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 some 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. Choose adjectives and adverbs with care.
14. Repair sentence fragments.
15. Revise run-on sentences.
16. If English is not your native language, check for common ESL problems.
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 (underlining)
24. Spelling and the hyphen
RESEARCH RESOURCES
25. Finding print and online sources
26. Evaluating sources
MLA PAPERS
27. Supporting a thesis
28. Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
29. Integrating nonfiction sources
30. Integrating literary quotations
31. MLA documentation style
32. MLA manuscript format; sample MLA pages
APA PAPERS
33. Supporting a thesis
34. Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
35. Integrating sources
36. APA documentation style
37. APA manuscript format; sample APA pages
CHICAGO-STYLE PAPERS
38. Supporting a thesis
39. Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
40. Integrating sources
41. Chicago documentation style
42. Chicago manuscript format; sample Chicago pages
GLOSSARIES
43. Glossary of usage
44. Glossary of grammatical terms
A List of Style Manuals
Index
Checklist for Global Revisions
Revision Symbols