When participial phrases modify a noun other than the one intended, it’s called a misplaced modifier. This makes sense because it’s a modifier (an adjective), ….
Year: 2021
You were probably taught to aggressively avoid split infinitives. If you see what I did there, congratulations. You now get to boldly go where no ….
A participle describes, clarifies, or gives more detail about a concept. A dangling participle is a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly ….
Ensure that only singular pronouns are used with singular noun case and plurals with plural case. Incorrect: Every writer knows their work better than anyone ….
Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. Examples are: I, me, he, she, herself, you, it, one, that, they, each, few, many, who, ….
In the narrative, if at all possible, avoid beginning any sentence with any of the so-called FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, or So) ….
Assuming you reside in these United States of America, and assuming you write for an audience that speaks US English, then it follows that US ….
Use Active Verbs/Active Voice in every case when the narrative does not describe a state of being. Use Passive verbs only when describing a state ….
All rifles are guns. All pistols are guns. All revolvers are guns. Not all guns are rifles, not all guns are pistols, and not all ….
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