TABLE OF CONTENTS
A: SENTENCE STRUCTURE
A1: Fragments
A2: Run-on Sentences/Comma Splices
A3: Mixed Constructions
A4: Excessive Coordination or Subordination
B: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
B1: Basic Standards
B2: Compound Subjects
B3: Separation of Subject and Verb
B4: Indefinite Pronouns
B5: Collective Subjects
B6: Subject after Verb
B7: Agreement with Who, Which, and That
C: VERB ISSUES
C1: Perfect Tense
C2: Progressive Tense
C3: Perfect Progressive Tense
C4: Modals
C5: Use -d or –ed Endings Appropriately
C6: Prefer Active Voice
C7: Keep Verb Tense Consistent
C8: Subjunctive Mood
D: CAPITALIZATION
D1: Capitalization Rules
D2: Don’t Randomly Capitalize Words
E: PRONOUN ISSUES
E1: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Problems
E2: Indefinite Pronouns
E3: Collective Nouns
E4: Subject and Object Pronouns
E5: Who vs. Whom
E6: Unclear Pronoun Reference
E7: Pronoun Consistency
F: MODIFIER ISSUES
F1: Adjectives and Adverbs
F2: Double Negatives
F3: -ed, -en, and -ing Endings with Participial Adjectives
F4: Misplaced Modifiers
F5: Dangling Modifiers
G: END PUNCUTATION
G1: Periods
G2: Question Marks
G3: Exclamation Points
H: COMMAS
H1: Comma with Compound Sentences
H2: Comma with Introductory Word or Words
H3: Commas with Items in a Series
H4: Comma with Non-Essential Elements Inside a Sentence
H5: Comma with Non-Essential Elements at the End of a Sentence
H6: Comma with Coordinate Adjectives
H7: Commas with Dialogue or Quote Integration
H8: Conventional Uses of Commas
H9: No Comma with Essential Elements
H10: No Comma between Major Grammatical Elements
H11: No Comma Between Compound Elements that are not Clauses
H12: No Comma Between Non-Coordinate Adjectives
H13: Use a Comma to Prevent Confusion
I: SEMICOLONS
I1: Semicolons with Independent Clauses
I2: Semicolons with Items in a Series with Internal Punctuation
I3: Semicolons with Conjunctive Adverbs and Transitional Expressions
I4: Don’t Use a Semicolon Where it Should be a Comma
J: COLONS
J1: Use a colon to introduce a list, a quote, or examples after independent clauses.
J2: Common misuses of a colon
K: QUOTATION MARKS AND CITATION
K1: Direct Quotes
K2: Capitalization and Punctuation
K3: Quote Inside Quotes
K4: Titles of Short Works
K5: Integrating Quotations
K6: Block Quotations
K7: Brackets
K8: Ellipsis Marks
K9: APA In-Text Citation
K10: APA References List
K11: MLA In-Text Citation
K12: MLA Works Cited
K13: Hanging Indentation
L: APOSTROPHES
L1: Apostrophe for Possession
L2: Apostrophe for Contractions
L3: Misuses of Apostrophe
M: PARENTHESES
N: HYPHENS
O: DASHES
P: WORD ISSUES
P1: Word Usage
P2: Articles and Nouns
P3: Jargon, Slang, Idiomatic, Sexist Language
P4: -S Endings
P5: Avoid Absolutes
P6: Depersonalize Prose
P7: Use Prepositions Properly
Q: PARALLELISM
Q1: Items in a Series
Q2: Paired Ideas
R: ITALICS/UNDERLINING
R1: Titles of Long Works
R2: Vessels and Foreign Words
