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Tables of Contents for Guide to Rapid Revision
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Abbreviations
1
2
Abstract Expressions
3
1
Adjective
4
2
Adverb
6
1
Agreement
7
4
Ambiguity
11
1
Antecedent (See pro)
Apostrophe
12
2
Article
14
2
Awkward
16
1
Brackets
17
1
Capitalization
18
1
Case
19
4
Choppy Sentences
23
1
Clarity (See vague)
Cliche (See trite)
Coherence
24
4
Colon
28
4
Comma
32
9
Comparison
41
Coordination (See sub)
Comma Splice
39
6
Diction
45
Dangling Modifier
42
2
Dash
44
2
Development (See ¶)
-Ed Error in -Ed Endings
46
2
Ellipsis
48
1
Emphasis
49
12
Exactness (See D)
Exaggeration (See log/gen)
61
Exclamation Point
50
1
Fragmentary Sentence
51
2
Fused Sentence (See RO)
Generalization (See vague and log, 2)
Hyphen
53
2
Incomplete Construction
55
1
Idiom
56
1
Italics
57
1
Jargon
58
1
Lowercase (Do not capitalize: see cap)
Logic
59
3
Appeal to Authority
62
1
Appeal to Emotion
63
Overgeneralization
61
2
Non sequitur
63
Oversimplification
60
5
Misplaced Modifier
65
1
Mood (See shift)
Faulty Manuscript Form (See wp)
Mixed Construction
66
2
No Comma (See C, 6)
No Paragraph Should Start Here
No Punctuation Needed Here
Numbers
68
1
Omitted Word (See inc)
Organization (See coh)
Paragraph
68
3
Punctuation (Obvious error or omission)
Parallelism
71
1
Parentheses
72
2
Passive Voice
74
1
Period (See frag)
Period Fault (See frag)
Possessive Case (See case and ap, apos)
Pronoun Reference
75
3
Point of View (See shift)
Question Mark
78
1
Quotation Marks
79
5
Redundant (See wdy)
Reference (See pro)
Repetition
84
2
Run-On Sentence
86
2
Semicolon
88
1
-S Error in -S Endings
89
1
Sexist Expression
90
3
Shift in Point of View
93
4
``Overuse of Slash'' under ab
Slang
97
1
Spelling (Consult your dictionary)
Split Infinitive
98
1
Sentence Structure (See awk)
Stringy Sentences (See sub)
Subordination
99
3
Tense
102
4
Titles (See quot, 3)
Transitions
106
2
Triteness
108
2
Underlining (See ital)
Unity (See ¶)
Usage (See D)
Vagueness
110
1
Variety in Sentence Patterns
111
6
Verb Form (See T, 2)
Voice (See pass)
Word Choice (See D)
Wordiness
117
Word Processing
116
3
Wrong Word
119
10
Words Often Misused: A Glossary (See also D)
Obvious Error
Index
129