The MLCKRB (Master List Code Key and Rule Book): An English Grammar & Style Handbook
About This Book
A1: Sentence Fragments A1: Sentence Fragments: Sentence Fragments can be corrected by adding a missing subject or verb. Fragments that begin with a preposition or a dependent word can be corrected by combining the fragment with another sentence. See Writing for Success Section 2.1 pp. 42-28. Missing subject fragment: Ran around the park. (Add a subject) Fixed: The dogs ran around the park. Missing verb fragment: Time management as a part of student life. (Add a verb) Fixed: Time management as a
| Category | general |
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| Subject | N/A |
| Year | 2023 |
| Authors | |
| Chapters | 34 |
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| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Chapters
- A2: Run-On Sentences
- A4: Excessive Subordination
- B1: Subject-Verb Agreement, Basic Standards
- B3: Subject-Verb Agreement, Separation of Subject and Verb
- B4: Subject-Verb Agreement, Indefinite Pronouns
- C1: Verbs: Perfect Tense
- C4: Verbs: Modals
- C7: Keep Verb Tense Consistent
- C8: Subjunctive Mood
- D1: Capitalization
- E1: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Problems
- E4: Pronoun Agreement, Subject and Object Pronouns
- E5: Who vs. Whom
- F1: Adjectives & Adverbs
- F3: -ed, -en, or -ing Endings with Participial Adjectives
- F4: Misplaced Modifiers
- G2: Question Marks
- H2: Comma with Introductory Word or Words
- H3: Comma with Items in a Series
- H7: Comma with Dialogue or Quote Integration
- H9: No Comma with Essential Elements
- H10: No Comma between Major Grammatical Elements
- H11: No Comma Between Compound Elements that are not Clauses
- H12: No Comma Between Non-Coordinate Adjectives
- J2: Common misuses of a colon
- K5: Integrating Quotations
- K8: Ellipses
- L1: Apostrophe for Possession
- M1: Parentheses
- N1: Hyphens
- P3: Jargon, Slang, Idiom, or Sexist Language
- P4: -S endings on Nouns
- P5: Avoid Absolutes
- Q1: Items in a Series