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ms with parallel structure納躬糧 11Superficial parallelism vs. actual parallelism納躬糧 11Watch out for linking verbs納躬糧 11Treat any linking verb as a parallel 11And they have to make 12納躬糧 12Pronouns納躬糧 12Antecedent must exist: as a noun納躬糧 12Antecedent and pronoun must make sense together納躬糧 12The antecedent must be unambiguous納躬糧 12The antecedent and pronoun must agree in number納躬糧 13Pronoun case納躬糧 13Watch out for parallelism納躬糧 13’s is often poor antecedent納躬糧 13The deadly five: it, its, they, them, their納躬糧 13This, that, these, and those納躬糧 13Adjectives:納躬糧 13New copy納躬糧 13Agree in number with previous version納躬糧 13This, these, that, and those cannot be used as 14納躬糧 14Modifiers納躬糧 14Adjectives and adverbs納躬糧 14Adjective + adjective + noun納躬糧 14Adverb + adjective + noun納躬糧 14Noun modifiers納躬糧 14Misplaced modifier納躬糧 15Dangling modifier納躬糧 15Modifiers have to make 15Noun modifiers with relative clause納躬糧 15Essential vs. nonessential noun modifiers納躬糧 16納躬糧 16Verb modifiers納躬糧 16Verb tense, mood and voice納躬糧 16Tense納躬糧 16Simple tense納躬糧 16Progressive tense納躬糧 17Keep verb tense consistent納躬糧 17Present perfect: still in effect納躬糧 17Past perfect: the earlier action納躬糧 17Tense sequence納躬糧 17The subjunctive mood納躬糧 18Hypothetical subjunctive納躬糧 18If…then constructions納躬糧 18The mand subjunctive納躬糧 18Active voice vs. passive voice納躬糧 19Comparisons納躬糧 19Keeping parisons parallel納躬糧 19Comparisons must be logically parallel納躬糧 19Comparisons must be structurally parallel納躬糧 19Omitted words納躬糧 20Comparative and superlative forms納躬糧 20納躬糧 20Idioms納躬糧 20納躬糧 29Odds and ends納躬糧 29Connecting words納躬糧 29Connecting punctuation納躬糧 30Comma納躬糧 30Semicolon納躬糧 30Colon納躬糧 30Dash納躬糧 31Quantity納躬糧 31Advanced strategy: GMC/SV/PARALLELISM納躬糧 31Concision: specific patterns of wordiness納躬糧 31Pattern 1: prefer a verb to an action noun納躬糧 32Pattern 2: prefer a Thatclause (with verbs) to a series of phrases (with nouns)納躬糧 32納躬糧 32Pattern 3: prefer a verb to an 32納躬糧 33Pattern 4: prefer an adjective to a noun納躬糧 33納躬糧 33Pattern 5: prefer an adverb to a prepositional phrase納躬糧 33Pattern 6: prefer an adjective to an adjective clause with be納躬糧 33納躬糧 33Pattern 7: remove IT IS…THAT納躬糧 33納躬糧 34Concision: don’t make it too short納躬糧 34Pattern1: keep the prepositional phrase if you need to納躬糧 34納躬糧 34Pattern2: keep THAT OF or THESE OF if you need to納躬糧 34納躬糧 35Pattern 3: keep THAT after a reporting verb納躬糧 35納躬糧 35Parallelism: concrete nouns and action nouns納躬糧 35Infinitives納躬糧 36Adjectives and participles:納躬糧 36Advanced strategy: pronouns and mod