_Writing_Rules_ Writing Rule 1 - Each pronoun agrees with their antecedent. Writing Rule 2 - Just between you and I case is important. Writing Rule 3 - Verbs has to agree with their subjects. Writing Rule 4 - Watch out for irregular verbs which has cropped into our language. Writing Rule 5 - Don't use no double negatives. Writing Rule 6 - A writer mustn't shift your point of view. Writing Rule 7 - When dangling, don't use participles. Writing Rule 8 - Join clauses good, like a conjunction should. Writing Rule 9 - Don't use a run on sentence you got to punctuate it. Writing Rule 10 - About sentence fragments. Writing Rule 11 - In letters themes reports articles and stuff like that we use commas to keep a string of items apart. Writing Rule 12 - Don't use commas, which aren't necessary. Writing Rule 13 - Its important to use apostrophe's right. Writing Rule 14 - Don't abbrev. Writing Rule 15 - Check to see if you any words out. Writing Rule 16 - In my opinion I think that an author when he is writing shouldn't get into the habit of making use of too many unnecessary words that he does not really need. Writing Rule 17 - And, of course, there's that old one: Never use a preposition to end a sentence with. Writing Rule 18 - Also, never obfuscate your documentation with pretentious, ostentatious or histrionic language. Writing Rule 19 - Last but not least, lay off cliches. Writing Rule 20 - Subject and verb always has to agree. Writing Rule 21 - When dangling, watch your participles Writing Rule 22 - Do not use a foreign term when there is an adequate English quid pro quo. Writing Rule 23 - However, if you must use a foreign term, it is de rigor to spell it correctly. Writing Rule 24 - It behooves the writer to avoid archaic expressions. Writing Rule 25 - Do not use hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it effectively. Writing Rule 26 - Avoid cliches like the plague. Writing Rule 27 - Mixed metaphors are a pain in the ass and ought to be thrown out the window. Writing Rule 28 - Placing a comma between subject and predicate, is not correct. Writing Rule 29 - Parenthetical words however should be enclosed in commas. Writing Rule 30 - Consult the dictionary frequently to avoid mispelling. Writing Rule 31 - Don't use tautological, repetitive or redundant statements. Writing Rule 32 - Don't use tautological, repetitive or redundant statements. Writing Rule 33 - Remember to never split an infinitive. Writing Rule 34 - Puns are for children - not for readers who are groan. Writing Rule 35 - The passive voice shouldn't be used. Writing Rule 36 - Use the apostrophe in it's proper place and omit it when its not needed. Writing Rule 39 - Hopefully, you will use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them. Writing Rule 40 - Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do. Writing Rule 41 - Avoid colloquial stuff. Writing Rule 42 - No sentence fragments. Writing Rule 43 - Remember to finish what you. Writing Rule 44 - The subject of a sentence and the principal verb should not, as a rule, be separated by a phrase or clause that can be transferred to the beginning.