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PARTS OF SPEECH |
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| Transitive and Intransitive Verbs (p. 8) | |
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AUDIO: “Sit” Versus “Set” |
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| Linking Verbs and Action Verbs (p. 9) | |
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AUDIO: “Bad” Versus “Badly” |
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| Progressive Tense (p. 12) | |
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AUDIO: “I’m Loving It” |
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| Present Perfect Tense (p. 12) | |
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AUDIO: Mixing Tenses |
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| Irregular Verbs (p. 14) | |
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AUDIO: “Dreamed” Versus “Dreamt” |
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| Subjunctive Verbs (p. 15) | |
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AUDIO: “Was” Versus “Were” |
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| Gerunds (p. 16) | |
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AUDIO: What Is a Gerund? |
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| Participles (p. 17) | |
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AUDIO: “Commas with Participial Phrases” |
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| Infinitives (p. 17) | |
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AUDIO: “Splitting Infinitives” |
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| Subject and Object Pronouns (p. 19) | |
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AUDIO: “I” Versus “Me” |
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| Person (p. 21) | |
| Gerunds and Possessive Pronouns (p. 24) | |
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AUDIO: Gerunds and Possessives |
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| Indefinite Pronouns (p. 25) | |
| Reciprocal Pronouns (p. 26) | |
| “Between You and Me” (p. 27) | |
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AUDIO: “Between You and Me” |
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| Reflexive Pronouns (p. 29) | |
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AUDIO: How to Use “Myself” |
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| Can “They” Be Singular? (p. 30) | |
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AUDIO: Can “They” Be Singular? |
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| “It Is I” Versus “It Is Me” (p. 31) | |
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AUDIO: “It Is I” Versus “It Is Me” |
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| Relative and Interrogative Pronouns (p. 33) | |
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AUDIO: “Who” Versus “That” |
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| Adjectives & Adverbs (p. 34) | |
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AUDIO: Adverbs |
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| “Good” Versus “Well” (p. 37) | |
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AUDIO: “Good” Versus “Well” |
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| Comparatives and Superlatives (p. 38) | |
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AUDIO: “Better” Versus “Best” |
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| Articles (p. 43) | |
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AUDIO: “A” Versus “An” |
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| Ending a Sentence with a Preposition (p. 45) | |
| Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs (p. 48) | |
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AUDIO: Phrasal Verbs |
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| Coordinating Conjunctions (p. 50) | |
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AUDIO: What Are Run-On Sentences? |
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| Correlative Conjunctions (p. 52) | |
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AUDIO: “Neither” … “Nor” |
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| Subordinating Conjunctions (p. 53) | |
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AUDIO: Sentence Fragments |
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| Subjects (p. 56) | |
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AUDIO: “Who” Versus “Whom” (begins with an explanation of subjects and objects) |
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| Direct Objects & Indirect Objects (p. 58) | |
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AUDIO: “Lay’ Versus “Lie” |
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| Phrases & Clauses (p. 59) | |
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AUDIO: Modifying Phrases at the Beginning of a Sentence |
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| Types of Sentences, Part II (p. 62) | |
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AUDIO: Complex-Compound Sentences |
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| Subject-Verb Agreement (p. 65) | |
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AUDIO: Subject-Verb Agreement |
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| Subject-Verb Agreement and Collective Nouns (p. 68) | |
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AUDIO: Collective Nouns |
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| Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement (p. 73) | |
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AUDIO: Pronouns and Antecedents |
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| Starting a Sentence with “Because” (p. 77) | |
| Sentence Adverbs (p. 79) | |
| Misplaced Modifiers (p. 81) | |
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AUDIO: Misplaced Modifiers |
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| Misplaced Prepositional Phrases (p. 85) | |
| Dangling Modifiers (p. 86) | |
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AUDIO: Dangling Participles |
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| Squinting Modifiers (p. 87) | |
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AUDIO: Misplaced Modifiers |
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| Parenthetical Expressions (p. 88) | |
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AUDIO: Dashes, Parentheses, and Commas |
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| Appositives (p. 88) | |
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AUDIO: Appositives” |
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| Essential and Nonessential Elements (p. 89) | |
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AUDIO: “Which” Versus “That” |
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PUNCTUATION |
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| Period (p. 92) | |
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AUDIO: How Many Spaces After a Period? |
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| Abbreviations (p. 93) | |
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AUDIO: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms |
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| Question Mark (p. 94) | |
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AUDIO: Punctuating Questions |
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| Exclamation Point (p. 97) | |
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ARTICLE: Exclamation Points with Ellipses |
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| Serial Comma (p. 98) | |
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AUDIO: Serial Comma |
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| Commas & Adjectives (p. 100) | |
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AUDIO: Commas with Adjectives |
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| Comma Splice (p. 104) | |
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AUDIO: Comma Splice |
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| Run-On Sentences (p. 105) | |
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AUDIO: What Are Run-On Sentences? |
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| Commas & Nonessential Elements (p. 108) | |
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AUDIO: “Which” Versus “That” |
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| Commas & Dates (p. 110) | |
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AUDIO: Writing Dates (contains a paragraph about commas in dates) |
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| Commas, Other (p. 111) | |
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ARTICLE: Commas and Ellipses |
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| Semicolons (p. 114) | |
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AUDIO: How to Use a Semicolon |
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| Colons (p. 117) | |
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AUDIO: How to Use Colons |
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| Dashes (p. 123) | |
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AUDIO: Dashes Versus Colons |
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| Hyphens (p. 124) | |
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AUDIO: Hyphens |
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| Ellipses (p. 131) | |
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AUDIO: Ellipses |
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| Asterisks (p. 134) | |
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AUDIO: Asterisks |
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| Quotation Marks (p. 135) | |
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AUDIO: Ellipses (includes information about using ellipses in quotations) |
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| Quotation Marks with Commas and Periods (p. 137) | |
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VIDEO: Grammar Girl YouTube Video |
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| Quotation Marks with Question Marks and Exclamation Points (p. 137) | |
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AUDIO: Punctuating Questions (includes a section about questions and exclamations in quotations) |
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| Single Quotation Marks (p. 141) | |
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VIDEO: Grammar Girl YouTube Video |
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| Parentheses (p. 142) | |
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AUDIO: Dashes, Parentheses, and Commas |
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| Brackets (p. 144) | |
| Italics (p. 145) | |
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AUDIO: How to Use Italics |
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| Apostrophes (p. 146) | |
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AUDIO: Apostrophe Basics |
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| Compound Possession (p. 148) | |
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AUDIO: Compound Possession (“Oprah and Gail’s big adventure”) |
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| Double Possessives (p. 151) | |
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AUDIO: Double Possessives (“a friend of Cathy’s”) |
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USAGE |
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| “A” Versus “An” (p. 158) | |
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AUDIO: “A” Versus “An” |
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| “On Accident” Versus “By Accident” (p. 196) | |
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AUDIO: “By Accident” Versus “On Accident” |
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| “Affect” Versus “Effect” (p. 158) | |
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AUDIO: “Affect” Versus “Effect” |
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| “Alright” Versus “All Right” (p. 161) | |
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AUDIO: “Alright” Versus “All Right” |
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| “As” Versus “Like” (p. 162) | |
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AUDIO: “As” Versus “Like” |
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| “Assure,” “Ensure,” and “Insure” (p. 163) | |
| “Bad” Versus “Badly” (p. 164) | |
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AUDIO: “Bad” Versus “Badly” |
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| “Because” Versus “Due To” Versus “Since” (p. 165) | |
| “Between” Versus “Among” (p. 166) | |
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AUDIO: “Between” Versus “Among” |
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| “Biannual” Versus “Semiannual” (p. 167) | |
| “Bring” Versus “Take” (p. 167) | |
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AUDIO: “Bring” Versus “Take” |
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| “Can” Versus “May” (p. 169) | |
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AUDIO: “Can” Versus “May” |
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| “Dragged” Versus “Drug” (p. 173) | |
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AUDIO: “Dragged” Versus “Drug” |
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| “E.G.” Versus “I.E.” (p. 174) | |
| “Farther” Versus “Further” (p. 174) | |
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AUDIO: “Farther” Versus “Further” |
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| “Female” Versus “Woman” (p. 175) | |
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VIDEO: Grammar Girl YouTube Video |
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| “Fewer” Versus “Less” (p. 176) | |
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AUDIO: “Fewer” Versus “Less” |
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| “Flammable” Versus “Inflammable” (p. 169) | |
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AUDIO: “Flammable” Versus “Inflammable” (second half of the podcast) |
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| “Good” Versus “Well” (p. 178) | |
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AUDIO: “Good” Versus “Well” |
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| “Graduated” Versus “Graduated From” (p. 179) | |
| “Hanged” Versus “Hung” (p. 180) | |
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AUDIO: “Hanged” Versus “Hung” |
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| “Historic” Versus “Historical” (p. 180) | |
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ARTICLE: “A Historic” Versus “An Historic” |
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| Starting a Sentence with “However” (p. 181) | |
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AUDIO: Starting a Sentence with “However” |
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| “If” Versus “Whether” (p. 184) | |
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AUDIO: “If” Versus “Whether” |
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| “Lay” Versus “Lie” (p. 188) | |
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AUDIO: “Lay” Versus “Lie” |
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| “Lend” Versus “Loan” (p. 191) | |
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AUDIO: “Lend” Versus “Loan” |
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| “May” Versus “Might” (p. 194) | |
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AUDIO: “May” Versus “Might” |
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| “More Than” Versus “Over” (p. 194) | |
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AUDIO: “More Than” Versus “Over” |
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| “Nauseous” Versus “Nauseated” (p. 184) | |
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AUDIO: “Nauseous” Versus “Nauseated” (middle section of the podcast) |
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| “One” Versus “You” (p. 196) | |
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AUDIO: “One” Versus “You” |
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| English Is a Crazy Language (p. 196) | |
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AUDIO: “Talk To” Versus “Talk With” |
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| “Principal” Versus “Principle” (p. 197) | |
| “Set” Versus “Sit” (p. 198) | |
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AUDIO: “Set” Versus “Sit” |
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| “That” Versus “Which” (p. 200) | |
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AUDIO: “Which” Versus “That” |
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| “That” Versus “Who” (p. 202) | |
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AUDIO: “That” Versus “Who” |
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| “Who” Versus “Whom” (p. 206) | |
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AUDIO: Basic |
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YOUR RIGHT TO WRITE |
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| Wordiness (p. 211) | |
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AUDIO: Wordiness and Idioms |
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| Overusing “Of” (p. 214) | |
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AUDIO: Overusing “Of” |
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| Redundancy (p. 215) | |
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AUDIO: Avoiding Redundancy |
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| When to Use “That” (p. 222) | |
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AUDIO: When to Leave Out “That” |
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| Active Voice Versus Passive Voice (p. 225) | |
| Parallel Construction (p. 227) | |
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AUDIO: How to Use Parallel Construction Correctly |
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| Metaphors and Similes (p. 228) | |
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AUDIO: Metaphors and Similes |
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| Cliches (p. 231) | |
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AUDIO: How to Avoid Cliches |
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| Double Negatives (p. 234) | |
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AUDIO: “Irregardless” Versus “Regardless” |
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| Show, Don’t Tell (p. 237) | |
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AUDIO: Show, Don’t Tell |
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| Sentence Length (p. 238) | |
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AUDIO: Sentence Length |
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| Writer’s Block (p. 241) | |
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AUDIO: Generating Story Ideas and Overcoming Writer’s Block |
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| Proofreading (p. 242) | |
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AUDIO: Proofreading Tips |
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| Text Messaging (p. 247) | |
APPENDIX |
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| Capitalization (p. 257) | |
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