Ca|MD n't|RB See|VB A|DT married|JJ man|NN left|VBN for|IN work|NN early|JJ one|CD Friday|NNP afternoon|NN .|. 
Instead|RB of|IN going|VBG home|NN ,|, however|RB ,|, he|PRP squandered|VBN the|DT weekend|NN (|( and|CC his|PRP$ paycheck|NN )|) partying|VBG with|IN the|DT boys|NNS .|. 
When|WRB he|PRP finally|RB returned|VBD home|NN on|IN Sunday|NNP night|NN ,|, he|PRP ran|VBD into|IN a|DT barrage|NN of|IN epithets|NNS from|IN his|PRP$ wife|NN .|. 
After|IN a|DT couple|NN of|IN hours|NNS of|IN nagging|JJ and|CC berating|VBG ,|, his|PRP$ wife|NN asked|VBD "|'' How|WRB would|MD you|PRP like|VBP it|PRP if|IN you|PRP did|VBD n't|RB see|VB me|PRP for|IN a|DT couple|NN of|IN days|NNS ?|. !|. ?|. "|'' 
"|'' That|DT would|MD suit|VB me|PRP just|RB fine|NN !|. !|. "|'' 
the|DT man|NN said|VBD .|. 
Monday|NNP went|VBD by|IN ,|, and|CC the|DT man|NN did|VBD n't|RB see|VB his|PRP$ wife|NN .|. 
Tuesday|NNP and|CC Wednesday|NNP went|VBD by|IN with|IN the|DT same|JJ result|NN .|. 
Come|VBN Thursday|NNP ,|, the|DT swelling|VBG went|VBD down|RP a|DT bit|NN and|CC he|PRP could|MD see|VB her|PRP$ a|DT little|JJ ,|, just|RB out|IN of|IN the|DT corner|NN of|IN his|PRP$ left|JJ eye|NN .|. 

How|WRB To|TO Write|NNP Good|JJ 1|CD .|. Always|RB avoid|VB alliteration|NN .|. 
2|CD .|. Prepositions|NNP are|VBP not|RB words|NNS to|TO end|VB sentences|NNS with|IN .|. 
3|CD .|. Avoid|NNP cliches|NNS like|IN the|DT plague--they|JJ 're|VBP old|JJ hat|NN .|. 
4|CD .|. Employ|NNP the|DT vernacular|NN .|. 
5|CD .|. Eschew|NNP ampersands|NNS &|CC abbreviations|NNS ,|, etc.|NN 
6|CD .|. Parenthetical|NNP remarks|NNS (|( however|RB relevant|JJ )|) are|VBP unnecessary|JJ .|. 
7|CD .|. Parenthetical|NNP words|NNS however|RB must|MD be|VB enclosed|VBN in|IN commas|NNS .|. 
8|CD .|. It|PRP is|VBZ wrong|JJ to|TO ever|RB split|VB an|DT infinitive|JJ .|. 
9|CD .|. Contractions|NNP are|VBP n't|RB necessary|JJ .|. 
10|CD .|. Do|VBP not|RB use|VB a|DT foreign|JJ word|NN when|WRB there|EX is|VBZ an|DT adequate|JJ English|NNP quid|NN pro|FW quo|NN .|. 
11|CD .|. One|PRP should|MD never|RB generalize|VB .|. 
12|CD .|. Eliminate|VB quotations|NNS .|. 
As|IN Ralph|NNP Waldo|NNP Emerson|NNP said|VBD :|: "|'' I|PRP hate|VBP quotations|NNS .|. 
Tell|VB me|PRP what|WP you|PRP know|VBP .|. 
"|'' 13|CD .|. Comparisons|NNP are|VBP as|RB bad|JJ as|IN cliches|NNS .|. 
14|CD .|. Do|VBP n't|RB be|VB redundant|JJ ;|: do|VBP n't|RB use|VB more|JJR words|NNS than|IN necessary|JJ ;|: it|PRP 's|VBZ highly|RB superfluous|JJ .|. 
15|CD .|. Profanity|NNP sucks|VBZ .|. 
16|CD .|. Be|VB more|JJR or|CC less|RBR specific|JJ .|. 
17|CD .|. Understatement|NNP is|VBZ always|RB best|JJS .|. 
18|CD .|. Exaggeration|NNP is|VBZ a|DT billion|CD times|NNS worse|JJR than|IN understatement|NN .|. 
19|CD .|. One-word|NNP sentences|NNS ?|. 
Eliminate|VB .|. 
20|CD .|. Analogies|NNP in|IN writing|VBG are|VBP like|IN feathers|NNS on|IN a|DT snake|NN 
21|CD .|. The|DT passive|JJ voice|NN should|MD not|RB be|VB used|VBN .|. 
22|CD .|. Go|VB around|IN the|DT barn|NN at|IN high|JJ noon|NN to|TO avoid|VB colloquialisms|NNS .|. 
23|CD .|. Take|VB the|DT bull|NN by|IN the|DT hand|NN and|CC avoid|VB mixed|JJ metaphors--even|JJ if|IN a|DT mixed|JJ metaphor|NN sings|VBZ ,|, it|PRP should|MD be|VB derailed|VBN .|. 
24|CD .|. Who|WP needs|VBZ rhetorical|JJ questions|NNS ?|. 
25|CD .|. Do|VBP n't|RB use|VB commas|NNS ,|, that|RB ,|, are|VBP not|RB necessary|JJ .|. 
26|CD .|. Do|VBP not|RB use|VB hyperbole|NN ;|: not|RB one|CD in|IN a|DT million|CD can|MD do|VB it|PRP effectively|RB .|. 
27|CD .|. Never|RB use|NN a|DT big|JJ word|NN when|WRB a|DT diminutive|JJ alternative|NN would|MD suffice|VB .|. 
28|CD .|. Subject|NNP and|CC verb|NN always|RB has|VBZ to|TO agree|VB .|. 
29|CD .|. It|PRP behooves|NNS you|PRP to|TO avoid|VB archaic|JJ expressions|NNS .|. 
Avoid|NNP archaeic|JJ spellings|NNS too|RB .|. 
30|CD .|. Placing|NNP a|DT comma|NN between|IN subject|NN and|CC predicate|NN ,|, is|VBZ not|RB correct|JJ .|. 
31|CD .|. Use|NN your|PRP$ spell|NN checker|NN to|TO avoid|VB mispelling|VBG and|CC to|TO catch|VB typograhpical|JJ errors|NNS .|. 
32|CD .|. Do|VBP n't|RB repeat|VB yourself|PRP ,|, or|CC say|VB again|RB what|WP you|PRP have|VBP said|VBN before|RB .|. 
33|CD .|. Do|VBP n't|RB be|VB redundant|JJ .|. 
34|CD .|. Use|NN the|DT apostrophe|NN in|IN it|PRP 's|VBZ proper|JJ place|NN and|CC omit|VB it|PRP when|WRB its|PRP$ not|RB needed|VBN .|. 
35|CD .|. Do|VBP n't|RB never|RB use|VB no|DT double|JJ negatives|NNS .|. 
36|CD .|. Poofread|NNP carefully|RB to|TO see|VB if|IN you|PRP any|DT words|NNS out|RP .|. 
37|CD .|. Hopefully|NNP ,|, you|PRP will|MD use|VB words|NNS correctly|RB ,|, irregardless|JJ of|IN how|WRB others|NNS use|VBP them|PRP .|. 
38|CD .|. Eschew|NNP obfuscation|NN .|. 
39|CD .|. No|DT sentence|NN fragments|NNS .|. 
40|CD .|. Do|VBP n't|RB indulge|VB in|IN sesquipedalian|NN lexicological|JJ construction|NN 
41|CD .|. A|DT writer|NN must|MD not|RB shift|VB your|PRP$ point|NN of|IN view|NN .|. 
42|CD .|. Do|VBP n't|RB overuse|NN exclamation|NN marks|NNS !|. !|. 
43|CD .|. Place|NN pronouns|NNS as|RB close|JJ as|IN possible|JJ ,|, especially|RB in|IN long|JJ sentences|NNS ,|, as|IN of|IN 10|CD or|CC more|JJR words|NNS ,|, to|TO their|PRP$ antecedents|NNS .|. 
44|CD .|. Writing|VBG carefully|RB ,|, dangling|VBG participles|NNS must|MD be|VB avoided|VBN .|. 
45|CD .|. If|IN any|DT word|NN is|VBZ improper|JJ at|IN the|DT end|NN of|IN a|DT sentence|NN ,|, a|DT linking|VBG verb|NN is|VBZ .|. 
46|CD .|. Avoid|NNP trendy|JJ locutions|NNS that|WDT sound|NN flaky|JJ .|. 
47|CD .|. Everyone|NN should|MD be|VB careful|JJ to|TO use|VB a|DT singular|NN pronoun|NN with|IN singular|NN nouns|NNS in|IN their|PRP$ writing|VBG .|. 
48|CD .|. Always|RB pick|VB on|IN the|DT correct|JJ idiom|NN .|. 
49|CD .|. The|DT adverb|NN always|RB follows|VBZ the|DT verb|NN .|. 
50|CD .|. And|CC always|RB be|VB sure|JJ to|TO finish|VB what|WP 

Jell-|NNP O|NNP Freddy|NNP had|VBD never|RB seen|VBN a|DT plate|NN of|IN Jell-O|NNP .|. He|PRP sat|VBD there|RB at|IN the|DT dinner|NN table|NN staring|VBG at|IN it|PRP for|IN a|DT long|JJ moment|NN ,|, watching|VBG it|PRP quiver|NN .|. 
"|'' Go|VB ahead|RB and|CC eat|VB it|PRP ,|, "|'' his|PRP$ mother|NN ordered|VBD .|. 
"|'' Eat|NNP it|PRP !|. "|'' 
the|DT boy|NN drew|VBD back|RB in|IN amazement|NN .|. 
"|'' It|PRP ai|VBP n't|RB dead|JJ yet|RB !|. "|'' 

Easy|NNP time|NN While|IN proudly|RB showing|VBG off|RP his|PRP$ new|JJ apartment|NN to|TO friends|NNS ,|, a|DT college|NN student|NN led|VBD the|DT way|NN into|IN the|DT den|NN .|. 
"|'' What|WP is|VBZ the|DT big|JJ brass|NN gong|NN and|CC hammer|VB for|RP ?|. "|'' 
one|CD of|IN his|PRP$ friends|NNS asked|VBD .|. 
"|'' That|DT is|VBZ the|DT talking|VBG clock|NN ,|, "|'' the|DT man|NN replied|VBD .|. 
"|'' How|WRB 's|POS it|PRP work|VBP ?|. "|'' 
the|DT friend|NN asked|VBD .|. 
"|'' Watch|NNP ,|, "|'' the|DT man|NN said|VBD then|RB proceeded|VBN to|TO give|VB the|DT gong|NN a|DT room|NN shattering|VBG bash|NN with|IN the|DT hammer|NN .|. 
Suddenly|RB ,|, someone|NN screamed|VBD from|IN the|DT other|JJ side|NN of|IN the|DT wall|NN ,|, "|'' HEY|NNP ,|, KNOCK|NNP IT|PRP OFF|NNP !|. 
It|PRP 's|VBZ two|CD AM|NNP !|. "|'' 

Get|VB Your|PRP$ Mother|NNP .|. An|DT elderly|JJ Hutterite|NNP couple|NN with|IN their|PRP$ son|NN went|VBD into|IN town|NN for|IN the|DT first|JJ time|NN .|. 
Eventually|RB they|PRP ended|VBD up|RB in|IN a|DT tall|JJ office|NN building|NN .|. 
The|DT wife|NN wandered|JJ off|RP to|TO look|VB at|IN something|NN that|WDT had|VBD caught|VBN her|PRP$ eye|NN ,|, while|IN the|DT boy|NN and|CC his|PRP$ father|NN became|VBD attracted|VBN to|TO a|DT shiny|JJ wall|NN that|WDT kept|VBD opening|VBG and|CC closing|NN .|. .|. 
They|PRP kept|VBD seeing|VBG people|NNS go|VBP in|IN and|CC then|RB come|VB out|IN differently|RB .|. 
Finally|RB ,|, the|DT gentleman|NN had|VBD enough|RB when|WRB he|PRP saw|VBD an|DT old|JJ lady|NN get|VB into|IN the|DT shiny|JJ box|NN ,|, the|DT lights|NNS flashed|VBD on|IN and|CC off|RP again|RB and|CC then|RB a|DT few|JJ minutes|NNS later|RB a|DT gorgeous|JJ blonde|JJ stepped|VBD out|RP .|. 
"|'' Son|NNP ,|, "|'' he|PRP said|VBD while|IN panting|VBG heavily|RB ,|, "|'' hurry|NN and|CC go|VB get|VB your|PRP$ mother|NN .|. "|'' 

Exact|JJ Time|NNP Every|DT morning|NN for|IN years|NNS ,|, at|IN about|IN 11:30|NN ,|, the|DT telephone|NN operator|NN in|IN a|DT small|JJ Sierra-|NNP Nevada|NNP town|NN received|VBD a|DT call|NN from|IN a|DT man|NN asking|VBG the|DT exact|JJ time|NN .|. 
One|CD day|NN the|DT operator|NN summed|VBD up|RB nerve|NN enough|RB to|TO ask|VB him|PRP why|WRB the|DT regularity|NN .|. 
"|'' I|PRP 'm|VBP foreman|NN of|IN the|DT local|JJ sawmill|NN ,|, "|'' he|PRP explained|VBD .|. 
"|'' Every|DT day|NN I|PRP have|VBP to|TO blow|VB the|DT whistle|VBP at|IN noon|NN so|IN I|PRP call|VBP you|PRP to|TO get|VB the|DT exact|JJ time|NN .|. "|'' 
"|'' That|DT 's|VBZ really|RB funny|JJ ,|, "|'' the|DT operator|NN giggled|JJ ,|, .|. 
"|'' Because|IN all|PDT this|DT time|NN we|PRP 've|VBP been|VBN setting|VBG our|PRP$ clock|NN by|IN your|PRP$ whistle|VBP .|. 

Letter|NNP to|TO Dad|NNP Dear|RB Dad|NNP ,|, 
$|$ chool|NN i|NNP $|$ really|RB great|JJ .|. 
I|PRP am|VBP making|VBG lot|NN $|$ of|IN friend|NN $|$ and|CC $|$ tudying|VBG very|RB hard|JJ .|. 
With|IN all|DT my|PRP$ $|$ tuff|NN ,|, I|PRP $|$ imply|VBP ca|MD n't|RB think|VB of|IN anything|NN I|PRP need|VBP ,|, $|$ o|NN if|IN you|PRP would|MD like|VB ,|, you|PRP can|MD ju|NN $|$ t|NN $|$ end|NN me|PRP a|DT card|NN ,|, a|DT $|$ I|PRP would|MD love|VB to|TO hear|VB from|IN you|PRP .|. 
Love|NN ,|, Your|PRP$ $|$ on|IN .|. 
Dear|RB Son|NNP ,|, I|PRP kNOw|NN that|DT astroNOmy|NN ,|, ecoNOmics|NNS ,|, and|CC oceaNOgraphy|NN are|VBP eNOugh|NN to|TO keep|VB even|RB an|DT hoNOr|NN student|NN busy|JJ .|. 
Do|VBP NOt|NNP forget|VB that|IN the|DT pursuit|NN of|IN kNOwledge|NN is|VBZ a|DT NOble|NNP task|NN ,|, and|CC you|PRP can|MD never|RB study|VB eNOugh|NN .|. 

