should follow the nouns to which they refer without the
intervention of any other noun.

31. Clauses that are grammatically connected should be kept as close
together as possible. Avoid parentheses.

32. In conditional sentences the antecedent or "if-clauses" must be kept
distinct from the consequent clauses.

33. Dependent clauses preceded by _that_ should be kept distinct from
those that are independent.

34. Where there are several infinitives those that are dependent on the
same word must be kept distinct from those that are not.

35. In a sentence with _if_, _when_, _though_, etc. put the "if-clause"
first.

36. Repeat the subject where its omission would cause obscurity or
ambiguity.

37. Repeat a preposition after an intervening conjunction especially if
a verb and an object also intervene.

38. Repeat conjunctions, auxiliary verbs, and pronominal adjectives.

39. Repeat verbs after the conjunctions _than_, _as_, etc.

40. Repeat the subject, or some other emphatic word, or a summary of
what has been said, if the sentence is so long that it is difficult to
keep the thread of meaning unbroken.

41. Clearness is increased when the beginning of the sentence prepares
the way for the middle and the middle for the end, the whole forming a
kind of ascent. This ascent is called "climax."

42. When the thought is expected to ascend but descends, feebleness, and
sometimes confusion, is the result. The descent is called "bathos."

43. A new construction should not be introduced unexpectedly.

_Common Errors in the Use of Words_

The following pages contain a short list of the more common errors in
the use of words. Such a list might be extended almost indefinitely. It
is only attempted to call attention to such mistakes as are, for
various reasons, most liable to occur.

_A_ should be repeated for every individual. "A red and black book"
means one book, "a red and a black book" means two.

_Abbreviate_, and _abridge_; _abbreviation_ is the shortening of a piece
of writing no matter how accomplished. An _abridgement_ is a
condensation.

_Ability_, power to do something, should be distinguished from
_capacity_, power to receive something.

_Above_ should not be used as an adjective, e. g., "The statement made
in _above_ paragraph." Substitute _preceding_, _foregoing_, or some
similar adjective.

_Accept_, not _accept of_.

_Accredit_, to give one credentials should be distinguished from
_c