Bull's Eye Business Writing Tips
Tip
# 276: Whenever the
verb comes before the subject...
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Tip # 276: Whenever the verb comes
before the subject, make sure they agree.
For example:
Attached is a
piece of matching fabric.
Attached are two pieces of the matching fabric.
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Please answer Winneth Hussey’s
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I am confused about “much”
and “many”. Please
clarify.
"When an idea is wanting, a
word can always be found to take its place." (Johann w. von
Goethe (1749-1832)
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writing that I recommend.
Bull's Eye Business Writing is
also available from Amazon.com.
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Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to
Punctuation, author, Lynne Truss |
The
Everything Resume Book by Steven Graber |
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Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
, by William Knowlton Zinsser |
The
Gregg Reference Manual, by William A. Sabin |
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Elements of Style, by William Strunk, White, E. B.
White |
How
to Take the Fog Out of Business Writing, by Robert
Gunning, Richard A. Kallan (Contributor) |
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