APPENDIX:
PRACTICAL HINTS FOR BETTER WRITING
29 A Brief,
No-Nonsense Guide
to Comma Usage
32 A Visual Guide to
Organizing an Essay
33 Avoiding Common
Writing
Errors
34 Deadwood: Empty or
Pretentious Expressions
36 Additional Writing
Hints
37 Sentence Structure:
Avoiding Sentence Faults
38 Complex Sentences:
Structure and Punctuation
39 Precise Verbs and the
Introduction of Quotations
40 Transitional
Words and
Expressions
41 Introductions and
Conclusions
43 A Condensed Guide
to
Writing an Essay
44 A Few
More Words about
Thesis Statements
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