11 RULES OF WRITING - 11 RULES OF WRITING

RULE 8 -- Be sure that a pronoun, a participial phrase, or an appositive refers clearly to the proper subject.

RULE 8 -- EXAMPLES
Incorrect -- Correct

Its hump decorated in strings of flowers, the programmer rode the camel through the food court. The programmer rode the camel, its hump decorated in strings of flowers, through the food court.

Filled with bad gas, he drove his car to Tucson despite the knocking.
Although it was filled with bad gas, he drove his car to Tucson despite the knocking.

RULE 8 -- REFERENCES
More information about this rule is available from the following sources.

Online Resources:
The Elements of Style: rule 7

Printed References: (see References section)
Strunk and White: 1-11
Hacker: G3-b and E3-b