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Exclamation points, 16, 49, 161, 233
quotation marks and, 17, 247
Exclamatory sentences, defined, 10, 49
diagraming, 181
F
Fewer, less, 12
Formally, formerly, 13
Fragments, sentence, defined, 24 –25, 57
Freewriting, 20, 299
G
Gerund phrases, defined, 11
Gerunds, defined, 11
Good, better, best,36, 125
H
Helping verbs, 4, 87, 89, 91
Homonyms, 277
Hyphens, rules, 18, 253
I
Imperative sentences, defined, 10, 49
diagraming, 181
In, into,13, 201
Indefinite pronouns, defined, 6, 11, 29, 113
list, 11, 113
Independent (main) clauses, 9 –10
Indirect objects, defined, 77
diagraming, 183
Indirect quotations, 215
Infinitive phrases, defined, 11
Infinitives, defined, 11
Inquiry, letters of, 22, 337
Inside addresses in letters, 21–22
Intensive pronouns, 6
Interjections, defined, 9, 161
list, 161
Interrogative pronouns, defined, 6
Interrogative sentences, defined, 10, 47
diagraming, 181
Into, in,13, 201
Intransitive verbs, defined, 4, 79
Inverted order in sentences, 3, 11, 28–29, 171
Irregular verbs, 5, 32–33, 93, 95, 97
Italics, 17, 249Its, it’s,13, 43, 201
L
Lay, lie,13, 201
Learn, teach,13, 201
Leave, let,13, 203
Less, fewer, 12
Let, leave,13, 203
Letter writing, 21–22, 331, 333, 335, 337–339
business, 21–22, 337–339
letters of request or complaint, 22, 337–338
opinion letters, 22, 339
personal, 21–22, 331, 333, 335
See alsoBusiness letters;
Personal letters
Lie, lay,13, 201
Linking verbs, 4, 81
Loose, lose,13, 203
M
Main (independent) clauses, 9 –10
Many, much, 13
May, can, 12
Modifiers
adjective clauses, 9
adjectives, 7–8, 119 , 121, 123, 125
adverb clauses, 9
adverbs, 8, 131, 133, 135, 137
comparisons, degrees, 7– 8, 36–37, 123,
125, 135, 137
Much, many, 13
N
Negatives, double, avoiding, 8, 143
Negative words as adverbs, 8, 143
Nominative case, pronouns, 6, 105, 107
Nor,in compound subjects, 30–31
Noun clauses, 9
Nouns, defined, 3, 63
abstract, 4
collective, 4, 67
common, 3, 63
compound, 18, 253
concrete, 4
contractions, 43, 251
as objects of prepositions, 10, 151
plurals, 3, 18, 20, 65, 251, 283