Problem with comparative or equative structure

Sentence Structure, part 2

Complement missing

Incorrect:	In the application letter, tell the potential employer that a resume accompanies.
Correct:	In the application letter, tell the potential employer that a resume accompanies it.
Correct:	In the application letter, tell the potential employer that a resume accompanies the letter. [3]

Further Reading:

In Read, Write, Edit: Grammar for College Writers, see pages 141-148

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Sentence Structure, part 3

Complement of the wrong grammatical type

Incorrect:	The company considers the new computer as a major breakthrough.
Incorrect:	The company considers that the new computer is a major breakthrough.
Correct:	The company considers the new computer to be a major breakthrough.
Correct:	The company considers the new computer a major breakthrough.[4]

Further Reading:

In Read, Write, Edit: Grammar for College Writers, see pages 141-148

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Sentence Structure, part 4

Delete an unnecessary pronoun

Incorrect:	The pressure in a pressurized water reactor, it varies from system to system. (double subject)
Correct:	The pressure in a pressurized water reactor varies from system to system. [5] (redundant subject pronoun deleted)
Incorrect:	The crate, which it was left in the corridor, has now been moved into the storage closet. (double subject)
Correct:	The crate, which was left in the corridor, has now been moved into the storage closet. (redundant subject pronoun deleted)
Correct:	The crate—it was left in the corridor—has now been moved into the storage closet. (redundant relative clause pronoun deleted) [6]

Further Reading:

In Read, Write, Edit: Grammar for College Writers, see pages 141-148

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Sentence Structure, part 5

Delete unnecessary words

Further Reading:

In Read, Write, Edit: Grammar for College Writers, see pages 141-148

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Sentence Structure, part 6

Double Verb

Further Reading:

In Read, Write, Edit: Grammar for College Writers, see pages 141-148

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Sentence Structure, part 7

Negatives

Negative Phrases

Appositives

Using Do, Does, and Did

Footnotes

Problem with comparative or equative structure

Further Reading:

In Writing Clearly: An Editing Guide (2nd edition), see pages 244-245

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Comparative Clauses @ The Internet Grammar of English

Comparative, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Footnotes

Sentence Structure, part 8

Pronoun missing

Incorrect	I don’t think is a good idea.
Correct	I don’t think it is a good idea.
Correct	I don’t think it’s a good idea.

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Sentence Structure, part 9

Unnecessary complement

Further Reading:

In Read, Write, Edit: Grammar for College Writers, see pages 141-148

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Sentence Structure, part 10

Verb Missing

Make sure that every sentence has a subject and a verb.

Incorrect:	It sobering to consider the swift decline of the ancient Maya, who 1,200 years ago were themselves the most advanced society in the Western Hemisphere, and who, like us now, were then at the apex of their own power and numbers.
Correct:	It's sobering to consider the swift decline of the ancient Maya, who 1,200 years ago were themselves the most advanced society in the Western Hemisphere, and who, like us now, were then at the apex of their own power and numbers.
Correct:	It is sobering to consider the swift decline of the ancient Maya, who 1,200 years ago were themselves the most advanced society in the Western Hemisphere, and who, like us now, were then at the apex of their own power and numbers. [7]
Incorrect:	Each year, we visited the lagoon where the gray whales that swim up to the little dories, called pangas.
Correct:	Each year, we visited the lagoon where there are gray whales that swim up to the little dories, called pangas.
Correct:	Each year, we visited the lagoon where the gray whales swim up to the little dories, called pangas. [8]

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Sentence Structure, part 11

Word or words missing

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