Proper Grammar Guide - Classic Riverbank*
If you're going to write a blog, it is important that proper grammar be maintained.
So, in an effort to help everyone out, I present to you my:
25 Easy Steps to Gooder Grammar
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.
15. a sentence should begin with a capital and end with a period
16. Use-hyphens in compound-words, not-just in any two-word phrase.
17. In letters compositions reports and things like that we use commas to keep a string of items apart.
18. Watch out for irregular verbs which have creeped into our language.
19. Verbs has to agree with their subjects.
20. Avoid unnecessary unneeded redundancy.
21. A writer mustn't shift your point of view.
22. Don't write a run-on sentence its not a proper thing you've got to punctuate it.
24. A preposition isn't a good thing to end a sentence with.
25. Avoid cliches like the plague
*THIS CLASSIC RIVERBANK POST ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON MARCH 27, 2006
6 Comments:
Hey, tramp, I found your blog via C-bol's.
I like it and I've added it to my list o' faves.
Ta for now.
Great. Now I owe CBol another buck.
Just kidding! Welcome aboard and have fun. And thanks for the compliment.
Thems gud ruls.
-cbol
Yes them is. I ciphers good because of them thar rules.
Hi Tramp - I followed ya here from C'bol's too. I tried before to post a comment and couldn't, but now I'm gonna add you to my favorites, too.
Great rules!
I appreciate it SGirl. I try to keep it entertaining. It's nice to be noticed. Thanks. New post on "Famous Last Words" coming up. I think it's a good one.
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