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Here are online answers to many frequently asked questions about writing. Follow the links below to find the solution to your problem. General Writing Concerns Planning/Starting to Write Planning (Invention) Planning (Invention): When you start to write Planning (Invention): Thought Starters (Asking the Right Question) Editing and Proofreading Editing and Proofreading Strategies for Revision Higher Order Concerns (HOCs) and Later Order Concerns (LOCs) Proofreading for Commas Proofreading Strategies Proofreading Your Paper Steps in Editing Your Papers Coherence Coherence Transitional Devices (Connecting Words) Strategies for Improving Sentence Clarity The Paragraph Paragraphing Other Concerns Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing Punctuation Overview of Punctuation Brief Overview of Punctuation: Semicolons, Colons, Parentheses, Dash, Quotation Marks, and Italics: exercise and answer key Sentence Punctuation Sentence Punctuation Patterns Run-ons, Comma splices, and Fused Sentences Commas Commas after Introductions: exercise and answer key Commas vs. Semicolons in Compound Sentences: exercise and answer key Commas with Non-essential Elements: 3 exercises and answer keys Proofreading for Commas Using Commas: 5 exercises and answer keys Quotation Marks Quotation Marks: exercise and answer key Apostrophes The Apostrophe: exercise and answer keyPunctuation Hyphens Using Hyphens Parts of Speech Nouns Count and NonCount Nouns (with Plurals, Articles, and Quantity Words): 2 exercises and answer keys Count and NonCount Nouns (with Articles and Adjectives): exercise and answer key Pronouns Using Pronouns Clearly Pronoun Case Verbs Verb Tenses Verbals: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives Adjectives and Adverbs Adjective or Adverb?: 2 exercises and answer keys Adjectives with Countable and Uncountable Nouns Prepositions Prepositions of Direction: To, On(to), In(to) Prepositions of Time, of Place, and to Introduce Objects Other Writing Concerns Non-Sexist Language Accept/Except and Affect/Effect: 2 exercises and answer keys Common Words That Sound Alike I Before E: 2 exercises and answer keys Research Papers Citation Information Other Online Sources Roget's Online Thesaurus Elements of Style Bartlett's Quotations HyperGrammar Paradigm Online Writing Assistant Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)