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| Problem | Page Numbers |
Page Numbers |
| Thesis | 12-13 | 48-50 |
| Topic Sentences | 14-18 | 72-73 |
| Sentence Construction | 21-22, 25, 33-36, 80-81 | 86, 410-412 |
| Sentence Variety | 33-36 | 430-32 |
| Run-ons | 80-81 | 470-474 |
| Fragments | 78-79, 256 | 461-469 |
| Verb Tenses | 63-76, 257 | 492-497 |
| Paragraph Development | 16-18 | 74-75, 83-88 |
| Transitional Sentences | 19-20, 99, 257 | 87-88 |
| Organization | 18-21, 42, 52 | 135, 152-153, 99-103, 156-157, 113-114, 125-126, 159-160, 73-74, 145, 107, 172-173 |
| Clarity/Directness | 18, 29-31, 36-37 | 90-92 |
| Style | 31 | 39, 435-440 |
| Language Formal/Informal | 37-38 | 436-437 |
| Subject-Verb Agreement | 56-60 | 476-485 |
| Commas | 92-97 | 536-539 |
| Comma Splices | 80-81, 250 | 470-476, 541 |
| Semicolon | 98-100 | 540-543 |
| Capitalization | 116-119 | 570-577 |
| Quotation Marks | 104-107 | 553-561 |
| Numbers | 123-123, 111 | 581-583 |
| Abbreviations | 120-121 | 577-580 |
| Documentation | 178-239 | See guide. |
| MLA | 178-196 | 282-331 |
| APA | 203-213 | 334-367 |
| Chicago | 220-232 | 371-390 |
| Editing/ Revision | 20-22 | 522-594 |