Usage

Example of Rule


A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject.

Walking slowly down the road, he saw a woman accompanied by two children.

The word walking refers to the subject of the sentence, not to the woman. If the writer wishes to make it refer to the woman, he must recast the sentence:

He saw a woman, accompanied by two children, walking slowly down the road. Writing Example “There will always be a trend but within the trend, I care more about what is going to make me stick out in this trend.” –says Eboni Mitchell, a recent high school graduate and upcoming fashion designer from Baltimore, Maryland. Eboni uses vocabulary such as sophistication, elegance, street, edgy, and daily observation to describe her personal style and future fashion line. Anything with a bow screams Eboni! For my writing sample, I chose to go with the first draft of my magazine copy. It definitely relates to the beginning of the chapter when he talks about words being cheap and how it can make your writing look bad. After reading I did get a different look on the words "upcoming,notables and "greats". Another example is  in the second sentence where it states Eboni uses vocabulary such as sophistication, elegance, street, edgy and daily observation to describe her personal style and future fashion line. Some of the words could have been said differently or not used at all making the sentence longer than it I intended for it to be.