26 Golden Rules for Writing Well
Want to improve your writing? Here are some basic rules to help get started.
- Don't abbrev.
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Check to see if you any words out.
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Be carefully to use adjectives and adverbs correct.
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About sentence fragments.
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When dangling, don't use participles.
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Don’t use no double negatives.
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Each pronoun agrees with their antecedent.
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Just between you and I, case is important.
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Join clauses good, like a conjunction should.
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Don’t use commas, that aren't necessary.
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Its important to use apostrophe’s right.
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It’s better not to unnecessarily split an infinitive.
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Never leave a transitive verb just lay there without an object.
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Only Proper Nouns should be capitalized. also a sentence should begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop
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Use hyphens in compound-words, not just in any two-word phrase.
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In letters compositions reports and things like that we use commas to keep a string of items apart.
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Watch out for irregular verbs that have creeped into our language.
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Verbs has to agree with their subjects.
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Avoid unnecessary redundancy.
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A writer mustn’t shift your point of view.
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Don't write a run-on sentence you've got to punctuate it.
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A preposition isn’t a good thing to end a sentence with.
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Avoid cliches like the plague.
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Never start a sentence with a number.
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Always check your work for accuracy and completeness.
If these rules confuse you, run (do not walk!) to the nearest bookstore or library to get a copy of “The Elements of Style” by Strunk & White: you have to start somewhere!
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