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abbreviations adjective clause adverb clause antecedent appositive phrase audience basic begin capital checklist Choose commas complements COMPLETED SENTENCE compound conjunction contains coordination correct DEVELOPING WRITING SKILLS diagram direct object dolphins draft elliptical clause English English language essay EXAMPLE EXERCISE express first-person narrative following chart formal gerund helping verb Identifying independent clause infinitive kind language letter linking verb logical look main idea main point meaning modifiers nominative absolute NONSTANDARD noun clause noun or pronoun novel outline parentheses participial phrase past participle patterns Perfect Progressive personal pronoun plural predicate nominative prepositional phrases present Prewriting problems proofread questions quotation marks reader relative pronoun Revising singular spelling structures subject and verb subjunctive mood subordinate clause subtopics suffix supporting information tence tense thesis statement tion tone topic sentence transitions underlined Usage words Write a sentence Writing Workshop