Italics | |
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| Emphasis | |
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| Foreign Words and Phrases | |
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| Titles | |
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| Vehicles | |
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| Sentences and Sentence Patterns | |
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| Sentences, Fragments, and Run-Ons | |
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| Phrases and Clauses | |
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| Phrases | |
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| Clauses | |
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| Subject and Predicate | |
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| Forms of the Subject | |
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| Forms of the Predicate | |
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| Sentence Constructions | |
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| Simple Sentence | |
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| Compound Sentence | |
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| Complex Sentence | |
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| Compound-Complex Sentence | |
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| Modifiers in Sentences | |
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| Capitalization, Abbreviations, and Numbers | |
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| Capitalization | |
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| Proper Nouns and Adjectives | |
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| Hyphenated Names and Prefixes | |
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| Family Relationships | |
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| Nationalities and Races | |
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| Languages and School Subjects | |
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| Religious Names and Terms | |
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| Academic Degrees and Personal Titles | |
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| Historic Events, Special Events, and Holidays | |
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| Historical Monuments, Places, and Buildings | |
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| Calendar Days, Months, and Seasons | |
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| Documents | |
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| Titles of Publications | |
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| Compass Points | |
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| Geographic Names and Regions | |
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| Scientific Terms | |
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| Capitals with Numbers | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| General Guidelines | |
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| Personal Names and Titles | |
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| Company Names | |
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| Agencies and Organizations | |
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| Geographic Terms | |
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| Time | |
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| Scholarly Abbreviations | |
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| Measures | |
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| Science and Technology | |
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| Commercial Abbreviations | |
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| Numbers | |
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| Arabic Numbers and Roman Numerals | |
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| Figures or Words | |
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| Ages | |
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| Names | |
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| Governmental Designations | |
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| Organizations | |
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| Addresses and Thoroughfares | |
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| Time of Day | |
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| Dates | |
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| Money | |
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| Percentages | |
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| Fractions and Decimals | |
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| Measures | |
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| Temperature | |
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| Parts of a Book | |
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| Inclusive Numbers | |
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| Spelling and Word Division | |
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| Spelling Guidelines | |
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| Prefixes | |
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| Suffixes | |
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| Plurals | |
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| The i and e Rules | |
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| Word Division | |
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| General Rules | |
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| Syllables and Word Division | |
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| Single-Letter Syllables | |
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| Final and Double Consonants | |
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| Hyphenated Words | |
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| Proper Names | |
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| Figures and Abbreviations | |
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| Style Considerations | |
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| Sentences | |
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| Use Clarity and Meaning as the Criteria for Good Sentences | |
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| Include Only One to Two Ideas in Each Sentence | |
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| Vary Sentence Patterns to Avoid Monotonous Use of Any Particular Construction | |
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| Brevity | |
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| Avoid the Phrases There Is and There Are | |
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| Condense Clauses Beginning with Which, That, or Who into Fewer Words | |
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| Strike Out the Article the Wherever Possible | |
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| Eliminate Wordy and Redundant Phrases and Expressions | |
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| Clarity | |
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| Keep Words Fresh | |
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| Jargon | |
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| Buzzwords | |
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| Cliches | |
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| Keep Words Specific and Concrete | |
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| Keep References Clear | |
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| Keep Modifiers Close to Words They Modify | |
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| Place Adverbs Close to Words They Modify | |
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| Keep Subject and Verb Together | |
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| Make Sure That Antecedents Are Clear | |
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| Keep Structures Parallel | |
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| Accuracy | |
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| Double-Check Figures, Dates, Specifications, and Other Details | |
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| Be Sure That All Names, Titles, and Abbreviations Are Spelled Properly | |
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| Verify the Accuracy of Direct Quotations | |
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| Make Sure That Ideas Are Presented Clearly | |
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| Make Sure Your Work Is Neat and Legible | |
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| Gender-Inclusive Language | |
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| Nouns and Pronouns | |
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| Alternative Noun Forms | |
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| Suffixes ess, ette, ix, and ienne/ine | |
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| Social Titles | |
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| Salutations | |
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| Occupational Titles | |
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| Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs | |
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| Verb-Preposition Combinations | |
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| Frequently Confused Words | |
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| Frequently Misspelled Words | |