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a, an, the, as openers
above
absolute participles, see dangling and nondangling participles
absolutes, see incomparables
accused, see alleged
adjectives, placement of
administer
adverb
advisedly
agenda
alibi
alleged
allegedly
all … not
all of
all of a sudden
all-time
almost
alone
also
alternatives
America, American
and
and also
anyplace
appreciate
aquacade, see cavalcade
as … as
as follow, as follows
aside from
as for
as if
as though
at
at that
audience
baby-sitter
back and forth
back formations
back of
balance
banquet
beg the question
best five vs. five best
best foot forward
bet, betted
between
binoculars
bipartisan
birthday
bogus
both of, see all of
bring
bugger
burglarize
but: prep. or conj.
by
can help
cannot help (but)
can’t seem
cavalcade
chomp
cliches
climb down
clipped words
collide
come, see bring
compound subjects
congressman
connective words beginning sentences
contact
contractions
could care less
couple
couple of
create
criticize
culminate
cultivated
cultured
dangling and nondangling participles
data, see agenda
dead as a doornail
decimate
demean
diction
different from
different than
diplomat, diplomatist
do have
donate
done
double entendre
double genitive
double negative
doubt
drowned, see graduated
during
each other
-ed
either
electrocute
ellipsize
engineer
erotica
et cetera
eve
everybody else’s
every now and then
everyplace, see anyplace
execute
executive
eyewitness
fail
fake
false passive
fault (v.)
faze
feature
feel
few
fey
fill in
fill out
firstly
fit, fitted
fix
following
following, the
fraction
fragmentary sentences
front runner
fused participle, see genitive with gerund
genitive with gerund
genitive with inanimate nouns
got
gotten
graduated
grammatical error
groom
grow smaller
guest
had better
had rather
hand in hand
hard put
has yet to
have
have, “causative,”
head over heels
healthful
healthy
hectic
height, in
helpmate
helpmeet
hijack
hold
home
honeymoon
hopefully
house
How are you?
How do you do?
human
-ics words
identic
identical
I don’t think
if
if with subjunctive
ill
ill health, see grammatical error
in a street
in back of
incomparables
infinitive of purpose
in half
in line
insane asylum
insignia
internecine
interpretative
interpretive
in the circumstances, see under the circumstances
inverted word order
is yet to
it, see there, beginning a sentence
it goes without saying
it’s me
killed instantly
land on water
last
late, the
latest
lengthy
like
lit
loan
-ly, see adverbs
mad
many
map a plan
married
meantime
me too
midair
mixaphors
modifiers vs. nouns and verbs
momentarily
momently
monologophobia
motorcade, see cavalcade
much less
mutual friend
naked
nearly
necessaries
necessities
neither
none
normalcy
nostalgia
not … but
nouns as adjectives
nouns as verbs
nouns and verbs vs. modifiers
no use
nth degree
nubile
nude
number
numerous
on a street
one
one another
on line
only
on the other hand
onto
or
orate
otherwise
ought (to)
over
pair of twins
paragraphs
partially
partly
pass a resolution
passive voice
past
past master
people
per
perfect infinitive
persons
pinch hitter, see front runner
pliers, see binoculars
poison gas
portion
possessive, see double genitive, genitive with inanimate nouns, genitive with gerund
possessive with long phrases
possessive with inanimate nouns, see genitive with inanimate nouns
practically
preposition at end
presidential
pronoun with possessive antecedent
propose
proved, proven
provided, providing
puns
purpose
quite
quotation
raise
rarebit
rather than
reason why
redhead
refer black
relation
relative
reportedly
rob
rooftop
round
sabotage
scan
scientist
scissors, see binoculars
score
secure
see
self-addressed envelope
send no money
shades
shall and will
sick
sideswipe
sideways
since
skid road (row)
slang
slow vs. slowly, see adverbs
so, see very plus participle
so … as
so long
someplace
something else again
spend
spit and image
split infinitive
square
standpoint
statistic
stay
stick (v.)
still and all
stop
subjective complement
such
such as
suspected, see alleged
than whom
that
that (conj.)
the
then
there, beginning a sentence
there are vs. there is
’til, see until
too, see very plus participle
truculent
try land
underhand, underhanded
under the circumstances
unprecedented
until
upward of, see over
use, see no use
verbal
verbs and nouns vs. modifiers
very
very plus participle
viewpoint, see standpoint
virtually
want
was given construction, see false passive
way
weaved
wet, wetted, see bet, betted
whether
whether or not
which
while
who
whom
whose
widowhood
will and shall
win a victory
wish
woman, women (adj.)
worsen
worst
wove
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