Table of Contents for 101 SecretsRules of Grammar
Remember to never split an infinitive.
The passive voice should never be used.
Make sure when your writing that you're pronoun forms are correct.
Avoid run-on sentences, they are hard to read.
Don't use no double negatives.
Use the semicolon properly, always use it where it is appropriate; and never where it isn't.
Do not put statements in a negative form.
Verbs has to agree in number with their subjects.
No sentence fragments.
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out and also to make sure that
that you do not put any extra words in.
Avoid commas, that are not necessary.
If you reread your work, you will find on proofreading that a great deal of repetition can be
avoided by rereading and editing.
A writer must not shift your point of view.
Avoid dialect, irregardless.
And don't start a sentence with a conjunction.
Don't! overuse exclamation marks!!!
Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in very long sentences, such as
this one, of perhaps ten or more words, to their antecedents.
Rereed too cheak four spilling misteaks.
Broken words are hard to read, so try to hyphenate only between two syllab-
les - avoid un-necessary hyphens.
Write all adverbial forms real correct.
Don't use contractions in formal writing.
Writing carefully, dangling participles can be avoided.
It is incumbent on us to avoid archaisms.
Never say "never again" again.
If any word is improper at the end of a sentence a linking verb is.
Reserve the apostrophe for it's proper use and omit it when its not needed.
Steer clear of incorrect forms of verbs that have snuck into the language.
Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixed metaphors.
Don't use trendy locutions that sound flaky just to sound like you're with it.
Never, ever use repetitive redundancies.
Everyone should use singular pronouns with singular subjects in their writing.
If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, resist hyperbole.
Eschew obfuscation.
Also, always avoid any awkward and affected alliteration as awfully alienating.
Don't string too many prepositional phrases together unless you are walking
through the valley of the shadow of death with your maker.
Always pick on idioms that match the ladder of your thoughts.
"Avoid overuse of 'quotation "marks."'"
(And the same (as in the last rule) for parentheses [or brackets {or braces}]).
The adverb always follows the verb.
Ending a sentence with a preposition is something you shouldn't put up with.
Spell out all numbers of fewer than 3 syllables.
Using "literally" as an intensifier can literally kill your writing.
Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague; seek viable alternatives.