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Abigail Carlson Steps to Make the Perfect Paper 1. Cross out prepositional phrases, infinitive phrases, introductory phrases, and other interrupters. 2. What is your subject(s)? 3. Is there a verb? 4. Do you subject(s) and verb agree? 5. Are there conjunctions? 6. Is it punctuated correctly according to type of conjunction and essiential/nonessential rules? 7. Are there interrupters? a. Participle phrase, adjective clause (who, whom, which) 8. Are the interrupters punctuated correctly? a. Essential or non-essential? 9. Is it capitalized correctly? a. Clean, understand, too long? 10. Do I have sentence variety? a. Start with gerund b. Introductory phrase i. Use preposition, subordinating conjunction, participle c. Infinitive phrase d. Use conjunction i. Coordinating, subordinating, adverbial e. Add interrupter

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Abigail Carlson

Steps to Make the Perfect Paper

1. Cross out prepositional phrases, infinitive phrases, introductory phrases, and other interrupters.

2. What is your subject(s)?3. Is there a verb?4. Do you subject(s) and verb agree?5. Are there conjunctions?6. Is it punctuated correctly according to type of conjunction and essiential/nonessential

rules?7. Are there interrupters?

a. Participle phrase, adjective clause (who, whom, which)8. Are the interrupters punctuated correctly?

a. Essential or non-essential?9. Is it capitalized correctly?

a. Clean, understand, too long?10. Do I have sentence variety?

a. Start with gerundb. Introductory phrase

i. Use preposition, subordinating conjunction, participlec. Infinitive phrased. Use conjunction

i. Coordinating, subordinating, adverbiale. Add interrupter