TO give us a much better handle on English usage, I propose to do a full-dress review now that goes further back to the basics of English composition. We will begin with a discussion of the uses of repeated action words and sequence words, those simple grammar devices for giving greater cohesion and clarity to writing.

Repeated action reference words. These words become standard equipment very early among English-language learners: 'so,' 'that,' 'these,' 'those,' 'such,' 'too,' 'does,' 'do,' and 'did,' 'the same,' 'likewise,' 'either' and 'neither,' and 'not.' They represent or point back to ideas, elements, events, or situations presented or described earlier in a particular composition. We must always keep in mind, though, that these reference words shouldn't be used by themselves alone; they should be judiciously combined with important words or phrases previously used in the sentence or paragraph.