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3. Limit Your Use of the Verb To Be
a. Practice 22-1 Replacing the Verb to be
4. Replace Ordinary Verbs with Vivid, Descriptive Verbs
a. Practice 22-2 Using Vivid Verbs
5. Revise Sentences That Begin with There is or It is
a. Sentences Beginning with There is
a. Practice 22-3 Revising Sentences That Begin
with There is
b. Sentences Beginning with It is
a. Practice 22-4 Revising Sentences That Begin
with It is
6. Vary Sentence Openings
a. Practice 22-5 Beginning Sentences with
Prepositional Phrases
7. Vary Sentence Structure and Length
a. Practice 22-6 Editing for Sentence Variety
L. Chapter 23 Commas
1. Learning Objectives
2. Commas to Set Off Introductory Words, Phrases, and
Clauses
a. Practice 23-1 Using Commas with Introductory
Elements
