Introduction |
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Part I Parts of Speech Create Strong, Specific Images |
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23 | (3) |
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26 | (2) |
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Revising Pieces for Specific Nouns |
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28 | (2) |
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Grab Your Audience With Strong Verbs |
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30 | (1) |
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Spotlight Strong Verbs on Word Walls |
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31 | (3) |
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Appreciate Poets' Use of Strong Verbs |
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34 | (2) |
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Revising Pieces for Strong Verbs |
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36 | (3) |
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Effectively Using Descriptive Adjectives |
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39 | (2) |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (5) |
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48 | (1) |
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Adverbs Can Clarify Meaning |
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49 | (2) |
Part II Improving Sentence Structure |
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Spice Up Sentence Beginnings With Prepositional Phrases |
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58 | (2) |
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Put a New Spin on Openings With Participial Phrases |
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60 | (2) |
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Pick a Participial Phrase from Within a Sentence |
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62 | (2) |
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Catch Those Dangling Participles |
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64 | (2) |
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Clarify Details With Subordinate Clauses |
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66 | (2) |
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Capitalize on Clauses to Brighten Up Sentence Beginnings |
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68 | (2) |
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Add Clauses Within Sentences for Clarity and Cadence |
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70 | (2) |
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Accentuate the Appositives to Sharpen Images |
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72 | (2) |
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Stir Readers' Imaginations With Absolutes |
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74 | (2) |
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Combine Sentences With Conjunctions for Smoother Prose |
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76 | (5) |
Part III Editing for Punctuation and Usage |
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A Noun Plus an Apostrophe Shows Ownership |
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88 | (2) |
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Help Readers Know Who's Speaking |
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90 | (3) |
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93 | (3) |
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Paragraphing to Organize an Essay's Ideas |
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96 | (3) |
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Using Colons Before Lists |
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99 | (3) |
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Clarifying Series of Words and Phrases With Commas |
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102 | (3) |
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Using Commas to Set off Expressions and Direct Addresses |
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105 | (2) |
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Repairing Run-on Sentences |
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107 | (3) |
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Turn Sentence Fragments into Complete Sentences |
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110 | (2) |
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Eliminate the Passive Voice |
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112 | (3) |
References |
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Appendix A: Guidelines and Forms for Peer Editing and Writing |
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119 | (6) |
Appendix B: Literary Example Lessons for the Overhead |
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