TABLE OF CONTENTS
Garland Greever
SENTENCE STRUCTURE
COMPLETENESS OF THOUGHT
1.
Fragments wrongly used as sentences
2.
Incomplete constructions
3.
Necessary words omitted
4.
Comparisons not logically completed
5.
Cause and reason
6.
Is when
and
is where
clauses
7.
Undeveloped thought
8.
Transitions
9.
Exercise
A.
Incomplete sentences
B.
Incomplete constructions
C.
Incomplete logic
D.
Undeveloped thought and transitions
UNITY OF THOUGHT
10.
Unrelated ideas in one sentence
11.
Excessive detail
12.
Stringy sentences to be broken up
13.
Choppy sentences to be combined
14.
Excessive coÖrdination
15.
Faulty subordination of the main thought
16.
Subordination thwarted by
and
17.
The
and which
construction
18.
The comma splice
19.
Exercise
A.
The comma splice
B.
One thought in a sentence
C.
Excessive coÖrdination
D.
Upside-down subordination
CLEARNESS OF THOUGHT
Reference
20.
Divided reference
21.
Weak reference
22.
Broad reference
23.
Dangling participle or gerund
Coherence
24.
General incoherence
25.
Logical sequence
26.
Squinting modifier
27.
Misplaced word
28.
Split construction
29.
Exercise
A.
Reference of pronouns
B.
Dangling modifiers
C.
Coherence
Parallel Structure
30.
Parallel structure for parallel thoughts
31.
Correlatives
Consistency
32.
Shift in subject or voice
33.
Shift in number, person, or tense
34.
Mixed constructions
35.
Mixed imagery
Use of Connectives
36.
The exact connective
37.
Repetition of connective with gain in clearness
38.
Close
;
e
Outside address
;
f
Miscellaneous directions
;
g
Model business letter
;
h
Formal notes
88.
Paragraphs
:
a
Indention
;
b
Length
;
c
Dialogue
89.
Exercise
Capitals, numbers, abbreviations,
etc.
PUNCTUATION
90.
The Period
:
a
After sentences
;
b
But not after fragments of sentences
;
c
After abbreviations
91.
The Comma
:
a
Between clauses joined by
but
,
for
,
and
;
b
But
not
to splice clauses not joined by a conjunction
;
c
After a subordinate clause preceding a main clause
;
d
To set off non-restrictive clauses and phrases
;
e
To set off parenthetical elements
;
f
Between adjectives
;
g
Between words in a series
;
h
Before a quotation
;
i
To compel a pause for clearness
;
j
Superfluous uses
92.
The Semicolon
:
a
Between coÖrdinate clauses not joined by a conjunction
;
b
Between long coÖrdinate clauses
;
c
Before a formal conjunctive adverb
;
d
But not before a quotation
93.
The Colon
:
a
To introduce a formal series or quotation
;
b
Before concrete illustrations of a previous general statement
94.
The Dash
:
a
To enclose a parenthetical statement
;
b
To mark a breaking-off in thought
;
c
Before a summarizing statement
;
d
But not to be used in place of a period
;
e
Not to be confused with the hyphen
95.
Parenthesis Marks
:
a
Uses
;
b
With other marks
;
c
Confirmatory symbols
;
d
Not used to cancel words
;
e
Brackets
96.
Quotation Marks
:
a
With quotations
;
b
With paragraphs
;
c
In dialogue
;
d
With slang,
etc.
;
e
With words set apart
;
f
Quotation within a quotation
;
g
Together with other marks
;
h
Quotation interrupted by
he said
;
i
Omission from a quotation
;
j
Unnecessary in the title of a theme, or as a labe
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