The Most Common Grammar Gaffes Writers Make (and How To Avoid Them) - 0 views
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The passive voice is weak, vague, and wordy. "New York publishers are being attacked by self-publishers" is not as powerful as "Self-publishers are attacking New York publishers." I search for every instance of "be" and "being" to eliminate as many instances of the passive voice as I can.
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hyphenate two or more words used as an adjective—"social-media sites"
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bulleted lists should maintain a parallel structure
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