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Number agreement: Subject and verb must agree in number Additive phrases Or, either… or, neither… nor: nearest Collective nouns: almost always singular Indefinite pronouns: usually singular SANAMM words: some。................................................ 5 Each and every .................................................................................................... 5 Quantity words and phrases................................................................................... 5 Subject phrases and clauses: always singular ........................................................... 5 Parallelism ....................................................................................... 6 Parallel markers....................................................................................................... 6 Parallel elements ..................................................................................................... 6 You can split apart the expressions: ........................................................................ 6 Parallel clauses should start with the same word ...................................................... 7 Lists with AND ....................................................................................................... 7 Idioms with parallel structure ................................................................................. 7 Superficial parallelism vs. actual parallelism ......................................................... 7 Watch out for linking verbs..................................................................................... 7 Treat any linking verb as a parallel market. ............................................................. 8 And they have to make sense. ................................................................................ 8 Pronoun ............................................................................................ 8 Antecedent must exist: as a noun ............................................................................ 8 Antecedent and pronoun must make sense together ............................................... 8 The antecedent must be unambiguous .................................................................... 8 The antecedent and pronoun must agree in number ............................................... 9 Pronoun case ........................................................................................................... 9 Watch out for parallelism ...................................................................................... 9 ?s is often poor antecedent ..................................................................................... 9 The deadly five: it, its, they, them, their ................................................................. 9 This, that, these, and those ...................................................................................... 9 Adjectives:.......................................................................................................... 9 New copy ........................................................................................................... 9 Agree in number with previous version................................................................. 10 This, these, that, and those cannot be used as nouns. ............................................... 10 Modifiers ........................................................................................ 10 Adjectives and adverbs ......................................................................................... 10 Adjective + adjective + noun ............................................................................... 10 Adverb + adjective + noun .................................................................................. 10 Noun modifiers ..................................................................................................... 10 Misplaced modifier .............................................................................................11 Dangling modifier...............................................................................................11 Modifiers have to make sense. ..............................................................................11 Noun modifiers with relative clause ......................................................................11 Essential vs. nonessential noun modifiers............................................................. 12 Verb modifiers....................................................................................................... 12 Verb tense, mood and voice ........................................................ 13 Tense ..................................................................................................................... 13 Simple tense...................................................................................................... 13 Progressive tense ............................................................................................... 13 Keep verb tense consistent .................................................................................. 13 Present perfect: still in effect ............................................................................... 13 Past perfect: the earlier action .............................................................................. 13 Tense sequence .................................................................................................. 14 The subjunctive mood ........................................................................................... 14