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Mastering Prescriptive English Grammar

 * 1 Make sure you don’t split infinitives. Familiarize yourself with the uninflected form of verbs. Examples include: to cry, to run, to hide. Keep these two words together when using them. Do not place an adverb or adverbial phrase in between them.


 * 2 Take care not to end a sentence with a preposition. Memorize the prepositions: with, by, on, in, at, to, about. Understand that their function is to articulate the relationship between elements of a sentence. Follow the rule that prepositions are always placed before the noun or pronoun and never after it.


 * 3 Make certain you don’t start a sentence with a conjunction. Memorize the conjunctions: and, but, because, while, until, although, if. Understand that their function is to connect sentences, phrases and words. Follow the rule that you should never start a sentence with a conjunction.


 * 4 Ensure you don’t use the passive voice. Write all of your sentences using the active voice. Consider who or what is doing the action expressed by the verb. Make that the subject of the sentence and place it before the object.


 * 5 Know when to use ‘whom.’ Determine the subject and object of a sentence. Use ‘whom’ only if you want to refer to the object of a sentence or clause. Use ‘who’ only if you want to refer to the subject of a sentence or clause. 