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EDITING AND WRITING TIPS
Period – Only one typed space following periods.
PUNCTUATION
Period – Only one typed space following periods.
Ellipses – Only use ellipses within quotes when some part of the quote is omitted.
PUNCTUATION
Period – Only one typed space following periods.
Ellipses – Only use ellipses within quotes when some part of the quote is omitted.
Commas - Use a comma before the conjunction in sentences with two or more independent clauses, but a comma is not necessarily used when the sentence is short and clarity is not an issue.
PUNCTUATION
The pastor and deacon argued because he thought the church had made a bad decision.
USE OF PRONOUNS
The pastor and deacon argued because he thought the church had made a bad decision.
The deacon thought the pastor had made a bad decision, and the two men argued.
USE OF PRONOUNS
The church board, congregation, and staff all agreed to
repave the parking lot.
WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THESE SENTENCES?
The church board, congregation, and staff all agreed to
repave the parking lot.
When a dependent clause or a
participial or prepositional phrase begins a sentence, it is followed by
a comma.
WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THESE SENTENCES?
Double quotation marks must be used at all times except for the occasion when a quote is contained within a quote.
QUOTATION MARKS
Double quotation marks must be used at all times except for the occasion when a quote is contained within a quote.
Block quotations in Turabian are single spaced and indented ½” from the left. Quotation marks are not used around block quotes.
QUOTATION MARKS
Double quotation marks must be used at all times except for the occasion when a quote is contained within a quote.
Block quotations in Turabian are single spaced and indented ½” from the left. Quotation marks are not used around block quotes.Biblical quotations
should include abbreviated references--In 2 Sam 13:10, Amnon said, “Bring the food . . . so that I may eat from your hand.”
QUOTATION MARKS
Italicize the titles of whole
published works, such
as books.
BOOK TITLES
Italicize the titles of whole
published works, such
as books.
Put the titles of parts of these
works in double
quotation marks.
BOOK TITLES
Write in the third person.
THIRD-PERSON WRITING
No first or second person, singular or plural, unless within a
quote.
Write in the third person.
THIRD-PERSON WRITING
I will tell you the exceptions!
No first or second person, singular or plural, unless within a
quote.
Write in the third person.
THIRD-PERSON WRITING
Pronouns and their references
must agree.
AGREEMENT
Pronouns and their references
must agree.
To ensure subject-verb agreement, identify the main
subject and verb in the sentence, then check to see if they are both plural or
singular.
AGREEMENT
One of the most efficient ways to improve writing is to edit it for conciseness.
UNNECESSARY WORDS
Doubling of Words: mutual agreement (agreement)future prospects (prospects)consensus of opinion (consensus)reconsider again (reconsider)whether or not (whether)
inadvertent error (error)
UNNECESSARY WORDS
Doubling of Words: mutual agreement (agreement)future prospects (prospects)consensus of opinion (consensus)reconsider again (reconsider)whether or not (whether)
inadvertent error (error)
Intensifiers, Qualifiers:
very
really
extremely
definitely
a considerable amount of
to a certain extent
UNNECESSARY WORDS
Chapter headings and the titles of essay papers are followed by two blank lines.
HEADINGS AND SUBHEADS
Chapter headings and the titles of essay papers are followed by two blank lines.Headings and titles begin 2” from the top of the page.
HEADINGS AND SUBHEADS
Chapter headings and the titles of essay papers are followed by two blank lines.Headings and titles begin 2” from the top of the page.Subheads are preceded by two blank lines and followed by one blank line.
HEADINGS AND SUBHEADS