Copyright © by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Precede, proceed, 13, 224 reflexive, 2, 9, 52, 179 Semicolons, 14–16, 99, 113, 247
Predicate adjective, 6, 82 relative, 2, 53, 103 to correct run-on sentences,
Predicate nominative, defined, 6, 82 who, whom, 9, 13, 181, 225 24–25, 113, 247
Predicates Proofreading, 317
Proper adjectives, 5, 14, 61, 237 Sentence fragments, 22–23, 111
complete, 6, 74 Proper nouns, 2, 13–14, 49, 235 Sentence outlines, 19
compound, 6, 75 Punctuation rules. See specific Sentence structure
simple, 6, 73 types.
Prefixes, 17, 295 Purpose, prewriting, 18, 307–308 complex, 7, 101
and hyphens, 16, 279, 297 compound, 7, 99
Prepositional phrases, defined, 6, Q compound-complex, 7, 101
65, 85 simple, 7, 99
as adjectives, 6, 85 Question marks, 14, 243 Sentences, effective, 323
as adverbs, 6, 85 and quotation marks, 16, 273 active voice, 145, 323
commas with, 255 interruption, 323
object of the preposition, 6, 65, Quotation marks, 15–16, 271, 273 parallelism, 323
with colons or semicolons, 16, passive voice, 145, 325
85 273 unusual patterns, 18, 325
recognizing, practice in, 65–66, with commas or periods, 16, 271, varied length, 323
273 varied structure, 18, 323
85–86 with definitions, 15, 273 Sentences, kinds of
subject-verb agreement, 3, 26, in direct quotations, 15, 271 declarative, 8, 109
in indirect quotations, 235, 271 exclamatory, 8, 109
155 with question marks or imperative, 8, 109
Prepositions, defined, 5, 65 exclamation points, 16, 273 interrogative, 8, 109
within a quotation, 15, 271 Sentences, inverted, 8, 26–27, 77,
compound, 5, 65 with titles of short works, 15, 159
list, 5, 65, 85 273 Sentences, run-on, 24–25, 113, 263
objects of, 6, 65, 85 with unusual expressions, 15, Series
recognizing, 65 273 commas in, 15, 44, 251
Present perfect tense, 3, 137, 139 colon before, 245
Present tense, 3, 135, 139 Quotations, capitalizing, 13, 233 Set, sit, 13, 225
Presentation, of writing, 18, 319 Simple predicates, defined, 6, 73
market, 319 R Simple sentences, defined, 7, 99
Prewriting, 18, 307–308 Simple subjects, defined, 5, 73
audience, 18, 307–308 Raise, rise, 13, 224 Singular nouns, 2, 47
freewriting, 18, 307 Reason is because, avoiding, 13, Sit, set, 13, 225
purpose, 18, 307–308 Spatial order, 18, 327
topic, 18, 307–308 224 Spelling
Principal parts of verbs, 3–4, 131, Reflexive pronouns, 2, 9, 52, 179 adding -ly and -ness, 18, 297
133 Regardless, not irregardless, 12, doubling the final consonant, 18,
Proceed, precede, 13, 224
Progressive verbs, defined, 4, 141 222 297
Pronouns, defined, 2, 51–53, 175 Regular verbs, principal parts, 3–4, forming compound words, 18,
after than and as, 9, 177
agreement with, 8, 30–34, 183, 131 299
Relative pronouns, 2, 53, 103 of -cede, -ceed, and -sede, 17,
185, 187, 189
antecedents of, 3, 9, 30–34, 51, list, 53, 103 299
Respectfully, respectively, 13, 225 of ie and ei, 17, 299
183, 185, 187, 189 Résumés, 20, 339 of plural nouns, 18, 299
as appositives, 6, 177 Revising, 18, 315 with prefixes, 16–17, 279, 295,
cases of, 2, 8–9, 51, 175, 177
demonstrative, 2, 54 coherence, 18, 315 297
gender of, 9, 30, 183, 185, 187 meaning, 315 with suffixes, 17–18, 295, 297,
incorrect shifts, 34, 185, 187 unity, 18, 315
indefinite, 2, 29, 54, 167, 187 Rise, raise, 13, 224 299
intensive, 2, 52, 179 Roots of words, 17, 293 of unstressed vowels, 17, 299
interrogative, 2, 53, 181 Run-on sentences, defined, 24–25, Style or voice, 311
personal, 2, 8–9, 30–31, 51, 175, 113, 263 Subject complements, 6, 82
predicate nominatives, 6, 82
177 S predicate adjectives, 6, 82
possessive, 2, 9, 41, 51, 61, 175
Said, says, 13, 225
Scarcely, in double negatives, 220
Semiblock form of letters, 19, 337
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153, 155, 157, 159, 161, 163, 165, 139 intransitive, 3, 55
167, 169 compatibility, 143 irregular, regular, 3–4, 131, 133
in adjective clauses, 8, 169 future, 3, 135, 139 linking, 3, 57, 157
and collective nouns, 2, 27, 49, future perfect, 3, 137, 139 list, 3–4, 57, 133
161 past, 3, 135, 139 moods of, 4, 147
and compound subjects, 8, 28, past perfect, 3, 137, 139 principal parts of irregular, 3–4,
163 present, 3, 135, 139
and indefinite pronouns, 8, 29, present perfect, 3, 137, 139 133
167 shifts in, avoiding, 35, 143 principal parts of regular, 3, 131
and intervening expressions, 8, progressive, 4, 141
29, 165 Than, then, 13, 225 tenses of, 3, 35–37, 135, 137,
in inverted sentences, 8, 26, 77, That there, this here, avoiding, 13,
159 139
and linking verbs, 12, 26, 157 225 See Tenses
and predicate nominatives, 8, 26, Theme, writing, 18, 311
157 Then, than, 13, 225 compatibility, 143
and prepositional phrases, 8, 26, Thesis statement, writing, 18, 311 shifts in, avoiding, 35, 143
155 This here, that there, avoiding, 13, transitive, 3, 55
and special subjects, 8, 161 voice of, active and passive, 4,
with titles, 8 225 145, 323
This kind, these kinds, 12, 223 Vocabulary building, 17–18, 291,
Subjects Topic outlines, 19, 321 293, 295
agreement of verb with, 8, 26–29, Topic, prewriting, 18, 307–308 from context, 17, 291
153, 155, 157, 159, 161, 163, Topic sentences, 311, 323, 331 prefixes and suffixes, 17–18,
165, 167, 169 Transitive verbs, defined, 3, 55 295
complete, 6, 74 word roots, base words, 17, 293
compound, 5, 75, 163 U Voice of verbs, defined, 4, 145,
gerunds and infinitives as, 7, 89, 323
91 Underlining, 16, 275 active, 4, 145, 323
noun clauses as, 7, 107 Understood subject, 77, 109 effective use of, 145, 323
simple, 5, 73 Unity, in writing, 18, 315, 331 passive, 4, 145, 323
Voice or style, 311, 323
Subjunctive mood, verbs, 4, 147 V
Subordinate (dependent) clauses, 7, W
Verb phrases, defined, 3, 6, 59
97, 101, 103–105, 107, 257 Verbal phrases, 7, 87, 89, 91, 93 Well, good, 12, 201, 222
Subordinating conjunctions, 5, 67, Verbals, defined, 7, 93 Who, whom, 9, 13, 181, 225
Writing letters, 19–20, 333, 335,
97 See also Gerunds, Infinitives,
list, 67, 97 Participles 337–339
Suffixes, 17, 18, 295, 297, 299 Verbs, defined, 3, 55 Writing paragraphs, 18, 327, 331
Superlative degree (form), 9–10, 61, action verbs, 3, 55 Writing process. See specific steps.
195, 197 Writing sentences, 323
intransitive, 3, 55
T transitive, 3, 55 Y
agreement with subjects, rules, 8,
Take, bring, 11, 220 26–29, 153, 155, 157, 159, You, as understood subject, 77,
Teach, learn, 12, 223 161, 163, 165, 167, 169 109
auxiliary (helping), 3, 59
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