William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White

Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end.

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Do not join independent clauses with a comma.

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Use the first person in writing.

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The number of a subject determines the number of its verb.

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The beginning of a sentence should be striking.

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A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences.

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Use the first person.

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Omit needless words.

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Be clear.

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In writing, it is best to keep the subject and the verb close together.

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