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common ground, 109

common noun, defined, 433

communication

by letter, 200

nonverbal, 178

comparative, 418, 433

comparison. See also analogy

defined, 434

limitations of, 50

prewriting analogy, 50–51

comparison-and-contrast development

method

characteristics of, 75–76

overview, 75, 76

prewriting, 76–80

proofreading, 82

revising, 81–82

sample, 82–83

writing-across-curriculum models,

82–83

writing first draft, 81

competition, scholarship applications, 135

complement, defined, 434

complex sentence, 14, 434

compound-complex sentences, 14, 16, 434

compound object, defined, 434

compound predicate, defined, 434

compound pronoun, 416

compound sentence, 14, 434

compound subject, defined, 434

compound verb, defined, 435

compound word, defined, 435

computer catalog, defined, 435

conciseness, checking classified ads for,

174–175

conclusions

adding to biographical sketch, 154

analysis of literary works, 249

checking, 33

comparison-and-contrast papers, 76

defined, 435

drafting, 29, 197

in reviews, 345

to speech, 281–282

concrete, defined, 435

conflict, defined,  435

conjunction, coordinating, 435

conjunction, correlative, 435

classes, identifying, 368
classification development method
characteristics of, 66–67
defined, 432
overview, 66, 67
prewriting, 67–70
proofreading, 72
revising, 71
sample, 72–74
writing, 70–71
writing-across-curriculum models, 72
classified ads
characteristics of, 173
defined, 432
overview, 173
prewriting, 173–174
proofreading, 175
revising, 174–175
sample, 175
writing, 174
clauses. See names of specific clauses
cliché, defined, 433
climax, defined, 433
clincher sentence, 20, 35, 53, 93
clips, defined, 357, 360
close shot, defined, 357
close-up (CU), defined, 357
closing, business letter, 202
coherence, defined, 433
coincidence, 61
collective noun, 414, 433
college admission application essays
overview, 127, 131
prewriting, 131–132
proofreading, 133–134
purpose of, 127–128
revising, 133
sample, 134
types of, 128–131
writing, 132
colloquial expression, defined, 433
colons, 426–427, 433
.com extension, 297
comma fault, defined, 433
commas, 424–425
compound sentences, 14
defined, 433
introductory phrases and clauses, 15

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