GRAMMAR Nouns Noun formation Countable and uncountable nouns Compounds Articles The definite article The indefinite and zero articles Proper nouns Fixed phrases Omitting the article Example errors Pronouns and quantifiers Personal pronouns The 'of' phrase Example errors Subject/verb agreement Identifying the subject Using two subjects Singular or plural form? Words of quantity Uncountable nouns Verbals Choosing the -ing form Present and past participles Choosing the infinitive Selected samples The verb ¿to be¿ Confusion with 'being' Confusion between has been / was Modal verbs Golden rule Questions Phrasal verbs A few examples Position of the particle Types of errors Adjectives and adverbs Adjective / adverb comparisons Adverb placement Comparatives and superlatives The past participle Excessive adjectives Example errors Prepositions Prepositional phrases (at, to, with, of, by, for, on, in) Clauses Types of clause Conjunctions Conditional clauses Comparative construction Only Example errors Prefixes Forms and errors Hyphens and prefixes STYLE AND PUNCTUATION Style: Clarity and brevity Redundant and unnecessary terms Position of the subject Of Conjunctions Using lists Style: Voice and verb choice Tense Merits of both voices Nominalization Verb strength Tense Changing tenses Tense selection Future events Time and duration Opening statements Time expressions Titles Titles of the paper Titles of chapters and figures Spelling form Differences between AE and BE Capitalization General principles Colons, parentheses, dashes Colons and semicolons Horizontal lines Parentheses Apostrophes DATA AND REFERENCING Figures and tables Using figures Using tables Permissions The grammar of figures and tables Numbers and units SI units Punctuation and spacing Style Position of the number Percentages Errors Equations Formatting Terminology Further suggestions Example errors Referencing The number system Reference list (bibliography) A¿Z LIST OF ERRORS Absorption ¿ commutate Compete ¿ efficient Electrical ¿ lack Lifetime ¿ rely Resonance ¿ strengths and weaknesses Survey ¿ worth INDEX.