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Chapter 1. Improving Your Style

Chapter 1 Introduction
A Strategy for Revising: Concision, Precision, Revision
Writing Paragraphs That Flow
Topic Sentences
Subject / Verb Agreement
Special Cases in Subject Verb Agreement
Tricky Singular Plural Pairs
Verb Tense
Using Active Verbs
Describing Phenomena with Active Verbs
The Passive versus Active Voice Dilemma
When To Use The Active Voice
When To Use The Passive Voice
Transition Words
Special Stylistic Issues in Technical Writing

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