Grammar, Meaning, Concision

    Evaluate problems in this order
    1) Grammar

    2) Meaning
    3) Concision

• If a word has more than one meaning, is the author using that word correctly, to indicate the right meaning?
  - Guide 8 p20 for examples
  - Pay attention to helping verbs (such as may, will, must and should) - only change them if the original sentence is obviously nonsensical.
• Changing the position of a single word can alter the meaning of an entire sentence.
  - Look out especially for short words (such as only and all)
  - Pay attention to overall word order.
• Make sure that words that are connected, such as subjects and verbs or pronouns and antecedents, always make sense together.
• Concise is better.
• Don't use a phrase where a single word will do.
• If two words in a sentence mean the same thing, check the sentence for redundancy. Only one of the words might be necessary.
  - Pay attention to expressions of time.