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The Dirty Dozen
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12
Writing
9th Grade
11/05/2008

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SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
Definition
S-V

If subject has an "s", the verb does not have an "s"
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VERB TENSE AND VERB TENSE CONSISTENCY
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V-T

Use past tense for social studies and present tense for english
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CONTRACTIONS
Definition
don't use they're, use they are, etc...
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SPOKEN OR SLANG, STREET
Definition
SP/SL-S

no abbreviations
would HAVE not would OF

dont use slang
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WRONG WORD/ WORD CHOICE
Definition
WW

difference between there, their, they're etc...
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PRONOUN ANTECEDENT AGREEMENT
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P-A


pronouns and antecedent must agree


each girl much purchase HER ticket [not THEIR]
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RELATIVE PRONOUN AGREEMENT
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P-R

who not that
the politician WHO

the vending machines THAT
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AVOID FIRST PERSON
Definition
I

don't use first person
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NUMBER
Definition
#
write number if it consists of of more than two words
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SENTENCE FRAGMENT
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S-F

finish sentences!
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RUN ON
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R-O

too long sentences, shorten
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CAPITALIZE
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Capitalize the beggining of sentence, I and proper nouns
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