Miss D's Decrees

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Avoid run-on sentences they are hard to read.

Avoid run-on sentences; they are hard to read.

Avoid run-on sentences because they are hard to read.

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Use the semicolon properly, always use it where it is appropriate.

Use the semicolon properly; always use it where it is appropriate.

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Avoid commas that are not necessary.

Avoid commas, that are not necessary.

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Sentence fragments should not be used in formal writing.

No sentence fragments.

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And don’t start a sentence with a coordinating conjunction.

Do not begin a sentence with a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, not, and yet.

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If you have a 'not only,' you must have a 'but.'

If you have a 'not only,' you must have a 'but also.'

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Reserve the apostrophe for its proper use, and omit it when it’s not needed.

Reserve the apostrophe for it’s proper use, and omit it when its not needed.

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A writer should never use first and second person pronouns in a formal work.

I do not want you to use 1st and 2nd person pronouns in formal work.

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Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in his work.

Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in their work.

10.

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Verbs have to agree with their subjects.

Verbs has to agree with their subjects.

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A linking verb should not be used at the end of a sentence.

If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.

12.

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Brenda is calm, cool, and a trustworthy person.

Brenda is calm, cool, and trustworthy.

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Don’t use contractions in formal writing.

Do not use contractions in formal writing

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