TUTORIAL 1 Using the menus
TUTORIAL 1Using the menus
Each of the following “rules” violates the principle it expresses. Using the main menu inside the front cover or the detailed menu inside the back cover of the print book, find the section in The Bedford Handbook that explains the principle. Then fix the problem.
A verb have to agree with its subject.
Handbook section: 21a
TUTORIAL 1 Using the menus - 1 of 4: A verb have to agree with its subject.
Revised sentence: A verb has to agree with its subject.
TUTORIAL 1 Using the menus - 1 of 4: A verb have to agree with its subject.
About sentence fragments. You should avoid them.
Handbook section: 19
TUTORIAL 1 Using the menus - 2 of 4: About sentence fragments. You should avoid them.
Revised sentence: You should avoid sentence fragments.orAvoid sentence fragments.
TUTORIAL 1 Using the menus - 2 of 4: About sentence fragments. You should avoid them.
Its important to use apostrophe’s correctly.
Handbook section: 36
TUTORIAL 1 Using the menus - 3 of 4: Its important to use apostrophe’s correctly.
Revised sentence: It’s important to use apostrophes correctly.
TUTORIAL 1 Using the menus - 3 of 4: Its important to use apostrophe’s correctly.
If your sentence begins with a long introductory word group use a comma to separate the word group from the rest of the sentence.
Handbook section: 32b
TUTORIAL 1 Using the menus - 4 of 4: If your sentence begins with a long introductory word group use a comma to separate the word group from the rest of the sentence.
Revised sentence: If your sentence begins with a long introductory word group, use a comma to separate the word group from the rest of the sentence.
TUTORIAL 1 Using the menus - 4 of 4: If your sentence begins with a long introductory word group use a comma to separate the word group from the rest of the sentence.