RULE 11 -- EXAMPLES

Incorrect -- Correct

  • I would like to assert that the author should be considered to be a buffoon.
  • The author is a buffoon.

  • It would be safe to say that Gregor Samsa is not the only character in Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis to undergo drastic changes.
  • Gregor Samsa is not the only character in Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis to undergo drastic change.

  • Before going to the supermarket, we made a list of the groceries we needed in order to make the food that we intended to eat for dinner.
  • Before going to the supermarket, we made a list of groceries that we needed to prepare dinner.


  • RULE 11 -- REFERENCES

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

    Online Resources:
  • The Elements of Style: rule 13

    Printed References: (see References section)
  • Strunk and White: 2-17




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