The Borzoi handbook for writers

abbreviations action adjective antecedent apostrophe appositive asked avoid begin called Capitalize citation colon comma splice complete sentence computer crime coordinating conjunction dangling modifier dash dictionary dioxin direct object draft sentence effect ellipsis emphatic essay example exclamation expression feel final function gerund grammatical hyphen IND CLAUSE independent clauses interruption italicized keep language leading idea letter look main idea main sentence meaning modified term Note noun omit paragraph parallel parentheses passage past participle period person plural possessive PREP preposition PRES present problem pronoun prose punctuation question mark quotation marks quoted reader relative clause revision Roman numerals semicolon sentence adverb sentence fragment sing./pl singular space speech spelling split infinitive SUBJ subordinate clause subordinate element sure tence tense thing topic transitional phrase Unidentified Flying Objects usage usually verb whole words writer