Since I've never been one to worry about whether what I am doing here is really appropriate or not, I thought I would not worry about it now and post something that I ran across tonight. It is something that I used long ago in a class (and in fact, I am not even sure if I wrote it myself or if it is borrowed/stolen—so if it is stolen, please forgive me).
The Ten Commandments of Grammar
(Thou shall not commit the sins below when writing!)
- Subject-verb agreement are problematic.
- Avoid run-on sentences they are hard to read.
- Comma splices are likewise troublesome, however, they can be corrected easily.
- Just like sentence fragments.
- Being bad grammar, a writer should not use dangling modifiers.
- If your verb tenses agreed, you are writing a good sentence.
- To mix metaphors is to tread lightly on dangerous waters. Also, avoid cliches like the plague.
- Eschew obfuscation.
- Proofreading is important to spot misspellings, and to ensure that did not leave any out.
- It don’t make no difference where you put your prepositions at.
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