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A American spellings 14, 15, headlines 194 audience 181, 182, 191,

174–177
Latin words 122
202–203, 207
abbreviations 172–173 ampersands (&) 120, 121 proper nouns 23, 26, 159 layout 181, 194–195, 201,
alphabetical order 129 analogies 84 sentences 68 215
colloquialisms 86 analysis 206, 207, 222 time, periods of 158 planning 186–187, 202
italicization 123 anaphora 85 titles of works 31, 158 purpose 181, 190, 193, 215
punctuation 94, 95, 111, apostrophes 104–105 captions 195 research 186–187
172, 173 contractions 80, 104, 237 characters spoken 12, 13, 185, 222–229
slashes 121 greengrocer’s apostrophe in a dramatic script 217 tone 181, 184, 185, 201, 222
spoken language 12 104 in a narrative 212, 213, 245 vocabulary 181, 182–183,
US states 95 arguments 202, 224 children, communicating to 191, 196, 198
accents 15, 161, 177, 222, 225, articles 21, 30–31 191, 194 Web 214–215
228 and adjectives 30 clause order 73, 74 see also writing
acronyms 95, 172, 173, 182 definite article 30, 31 clauses 66–67 comparing texts 193
addresses 119, 121, 200, 201 indefinite article 30, 31 adverbial clauses 67 comparatives 28
adjective phrases 64 and nouns 23, 30 main 66, 72 bound morphemes 136
adjective clauses zero article 31 linking 58, 70–71, 98 irregular spellings 29
see relative clauses articles (written works) nonrestrictive clauses 82, with more or most 29
adjectives 20, 26–27, 245 188, 190, 192, 198–199 83 complaint letters 200, 201
attributive position 26 headlines 194, 196, 199 relative clauses 67, 82–83 compound adjectives 26, 106,
using commas with 99 images 195 restrictive clauses 83 107
comparatives 28 pull quotes 195 subordinate clauses 59, 66, compound words 162–163
compound adjectives 26 assonance 183 72 American spelling 177
descriptive language 209 asterisks (*) 121, 221 placement of 73, 74, 75, conclusions 187, 189
endings 27 at sign (@) 120, 121 77 analysis 206, 207
infinitives 39 atmosphere 212, 218 clichés 84, 245 conjunctions 21, 58–59, 70
lists 27 audience 181, 182, 191, 207 clincher statements 189 correlative 58
misplaced 76 formal or informal? 13 collective nouns 23 subordinators 59
and nouns 23 influencing 202–203 plurals 25 connectives see conjunctions
participles 47 vocabulary 182, 191, 196, colloquialisms 86, 183, 191 consonants 132–133
predicate position 27 198 colons 102–103 blends 133
“proper” adjectives 26 autobiographical writing 211, introducing a list 102 digraphs 133
superlatives 28 219 joining clauses 71, 102 double consonants 154, 155
in writing, to add detail 185 quotations 193 British spelling 174
adverbial clauses 67 B ratio 102 graphemes 132–133
adverbial phrases 64, 89 time 119 sounds 132–133
adverbs 20, 40–41, 89 Bible references 103 color 191, 194 y 131, 147
confusion with adjectives bibliographies 186, 187, 243 comic books 112 contractions 79, 80, 104, 173,
27 blends 133 commands 49, 55, 69, 94, 113 222, 223, 237
as conjunctions 59 blogs 215 advice 205 creative writing 184
descriptive language 209 body language 181, 224, 225, instructions 197 cross-references 186
in dramatic scripts 217 229 commas 96–99 crosswords 166
in instructions 197 bold text 194, 195 in bibliographies 187, 247
misplaced 76, 77 brackets 114, 115 with conjunctions 59, 71, 98
in phrasal verbs 56, 57 bring or take? 79 with direct address 97 D
in phrases 64 British spellings 14, 174–177 with direct speech 97, 108 dangling participles 72, 77
split infinitives 39 bullet points 116–117, 194, 197, interjections 62, 63 dashes 14, 103, 115
to add detail 185 205, 215, 228 after introductions 96, 97 with interruptions 115
to vary sentences 185 Bush, George W. 221 in lists 99 ranges 115, 118
advertising 75, 84, 191, 194 nonrestrictive clauses 82, dates 118
images 195 83, 96 adding a prefix 107
language 28, 208 C numbers 119 letters 200, 201
advice, giving 205 for omitted words 98 ranges 115
affixes 142, 143 can or may? 78 serial comma 99 debates 224, 225
air quotes 109 capital letters 158–159, 240 subordinate clauses 73 dependent clauses
alliteration 85, 183, 199, 219 abbreviations 173 tag questions 111 see subordinate clauses
alphabets 126, 159 alphabet 129, 159 commentary, sports 185 determiners 21, 32–33
alphabetical order 128–129 articles 31, 158 commenting on texts 192–193 and adjectives 32
NATO phonetic alphabet 133 bulleted text 117 communication