Rules for formal writing

Use ___ (___ ___ ___) form correctly

MLA (modern language association)

Identify the ___, ___, and type of literature ____ in your essay

title, author, genre

Do not use the ___ form (___ form - Clare is giving Zoe a treat.)

progressive, progressive

Use ___, not ___ voice (____ voice - Clare paints a dog. ___ voice - The dog was painted by Clare.)

active, passive, active, passive

Use ___ person pronouns not __ or __

3rd, 1st, 2nd

Avoid ___ such as always, never, every, best

superlatives

Do not use ___ or ____

slang, colloquialisms

Do not use ____ ____ such as some body or anybody

indefinite pronouns