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Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics

The Parts of Speech
arrow The 8 Parts of Speech
heart arrow Nouns
heart arrow Pronouns
heart arrow Verbs
heart arrow Adjectives
heart arrow Adverbs
heart arrow Prepositions
heart arrow Conjunctions
heart arrow Interjections
Basic Sentence Parts
arrow Subjects and Predicates
arrow Hard-to-Find Subjects
arrow Complements
Phrases and Clauses
Prepositional Phrases and Appositives
Verbals and Verbal Phrases
Clauses
Sentences Classified by Structure
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-complex
Effective Sentences
Four Functions of a Sentence
Declarative
Interrogative
Imperative
Exclamatory
Combining Sentences
Varying Sentences
Avoiding Fragments and Run-ons
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Faulty Parallelism
Faulty Coordination
Verb Usage
Verb Tenses
Present
Past
Future
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Future Perfect
The Correct Use of Tenses
The Subjunctive Mood
Voice
Pronoun Usage
Case
Special Problems with Pronouns
Agreement
Subject and Verb Agreement
Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement
Special Problems with Pronoun Agreement

Using Modifiers
Degrees of Comparison
Making Clear Comparisons
Miscellaneous Problems in Usage
Negative Sentences
Common Usage Problems
Capitalization
Punctuation
End Marks
Commas
Semicolons and Colons
Quotations Marks and Underlining
Dashes, Parentheses, and Brackets
Hyphens and Apostrophes

Vocabulary and Spelling

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