Pet Peeves 4

1
Pet Peeves 4

• Wishy Washy Qualifiers
• The Which comma

2
Wishy Washy Qualifiers

• I believe
• I think
• Avoid this type of qualifier in your (now)
  assertive writing.
• We assume you believe and/or think what you are
  writing, or you would not be sharing that
  information with us.
• Avoid providing your audience with a suggestion
  to disagree with or doubt your information.

3
The Which Comma

• Using the word Which as a restrictive clause,
  requires a comma before the which.
• (If you use which in a sentence where the word
  that might be used in speech, be sure to use a
  comma.)
• Non-restrictive elements can be contrasted with
  restrictive elements, which are necessary to
  preserve the meaning of the base sentence.