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Subjunctive verb forms Voice j. Active vs. Agreement between subject and verb b. Agreement between pronoun and antecedent 16 Adjectives and Adverbs a. Adjectives only with nouns and pronouns b. Adjectives after linking verbs c. Adjectives with objects; adverbs with verbs d. Comparative and superlative forms e. Double negatives f. Overuse of nouns as modifiers g. Present and past participles as adjectives h.
Tests for sentence completeness, revision of fragments b. Subordinate clause c. Verbal or prepositional phrase d. Other fragments e. Acceptable uses of incomplete sentences 18 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences a.
Main clauses not joined by coordinating conjunction b. Main clauses related by a conjunctive adverb or transitional expression c. Main clauses with no conjunction or punctuation 19 Pronoun Reference a. Clear reference to one antecedent b. Clear placement of pronoun and antecedent c. Reference to specific antecedent d. Indefinite use of you e.
Clear use of it f. Appropriate who, which, that 20 Shifts a. Person and number b. Tense and mood c. Subject and voice d. Indirect and direct quotations and questions 21 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers a.
Clear placement of modifiers b. Limiting modifiers c. Squinting modifiers d. Separation of subjects, verbs, and objects e. Separation of parts of infinitives or verb phrases f. Position of adverbs g.
Order of adjectives h. Mixed grammar b. Mixed meaning faulty predication c. Compound constructions d. Comparisons e. Using subjects and verbs effectively b. Using sentence beginnings and endings c. Arranging parallel elements effectively d.
Repeating ideas e. Separating ideas f. Being concise 24 Using Coordination and Subordination a. Coordinating to relate equal ideas b. Subordinating to distinguish main ideas c. Choosing clear connectors 25 Using Parallelism a. Using parallelism for coordinate elements b. Using parallelism to increase coherence 26 Achieving Variety a. Varying sentence length and structure b. Varying sentence beginnings c. Inverting the normal word order d. The period b. The question mark c. The exclamation point 28 The Comma a.
Main clauses linked by coordinating conjunctions b. Introductory elements c. Nonessential elements d. Absolute phrases e. Phrases expressing contrast f. Series and coordinate adjectives g. Dates, addresses, place names, long numbers h. With quotations i. To prevent misreading j. Misuse and overuse 29 The Semicolon a. Main clauses not joined by a coordinating conjunction b.
Main clauses that are too long or contain commas d. Series items that are long or contain commas e. Misuse and overuse 30 The Apostrophe a. Possession b. Misuses with noun plurals, verbs, and personal pronouns c. Contractions d. Plurals of abbreviations, dates, and words or characters named as words 31 Quotation Marks Chart a. Direct quotations b. Quotation within a quotation c. Dialog d. Titles of songs, short stories, etc.
Words used in a special sense f. Overuse g. Placement with other punctuation marks 32 Other Punctuation Marks a. The colon b. The dash c. Parentheses d. Brackets e. The ellipsis mark f. First word of a sentence b. Titles of works c. Pronoun I and interjection O d. Proper nouns and adjectives e. Titles before proper names f. Misuses of capitals 34 Italics or Underlining a. Titles of books and periodicals b. Names of ships, aircraft, spacecraft, trains c.
Foreign words and phrases d. Words, letters, and numbers named as words e. For emphasis f. In online communication 35 Abbreviations a. Titles before and after proper names b. Familiar abbreviations and acronyms c. Latin abbreviations e. Misuse with units of measurement, geographical names, and so on 36 Numbers a.
Numerals vs. For dates, addresses, etc. Revising nonstandard dialect b. Revising shortcuts of online communication c. Using slang only when appropriate d. Using colloquial language only when appropriate e. Using regionalisms only when appropriate f. Revising neologisms g. Using technical words with care h.
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