RULE 2 -- EXAMPLES

Incorrect -- Correct

  • The bus driver with her ears tuned to the roar decided to take the grumbling bus on a detour across the football field.
  • The bus driver, her ears tuned to the roar, decided to take the grumbling bus on a detour across the football field.

  • My window as dirty as it is reveals the beauty of nature on a snowy morning.
  • My window, as dirty as it is, reveals the beauty of nature on a snowy morning.

  • King and Lucille, his customized black Gibson have electrified audiences all over the world.
  • King and Lucille, his customized black Gibson, have electrified audiences all over the world.



    • RULE 2 -- REFERENCES

    More information about this rule is available from the following sources.

    Online Resources:
  • The Elements of Style: rule 3

    Printed References: (see References section)
  • Strunk and White: 1-3
  • Hacker: P1-e





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