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CW9Z64
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ARMY WRITING
“THE STANDARD”
SUBSTANCE
ORGANIZATION
STYLE
CORRECTNESS
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1. I am very much annoyed to find that you have
branded my son illiterate. This is a dirty lie, as I was
married a week before he was born!
10. Mr. Land hasn’t had any clothes for a year and has
been visited regularly by the clergy.
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WHICH ONE IS CORRECT?
The list of all PCS assignments for
IOBC lieutenants are on the bulletin
board.
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Some words, such as none, some, part, all, half,
(and other fractions), take a singular or plural
verb, depending on the number of the noun or
pronoun
closest to the verb:
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The Army and Navy, although
unified in the defense of one country,
one land, one people, wear very
different uniforms.
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Spaghetti and meatballs is
my favorite dinner.
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THESE PRONOUNS USUALLY
TAKE A SINGLE VERB
Each Someone
Either Anyone
Neither Nobody
One Everybody
No one
Somebody
Everyone Anybody
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Every driver and mechanic
is in the motorpool.
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The troops lost their way in the dark.
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PFC Cerjan reported to me, accompanied
by his section chief, SSG Brittain. He said
he started the fight.
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The commander regularly checks to ensure the
motor pool conducts maintenance of vehicles.
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As a baboon who grew up in the
wild, I realized that Wiki had special
nutritional needs.
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Being in a dilapidated condition, I was
anxious to make repairs to the old house.
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Glancing back, a sudden movement
was seen by the point man.
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Out of gas, SGT Jones pushed his vehicle
for two miles.
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The wild boar ran into the mess tent where the
battalion commander was eating, grunting and
snorting loudly, rooting around the garbage
bag for scraps.
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