Grades 7-8 Key
A
Agr: pronoun-antecedent agreement
Apostrophe rules:
Ap: possessives
Ap.C: contractions
Ap.I: “its” and “it’s”
Ap.J: joint or individual possession
Ap.Pl: possessives of plurals
Ap.S: singular noun ending in s or z
Ap.W: plural words and letters, not
numbers, abbreviations or dates
ApX: misuse of apostrophe
C
Comma rules:
C: commas
CA: before “and,” “but” (independent
clauses)
CD: dialogue (I said, “Hello”)
CDA: direct address
CI: introductory word group
C.Inter: interrupting elements.
CS: comma splices
C.Ser: series.
C.Tr: transitions.
Misused commas:
CX: misused comma
Cap: capitalization
Cap.X: misuse of capitals
D
D: dash
E
Ell: ellipsis
EP: end punctuation
F
Fr: fragments
FS: fused sentences
G
G.1: Write the rule, not just “G” or “Glossary.”
I
Inf: informal, slang, regionalisms
L
Writing about Literature:
LI: avoid the irrelevant “I” and “me”
LO: avoid mystery openings
LVT: use present tense in writing about literature
M
Manuscript Form rules:
Hdg: heading (Manuscript Form)
Hwtg: handwriting (Manuscript Form)
Ind: indentation (Manuscript Form)
Mat: materials (Manuscript Form)
MF: Manuscript Form
MFP: punctuation
MF.Sp: Spacing
MFT: title
MF.Ty: Typeface
Mrg: margins
Mx: shifts and mixed constructions
P
PV: passive voice
Pronoun Case:
PC: case (“I,” “me,” “my,” etc.)
PCA: compounds (“he and I,” etc.)
PCC: comparisons (“as old as I,” etc.)
PCL: linking verbs (“This is she”)
Q
Quoting rules:
QD: documentation (parenthetical
citation)
QI: introducing quotations
R
Red: redundancy
Ref: pronoun reference
RO: run-on sentence
S
Sp: spelling checklist
Subject-Verb Agreement:
SV: subject-verb agreement
SVA: “and” and “or”
SVC: complements
SV.Col: collective nouns, numbers,
titles
SVI: inversion (“there is/are,” etc.)
SVP: indefinite pronouns (“any,”
“each,” etc.)
V
Voc: meaningless and lifeless words
VT: verb tense
W
Wdy: wordiness
Wh: “who” and “whom”
WW: wrong word