KEY TO EDITING GUIDE (KEG)
Verb Tense and Voice
7c Verb tenses 61
7e Active & passive voice 63
Subject-Verb Agreement
8a Subjs. & verbs separated 65
8b Compound subjects 66
8f Linking verbs & complements 69
Modifiers
9a Adjectives vs. adverbs 71
10a Misplaced modifiers 74
10c Dangling modifiers 75
Pronouns
11a Pronoun case 76
11b Pronoun antecedent agreement 79
11c Clear pronoun reference 80
Clauses and Fragments
12a Separating clauses into sentences 82
12b Linking clauses (comma) 82
12c Linking clauses (semicolon) 83
13a Phrase fragments 85
Other Notes
punctuation and capitalization For common Errors:
19 Commas 102 A. follow MLA format 197
20 Semicolons 110
B. Cite Quotations
21 End punctuation 112
properly 199
22 Apostrophes 114
23 Quotation marks 117 C. Integrate Quotations
25 Capitalization 127 properly 199
D. Awkward use of
Diction phrase or word
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32a Appropriate levels of formality 146
32b Denotation and connotation 148 E. Incorrect use of
phrase or word
32c General and specific diction 149
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32d Figurative language 149
F. Use Last Name
Common Stylistic Weaknesses G. Typo oR Spelling Error
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16a Eliminating redundant words 94
16b Eliminating empty words 95
16c Replacing wordy phrases 95 ¶. Needs a paragraph break
16d Simplifying sentence structure 95
17a Items in series or list 96
Second Person Pronouns will be
17b Paired ideas 97
circled.
17c Words necessary for clarity 98
You & your
18a Shifts in tense 98
18b Shifts in voice 99 They need to be replaced with third
18c Shifts in point of view 99 person & more specific language.
Page numbers refer to the third edition of
EasyWriter, edited by Andrea A. Lunsford.