1. Don't abbrev.
2. Check to see if you any words out.
3. Be carefully to use adjectives and adverbs correct.
4. About sentence fragments.
5. When dangling, don't use participles.
6. Don't use no double negatives.
7. Each pronoun agrees with their antecedent.
8. Just between you and I, case is important.
9. Join clauses good, like a conjunction should.
10. Don't use commas, that aren't necessary.
11. Its important to use apostrophe's right.
12. It's better not to unnecessarily split an infinitive.
13. Never leave a transitive verb just lay there without an object.
14. Only Proper Nouns should be capitalized. also a sentence should
begin with a capital and end
with a period
15. Use hyphens in compound-words, not just in any two-word phrase.
16. In letters compositions reports and things like that we use commas
to keep a string of items apart.
17. Watch out for irregular verbs which have creeped into our language.
18. Verbs has to agree with their subjects.
19. Avoid unnecessary redundancy.
20. A writer mustn't shift your point of view.
21. Don't write a run-on sentence you've got to punctuate it.
22. A preposition isn't a good thing to end a sentence with.
23. Avoid cliches like the plague.
7 years ago

9 comments:
How do you find the time to add new posts so often. You might give people the impression that you're a loser or have no life :) I love this list that you have; I've given the same list to my students. It's great.
So funny, you are. (You forgot: Write not like Yoda.) LOL. This is a great post for grammar fanatics. I love it.
So greatful 4 this Post!!! Your so smart & clevver Randy, Why did'nt i theenk of This???? Best Post Ever! (Have you ever read seriouslysoblessed@blogspot.com? It's satiricle, but I still cringe.)
Hey Randy and Heather! Good to hear from you. Your kids are so cute and big!! Man they grow too fast. I remember when both Riley and Mitchell were babies. Soo cute! Yes we should try to get together again really soon. I'm gonna link you guys to my blog. Take care!!
:)
Happy Birthday one day late!
This post is classic. The sad part is, as I was reading it, I realized I didn't actually know what several of the grammatical rules meant. I follow them without thinking about it, but don't really know their technical phrasing.
NOT that I was an English major or anything! Oh no, motherhood hasn't dumbed me down at all. :)
Miss you guys! How's Heather?
Did you write this post just for me?
Shell
I freaking, love the comma, what is wrong with using the comma, seriously, no seriously,
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