UWF Writing Lab Rules of Thumb for PossessivesApostrophes

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UWF Writing Lab Rules of Thumb for PossessivesApostrophes

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UWF Writing Lab Rules of Thumb for SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT

UWF Writing Lab Rules of Thumb for SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT . from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon. Rule 1. Use a verb ending in –s if your subject is a he, she, or it. Singular subjects include, but are not limited to, these: Singular nouns:

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR PRONOUN CASE

UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR PRONOUN CASE . from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon . Who versus Whom. Use who or whoever when you can replace the word with he: He is the candidate who should win. ( He should win.) Give the money to whoever wins.

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR PARALLELISM

UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR PARALLELISM. From Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon. PARALLELISM. The secret to the parallelism test: make sure everything is the same. WRONG: Did you know that you have a purpose, that you are needed, and we love you?.

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR VERB FORMS AND TENSES

UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR VERB FORMS AND TENSES. From Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon. USE PRESENT TENSE . In universally true statements not limited to a particular time: The sun is ninety million miles from Earth. In definitions:

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USE

. SPEAKER 1: How are you today?Which respondent are you?SPEAKER 2: I'm good.SPEAKER 3: I'm well.. 2. . SPEAKER 1: How are you today?Which respondent are you?SPEAKER 2: I'm good.SPEAKER 3: I'm well.[By using good" as a descriptor, is Speaker 2saying that he or she is well behaved"

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR SEMICOLON AND COLON USE

Does the sentence below require either a semicolon or a colon or both?. Norman Lear, creator of the television classic All in the Family, took the social upheavals of the time civil rights, the Vietnam War, the women's movement and invited viewers to face these situations with a laugh.. 2. Doe

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR DICTION

DICTION. A

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR COMMA USAGE

UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR COMMA USAGE. from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon. NOTE: Comp I students are responsible for only the rules covered on the first two slides. USE A COMMA:. with a coordinating conjunction to connect two independent clauses.

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USE

UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USE. From Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon. SPEAKER 1: How are you today? Which respondent are you? SPEAKER 2: I’m good. SPEAKER 3: I’m well. SPEAKER 1: How are you today? Which respondent are you?

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UWF Writing Lab Rules of Thumb for Possessives/Apostrophes

UWF Writing Lab Rules of Thumb for Possessives/Apostrophes. from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon. A Facebook Ad - October 2010. IS TV AT IT’S BEST. Sign on meeting/conference room door of Tryon Branch Library, Pensacola, FL.

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR DICTION

UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR DICTION. from Grammar Shots by Mamie Webb Hixon. DICTION. A —used before words and letters with an initial consonant sound Ex: a CPA, a historical event AN —used before words and letters with an initial vowel sound Ex: an MBA, an honorable man

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UWF Writing Lab Rules of Thumb for SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT

UWF Writing Lab Rules of Thumb for SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT. from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon. Rule 1. Use a verb ending in –s if your subject is a he, she, or it. Singular subjects include, but are not limited to, these: Singular nouns:

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USE

UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USE. From Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon. Adjectives and Adverbs.

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR SEMICOLON AND COLON USE

UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR SEMICOLON AND COLON USE. from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon. USE A SEMICOLON.

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR SEMICOLON AND COLON USE

UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR SEMICOLON AND COLON USE. ENG 98A. USE A SEMICOLON.

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR DICTION

UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR DICTION. from Grammar Shots by Mamie Webb Hixon. an an a an a a a a an an an an a a an a an a a a a an an a an a. a n b o c p d q e r f s g t h u I v j w k x l y

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR DICTION

UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR DICTION. “Things We Say Wrong” http://www.neatorama.com/2010/09/17/things-we-say-wrong/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Neatorama+%28Neatorama%29. UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR DICTION. from Grammar Shots by Mamie Webb Hixon.

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR SEMICOLON AND COLON USE

UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR SEMICOLON AND COLON USE. from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon. Does the sentence below require either a semicolon or a colon – or both?.

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR DANGLING AND MISPLACED MODIFIERS

UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR DANGLING AND MISPLACED MODIFIERS. From Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon. Dangling Modifiers. are words or phrases which “dangle” because they have no word in the sentence to describe: While taking a shower , the doorbell rang.

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR VERB FORMS AND TENSES

UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR VERB FORMS AND TENSES. From Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon. USE PRESENT TENSE. In universally true statements not limited to a particular time: The sun is ninety million miles from Earth. In definitions:

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UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR DANGLING AND MISPLACED MODIFIERS

UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR DANGLING AND MISPLACED MODIFIERS. From Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon. When flashing, exit elevator. SAY WHAT?. When flashing, exit elevator. This modifier dangles unless the subject of the sentence (the understood “you”) is flashing.

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UWF Writing Lab Rules of Thumb for SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT

UWF Writing Lab Rules of Thumb for SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT. from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon. Rule 1. Use a verb ending in –s if your subject is a he, she, or it. Singular subjects include, but are not limited to, these: Singular nouns:

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