Index--C
can/may
capitalization
captions
case
cause and effect (paragraph development)
caution messages
CD-ROMs, citing
censor/censure
central idea. See main idea.
cf.
chalkboards (use of during oral presentations)
charts
checklist for revising and editing documents
chemical formulas
chemistry style guides
Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) note citations
chromosome abberations, commas with
chunking
circle graphs
citation-sequence system of documentation
citation styles
citing electronic sources
clarity
classification and division (paragraph development)
clauses
clearness. See clarity.
closings. See conclusions.
CMS . See Chicago Manual of Style.
coherence
collaborative writing. See also reviewing a document.
collective antecedents
collective nouns (subject-verb agreement)
colons
come/go
commands (imperative mood). See also
imperative sentences.
commas
common knowledge
common nouns
comparison and contrast (paragraph development)
comparisons
comparative adjectives
comparative adverbs
complement/compliment
complements (grammatical)
complete comparisons.
complete sentences
complimentary closing (letters)
compose/comprise
compound
computer software . See software.
conciseness
conclusions
concrete words.
concur in/concur with
conference proceedings, citing
conjunctions
conjunctive adverbs
consulting reports
content guidelines for bibliographic entries
contents, table of (as front matter)
continual/continuous
contractions, apostrophes with
contrary-to-fact conditions
conversations, citing
coordinate modifiers, commas with
coordinating conjunctions
copying source language
corporate authors, citing. See
organizational authors.
correlative conjunctions
correcting documents
Council of Biology Editors (CBE) documentation style
countable nouns. See also countable and uncountable nouns.
cover page
credibility, establishing
crediting sources
criterion/criteria
curriculum vitae. See résumés.
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