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Tables of Contents for Guide to Rapid Revision
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
ab Abbreviations
1
2
abst Abstract Expressions
3
1
adj Adjective
4
2
adv Adverb
6
1
agr Agreement
7
4
amb Ambiguity
11
1
ant Antecedent (See pro)
ap, apos Apostrophe
12
2
art Article
14
2
awk Awkward
16
1
br, [/] Brackets
17
c Comma
31
cap Capitalization
18
1
case Case
19
4
choppy Choppy Sentences
23
1
cl Clarity (See vague)
cliche Cliche (See trite)
coh Coherence
24
4
colon, :/ Colon
28
11
comp Comparison
39
coord Coordination (See sub)
cs Comma Splice
38
d Diction
43
dang Dangling Modifier
40
dash Dash
42
2
dev Development (See XXX)
doc Documentation
44
doc/app Appendix on Documentation Styles
131
doc/bib Bibliography
50
doc/cit In-Text Citations
46
-ed error -Ed Error in -Ed Endings
52
1
ell, .../ Ellipsis
53
1
em Emphasis
54
1
ex Exactness (See d)
exag Exaggeration (See log/gen)
excl, !/ Exclamation Point
55
1
frag Fragmentary Sentence
56
2
fs Fused Sentence (See ro)
gen Generalization (See vague and log, 2)
hy, -/ Hyphen
58
1
id Idiom
59
1
inc Incomplete Construction
60
1
ital Italics
61
2
jarg Jargon
63
1
lc Lowercase (See cap)
log Logic
63
3
log/auth Appeal to Authority
66
1
log/emot Appeal to Emotion
67
log/gen Overgeneralization
65
log/ns Non Sequitur
68
log/simp Oversimplification
64
mm, mod Misplaced Modifier
69
1
mood Mood (See shift)
ms Faulty Manuscript Form (See wp)
mx Mixed Construction
70
2
No ,/ No Comma (See c, 6)
No XXX/ No Paragraph Should Start Here (See XXX)
No P No Punctuation Needed Here
num Numbers
72
1
om Omitted Word (See inc)
org Organization (See coh)
XXX Paragraph
72
3
P Punctuation (Obvious error or omission)
paral, // Parallelism
75
1
paren, () Parentheses
76
1
pass Passive Voice
77
2
per Period (See frag)
pf Period Fault (See frag)
plag Plagiarism (See doc)
poss Possessive Case (See case and ap, apos)
pro Pronoun Reference
79
3
pv Point of View (See shift)
qm, ?/ Question Mark
82
1
quot, "/" Quotation Marks
82
5
red Redundant (See wdy)
ref Reference (See pro)
rep Repetition
87
2
ro Run-On Sentence
89
2
semi, ;/ Semicolon
91
1
-s error -S Error in -S Endings
92
2
sexist Sexist Expression
94
3
shift Shift in Point of View
97
4
slang Slang
101
1
slash See "Overuse of Slash" under ab
sp Spelling (Consult your dictionary)
split Split Infinitive
102
1
SS Sentence Structure (See awk)
stringy Stringy Sentences (See sub)
sub Subordination
103
3
t Tense
106
4
titles Titles (See quot, 3)
trans Transitions
110
2
trite Triteness
112
2
und Underlining (See ital)
unity Unity (See XXX)
us Usage (See d)
vague Vagueness
114
1
var Variety in Sentence Patterns
115
5
vb Verb Form (See t, 2)
voice Voice (See pass)
wc Word Choice (See d)
wdy Wordiness
120
1
wp Word Processing
121
2
ww Wrong Word
123
1
Words Often Misused: A Glossary (See also d)
123
20
X Obvious Error
Index
143