Summary

Synopsis

Whether you are a student or a businessperson, you have likely made a minor writing mistake that has drastically changed your meaning. Gain tips and hints on how to avoid making these little errors. Discover the basic rules you need to know to write clear, exact communications.

Objectives

• Identify the ways that verb tense and choice affect the meaning of your writing
• Remedy ambiguous pronoun reference
• Identify the hazards of careless punctuation
• Develop a clear understanding of how to use prepositions properly
• Recognize groups of words that are frequently used interchangeably

Outline

• Introduction
• Overview
• Objectives
• Vexing Verbs and Verbals
• Villainous Verbs
• Mystifying Modifiers
• Clarity Crossword
• Problematic Pronouns
• Pronoun Puzzles
• Pronoun Practice
• Paranoid Pronouns
• Rascally Relatives
• Checkpoint I
• Perilous Punctuation
• Comma Commotion
• Apostrophe Accidents
• Semicolon Setbacks
• Perturbing Prepositions
• Fuzzy Phrases
• Problem Pairs
• Wayward Words
• Trying Twins
• Difficult Doubles
• Disagreeable Directions
• Role Modals
• Masterful Matching
• Clear Conclusions
• Writing Right
• Final Checkpoint