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Abbreviations, periods and, 91–92
Accept, except, 261
Acronyms, periods and, 91–92
Active verbs, 188–91
Adapt, adopt, 261
Adjectives, 36–37
commas for, 37
comparison of, 38–40
function of, 26
Adopt, adapt, 261
Adverbs, 40–42
conjunctive, 176–77
function of, 26
Advice, advise, 261
Affect, effect, 261
Aggravate, annoy, 258
Agreement. See Subject and verb
agreement
All ready, already, 261
All right, 261
All together, altogether, 261
Allusion, illusion, 262
Alphabet, history of, 127–29
Already, all ready, 261
Altogether, all together, 261
Among, between, 258
Amount, number, 258
Annoy, aggravate, 258
Antecedents, 195–98
Anxious, eager, 257, 258
Anywhere, 258
Apostrophes, 118–20
for omission of letters, 118–19
plurals of letters, 120
for possession, 119
Articles, 48–49
function of, 26
As, like, 258–59
Auditory learners, 232
Awful, very, 260