TUTORIAL 1: Using the menus

TUTORIAL 1:Using 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 A Writer’s Reference that explains the principle. Then fix the problem.

1 of 4

A verb have to agree with its subject.

Handbook section: G1-a
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.

2 of 4

About sentence fragments. You should avoid them.

Handbook section: G5
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.

3 of 4

Its important to use apostrophe’s correctly.

Handbook section: P4
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.

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.

Handbook section: P1-b
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.