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indefinite 1

nominative 12

relative 29

proper nouns

in direct address 3

possessive case of 1

proverbial expressions 37

qualifiers, avoiding 73

quotation(s) 36-37

colon introducing 8

quotation marks

for colloquialisms 34

punctuation with 36

rather 73

refer vs. allude 40

references 37

regard... as 41

regretful vs. regrettable 57

relate, misuse of 57

relative clause

following one of 9-10

position in sentence 30

punctuation of 4

relative pronoun

position in sentence 29

repeated action, expressing 64-65

respective/respectively 57

restrictive clause 59

punctuation of 4-5

restrictive term of identification 3

revising 72

-'s, use of 1

said, in dialogue 31, 75, 76

secondly, misuse of 57

semicolon

in compound sentence 5-6

while replaced by 63

sentence fragment 7

sentence structure 28-31

emphatic 32-33

prepositions in 77-78

serial comma 2

shall vs. will 58

should, sparing use of 20

similes, use of 80

so 58

somebody

pronoun after 60

vs. some body 41

someone

pronoun after 60

verb form after 10

sort of 51

specific language 16-23

spelling 74-75

Spencer, Herbert 22

split infinitive 58, 78

Stafford, Jean 21-22

standard English 83-84

state (verb) 58

Stevenson, Robert Louis 84-85

structural design 15, 70-71

student body 58

style 66-69, 84-85

guidelines for 70-84

subject(s)

agreement with verb 9-11

compound 10

emphatic position of 33

position in sentence 29

pronoun as 11-12

subject complements

inverted position of 33

subordinate clause

punctuation of 5

summaries 31-32

superfluous words/phrases 23-24, 72

syllabication 38

syntax 28-31

inversion 32-33

parallelism 26-28

tense

in summaries 31-32

than

case of pronoun after 12

use of 59

thanking you in advance 59

that

omitting 78

quotations introduced by 37

redundant use of 48

vs. which 59

the

in parallel construction 27

in titles 38

the fact is ... 60

the fact that 24

the foreseeable future 59

the truth is ... 60

then, semicolon with 6

there is/are, substituting 18-19

therefore, semicolon with 6

they vs. he/she 60-61

thirdly, misuse of 57

this, ambiguous reference 61

thrust 61

thus, semicolon with 6

time, notation of 8

titles (of persons), punctuation of 3

titles (of works) 8, 38

together with, subjects joined by 10

tortuous vs. torturous 62

transition

sentences of 16-17

transitive verb(s) 44, 51

and vigorous writing 18-19

transpire 62

(the) truth is ... 60

try to vs. try and 62

type vs. kind of 62

uninterested vs. disinterested 44

unique 62

update 82, 83

us, as appositive 12

utilize vs. use 63

verb(s)

agreement with subject 9-11

auxiliary 20

coining with -ize 50

intransitive 44, 51

linking 11

position in sentence 29

principal 29

transitive 18-19

used as noun 54

and writing style 71-72

verbal(s)

gerund as 12, 55-56

participle as 13, 55-56

verbal vs. oral 63

very 63, 73

voice, active 18-19

when

clause introduced by 4

in loose sentences 25

where

clause introduced by 4

in loose sentences 25

which

ambiguity in use of 30

clause introduced by 4

in loose sentences 25

vs. that 59

which was 24

while

comma before 5

in loose sentences 25

use of 63-64

Whitman, Walt 69

who

clause introduced by 4

following one of 9-10

in loose sentences 25

redundant use of 48

vs. whom 4

who is 24

will vs. shall 58

-wise 64, 67

with, subjects joined by 10

Wolfe, Thomas 67-68

word division 38

word order 28-31

for emphasis 32-33

wordiness, avoiding 23-24, 72

worth while/worthwhile 64

would

for repeated action 64-65

sparing use of 20

writing

benefits of 70

difficulties with 69

ear for 77-78

principles of 15-33

style of 66-85

yet 41

you vs. yourself 12