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each (singular)

pronoun-antecedent agreement

subject-verb agreement

citing e-books

APA style

Chicago style

MLA style

economics (singular)

-ed, verb ending

survey of tenses

not dropping

editing

moving images

multimodal project

editing multimodal compositions

paragraphs

example of edited paragraph

vs. revising, of multimodal project

sentences

example of sentence-level revisions

writing prompt: proofreading your work for grammar, punctuation, and spelling

writing prompt: proofreading your work for citations

editing log to track personal errors

blank editing log

sample editing log page

writing in education

effect (cause and effect), pattern of organization (paragraph)

effect, affect

e.g. (“for example”)

usage note

Latin abbreviations

either (singular)

pronoun-antecedent agreement

subject-verb agreement

either. . . or

correlative conjunction

parallelism with

pronoun agreement

subject-verb agreement

either . . . or fallacy

elect, hyphen with

electronic documents

annotated bibliographies

annotating

avoiding plagiarism from the Web

double-entry notebooks

for image or multimodal text

for written text

e-mail messages

managing

for multimodal project

for written project

writing prompt: managing your files

online tools for managing

understanding online file management tools

portfolios

saving for multimodal project

sharing for multimodal project

electronic sources

avoiding plagiarism from the Web

refining keyword searches

abstracts, in databases

archives, digital

bias in

catalog, library

citing

directory to APA in-text citation models

directory to APA reference list models

directory to Chicago notes and bibliography entries

directory to CSE reference list models

directory to MLA in-text citation models

directory to MLA works cited models

databases, for articles

e-books, citing

APA style

Chicago style

MLA style

evaluating

evaluating sources for bias

evaluating Web sources

for research process

sample annotated source

excerpts

finding Web sources

full-text sources vs. abstracts

government archives

news sites

PDF vs. HTML sources

reading critically

search engines

selecting appropriate versions

elicit, illicit

ellipsis mark (. . .)

APA style

Chicago style

for deleted lines of poetry

for deleted sentence

for deleted words

in literature papers

MLA style

not misusing in arguments

for unfinished thoughts

elliptical clause, dangling

quick help: recognizing dangling modifiers

quick help: repairing dangling modifiers

checking for dangling modifiers

e-mail

sample e-mail memo

qualities, skills, and tools of successful online learners

addresses, division of

in business

effective

formatting

italics in

for online course

emigrate from, immigrate to

eminent, imminent

emotional appeals (pathos), in argument

emphasis

active verbs

choppy sentences, avoiding

colon for

coordination

dash for

exclamation point

italics

in multimodal compositions

print documents, showing different ways to create emphasis

parallel structure

repetition

sentence endings

style point: end emphasis

short sentences

subordinating minor ideas

in Web site project

first page of a Web site

endnotes or footnotes. See notes

APA style

formatting

sample footnote (Mirano; APA)

Chicago (CMS) style

directory to Chicago (CMS) notes and bibliography entries

formatting

sample endnotes (Bishop; Chicago)

MLA style

end punctuation

period

question mark

exclamation point

writing in engineering

English as a second language. See multilingual writers

English language skills

strategies for improving

practicing in class

enthused

er ending (comparative)

errors

identifying

sic for

APA style

Chicago style

MLA style

ESL. See multilingual writers

-es, -s

spelling rules

as verb ending

when to use the -s (or -es) form of present-tense verbs

essays

directory to model papers, by genre (type)

typical activities in traditional and online courses

adapting for speech or presentation

drafting

editing

in education

reflective

sample reflective essay, education (Gibson; APA)

in history

critical

historiographic

research

sample research essay, history (Benjamin; Chicago)

sample research essay, history (Bishop; Chicago)

in literature

sample literary analysis, no secondary sources (Peel; MLA)

sample literary analysis, with secondary sources (Larson; MLA)

planning

peer review

revising

saving drafts of

est ending (superlative)

et al.

APA style

in-text citations

not used in reference list

Chicago style, notes and bibliography

general use

MLA style

in-text citations

works cited list

etc.

Latin abbreviation

usage note

ethos (ethical appeals), in arguments

evaluating as reader

using as writer

etymology, in dictionary entry

euphemisms

euphemisms and plain English alternatives

evaluating arguments. See arguments, evaluating

evaluating sources

evaluating sources for bias

evaluating Web sources

assessing Web sources

reading critically

for research process

selecting

using as support

even, placement of

eventually, ultimately

everybody, everyone, everything (singular)

pronoun-antecedent agreement

subject-verb agreement

everyone, every one

evidence

in APA papers

in argument papers

evidence typically used in various disciplines

sample argument (Jacobs; MLA)

sample argument (Hammond; MLA)

in biological sciences

in business

in Chicago papers

in criminal justice and criminology

sample administrative report, criminal justice (Thompson; APA)

in education

in engineering

sample proposal, engineering (O’Bryan; USGS)

in history

sample research essay, history (Benjamin; Chicago)

sample research essay, history (Bishop; Chicago)

in literature papers

sample literary analysis, with secondary sources (Larson; MLA)

in MLA papers

in music

in nursing

sample clinical practice paper, nursing (Riss; APA)

for papers in the disciplines

providing after claims

in psychology

sample literature review, psychology (Charat; APA)

sample literature review, psychology (Mirano; APA)

in speeches or presentations

ex-, hyphen with

exact language

quick help: exact language

choosing the concise word or phrase

examples

as evidence

as pattern of organization (paragraph)

as sentence fragments

except, accept

excerpts, electronic sources

vs. full-text sources

exclamation points

no comma with

for emphasis

overuse of

with quotation marks

exclamations (interjections)

exclamatory sentence

executive summary

in business

in engineering proposal

exercises (for multilingual/ESL writers)

intensive grammar exercises

as intensive language activity

exercises to test grammar concepts (for multilingual/ESL writers)

articles 1

articles 2

articles 3

conditional sentences

linking verbs

missing subjects

modal verbs

negative verb forms

passive verb forms

past and present participles

placement of adverbs

preposition combinations

prepositions showing time and place

unnecessary words

verb forms and tenses 1

verb forms and tenses 2

verb forms and tenses 3

verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives

expect

expectations in US classes

writing prompt: thinking like a college writer

expert opinion as support

expletives there, it

it as subject

as placeholder before verb

and subject following verb

and subject-verb agreement

explicit, implicit

exploring a subject. See prewriting strategies

expressions

idioms

quick help: prepositions and idiomatic expressions

idiomatic usage

adjective + preposition combinations

verb + preposition combinations

parenthetical

regional

transitional

common transitions

transitional phrases

trite or worn-out (clichés)

extensive language activities for comprehension and fluency (for multilingual/ESL writers)

activities for intensive and extensive language practice

extensive writing practice for fluency and speed (for multilingual/ESL writers)

directions

writing prompts