





Index--A
a/an. See also
indefinite articles.
a lot/alot
abbreviations
abstract language
abstracts
accept/except
acceptance letters
accuracy
accurate labeling of graphics
accusative (objective) case
acetate overheads
acknowledging sources. See also
documentation styles.
acknowledgments
acronyms
action verbs (for resumes and job application letters)
active voice. See also voice.
activities (listing in resumes)
adapt/adopt
addresses
adjective clauses
adjectives
adverbial clauses. See also introductory commas.
adverbs
advice/advise
affect/effect/impact
ageist language
agenda
agreement
aim. See also introduction.
all ready/already
all together/altogether
alot/a lot
alternate/alternative
ambiguous comparisons
American Psychological Association (APA) documentation style
among/between
amount/number
ampersands (in APA in-text citations).
analogy (paragraph development)
analysis (paragraph development)
anonymous works, citing. See also
bibliographies.
antecedents of pronouns. See also pronoun-antecedent agreement.
anthologies, citing
anxious/eager
any- words
any body/anybody
any more/anymore
any one/anyone
APA. See American Psychological Association.
apostrophes
apparatus. See also working drawings and schematic diagrams.
appearance of document
application letters. See also letters.
appositive phrases
appropriateness
arrangement
articles (grammatical)
articles (in journals and magazines)
as . . . as/so . . . as
assume/presume
assure/ensure/insure
astronomy style guides
attitude (of audience)
attitude adverbs
attribution of ideas. See citation styles.
audience
author's name included in text (citations)
authorization
auxiliary verbs. See also modal auxiliaries.
awhile/a while
awkwardness
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