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BASIC PATTERNS
Elements of the Sentence
Subjects and Verbs
Sentence Elements
Basic Sentence Patterns (1)
Basic Sentence Patterns (2)
Basic Sentence Patterns (3)
Basic Transformations
Relative Pronouns and Relative Clauses
Sentence Structure
MODIFIERS
Form and Position
Appositives and Verbals
Modifiers for Clarity
Dangling Modifiers
Misplaced Modifier Exercises
Avoiding Misplaced Modifiers
SENTENCE FRAGMENTS
Avoiding Fragments (1)
Avoiding Fragments (2)
Sentence Fragments
Fragment Exercise
RUN-ONS

Run-Ons
Run-Ons Exercises
Comma and Semicolons
Sentence Combining
Practice in Sentence Combining
Combining and Transitions
CONSISTENCY
Following the Pattern
Rewriting Sentences
Avoiding Shifts in Person
Shifts in Point-of-View
Holding Point-of-View
Avoiding Time Shifts
Parallel Structure (1)
Parallel Structure (2)
AGREEMENT
Agreement
Revising for Agreement
Subject-Verb-Pronoun Agreement
Predicate Agreement (Simple Subject)
S-V-A and Collective Nouns
Verb Selection
CLARITY
Effective Sentences
Confused Sentences
Revising Confused Sentences
Revising the Awkward Passive
Split Infinitives
Expletives
Using Sentence Combining Activities

 

 

  
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