GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION - A SHORT GUIDE
Abbreviations:
- Abbreviations are widely used in technical writing. Be sure, however, that they will be understood by your readers. When in doubt spell the complete word. Avoid using etc. in formal writing since readers may not know what you are including.
Agreement:
- Make your verb agree with its subject. This problem occurs most often when a subject and verb have intervening words.
- Wrong : A list of absent members are attached.
- Right : A list of absent members is attached.
- Make your pronouns agree with their antecedents. In the above sentence their correctly agrees with the word pronouns.
- Wrong : Everyone in the class raise their hand.
- Right : Everyone in the class raise his hand.