Table of Contents
Part IV The Editing Handbook
Grammar Section 1 Effective Sentences
Chapter 16 Simple Sentences
Chapter 17 Compound Sentences
Chapter 18 Complex Sentences
Chapter 19 Sentence Variety
Grammar Section 2 Common Sentence Errors
Chapter 20 Fragments and Run-ons
Chapter 21 Faulty Parallel Structure
Grammar Section 3 Problems with Verbs
Chapter 22 Present and Past Tenses
Chapter 23 Past Participles
Chapter 24 Other Verb Forms
Grammar Section 4 Verb Agreement and Consistency
Chapter 25 Subject-Verb Agreement
Chapter 26 Tense Consistency
Grammar Section 5 More Parts of Speech
Chapter 27 Nouns, Determiners, and Prepositions
Chapter 28 Pronouns
Grammar Section 6 Modifiers
Chapter 29 Adjectives and Adverbs
Chapter 30 Mistakes with Modifiers
Grammar Section 7 Word Use and Spelling
Chapter 31 Exact Language
Chapter 32 Spelling and Commonly Confused Words
Grammar Section 8 Punctuation and Mechanics
Chapter 33 Commas
Chapter 34 The Apostrophe, Quotation Marks, and Titles
Chapter 35 Capitalization and Other Punctuation Marks
Grammar Section 9 Editing
Chapter 36 Editing Paragraphs and Essays