MVCS Writing

Grammar Basics

Grammar Basics


Parts of Speech

Grammatical Sentences
  • Sentence Patterns 
  • Sentence Types 
  • Repair Fragments and Run-ons 
  • Subordinate Word Groups 
  • Subject/Verb Agreement 
  • Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement 
  • Clear Pronoun References and Usage 
  • Standard English Verb Forms 
  • Verbs: Voice and Mood 
Mechanics
  • Abbreviations 
  • Numbers 
  • Italics and Underlining 
  • Spelling 
  • Capitalization 
Punctuation
  • The Comma 
  • The Semicolon 
  • The Colon 
  • The Apostrophe 
  • Quotation Marks 
  • End Punctuation 
  • The Hyphen 
  • Other punctuation marks: the dash, parentheses, brackets, ellipsis, the slash 
Clear Sentences
  • Active Verbs 
  • Parallel Structure 
  • Repair Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers 
  • Eliminate distracting shifts 
  • Emphasize key ideas 
  • Use Bold, Clear Phrasing
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