Active voice,
avoiding wordiness with 64,
defined 264,
use of 46–47, 57, 58–59
Adjectives,
adverbial forms 3,
comparison of 2–3,
compounds, forming 254–256,
defined 264,
participles as 25
Adverbs,
any as an 6,
comparison of, 3–4,
compounds, forming 255,
defined 264,
double negative and 15,
position of 4,
scarcely as negative 32,
split infinitives and 34–35
Affixes,
defined 264,
meanings of, alphabetical listing 244–253,
spelling changes, rules for 242–243
Agreement,
defined 264,
either … or and 16,
pronouns 27–28,
subject/verb 35–37
Clauses,
defined 265,
elliptical 12, 267,
if clauses, use of 38,
plus as connector 25,
restrictive/nonrestrictive 39, 50,
scarcely with 32,
should in conditional 33,
so/so that in 34,
subject of 47–48,
which referring to 49
