Clarity
1 Tighten wordy sentences.
2 Prefer active verbs.
3 Balance parallel ideas.
4 Add needed words.
5 Eliminate confusing shifts.
6 Untangle mixed constructions.
7 Repair misplaced and dangling modifiers.
8 Provide sentence variety.
9 Find an appropriate voice.
Grammar
10 Make subjects and verbs agree.
11 Be alert to other problems with verbs.
12 Use pronouns with care.
13 Use adjectives and adverbs appropriately.
14 Repair sentence fragments.
15 Revise run-on sentences.
16 Review grammar concerns for multilingual writers.
Punctuation
17 The comma
18 The semicolon and the colon
19 The apostrophe
20 Quotation marks
21 Other marks
Mechanics
22 Capitalization
23 Abbreviations, numbers, and italics
24 Spelling and the hyphen
Research
25 Posing a research question
26 Finding appropriate sources
27 Evaluating sources
(*new feature on scholarly vs. popular sources)
28 Managing information; avoiding plagiarism
(*new chapter including sample annotated bibliography and chart on avoiding plagiarism)
MLA Papers
29 Supporting a thesis
30 Avoiding plagiarism
31 Integrating nonfiction sources
(*new coverage of synthesis)
32 Integrating literary quotations
33 MLA documentation style
(*new annotated documentation models)
34 MLA manuscript format; sample pages
APA Papers
35 Supporting a thesis
36 Avoiding plagiarism
37 Integrating sources
38 APA documentation style
(*new annotated documentation models)
39 APA manuscript format; sample pages
Chicago Papers
40 Supporting a thesis
41 Avoiding plagiarism
42 Integrating sources
43 Chicago documentation style
44 Chicago manuscript format; sample pages
CSE Papers
(*two new chapters)
45 CSE documentation style
46 CSE manuscript format
Glossaries
47 Glossary of usage
48 Glossary of grammatical terms
Index
Charts and lists for quick reference
Checklist for global revision
Visiting the writing center
Revision symbols