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$npx -y skills add NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit --skill write-conciselyApply writing rules to any documentation that humans will read. Makes your writing clearer, stronger, and more professional.
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| 1 | # Writing Clearly and Concisely |
| 2 | |
| 3 | ## Overview |
| 4 | |
| 5 | William Strunk Jr.'s *The Elements of Style* (1918) teaches you to write clearly and cut ruthlessly. Apply these rules to task that requested by user. |
| 6 | |
| 7 | ## All Rules |
| 8 | |
| 9 | ### Elementary Rules of Usage (Grammar/Punctuation) |
| 10 | |
| 11 | 1. Form possessive singular by adding 's |
| 12 | 2. Use comma after each term in series except last |
| 13 | 3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas |
| 14 | 4. Comma before conjunction introducing co-ordinate clause |
| 15 | 5. Don't join independent clauses by comma |
| 16 | 6. Don't break sentences in two |
| 17 | 7. Participial phrase at beginning refers to grammatical subject |
| 18 | |
| 19 | ### Elementary Principles of Composition |
| 20 | |
| 21 | 1. One paragraph per topic |
| 22 | 2. Begin paragraph with topic sentence |
| 23 | 3. **Use active voice** |
| 24 | 4. **Put statements in positive form** |
| 25 | 5. **Use definite, specific, concrete language** |
| 26 | 6. **Omit needless words** |
| 27 | 7. Avoid succession of loose sentences |
| 28 | 8. Express co-ordinate ideas in similar form |
| 29 | 9. **Keep related words together** |
| 30 | 10. Keep to one tense in summaries |
| 31 | 11. **Place emphatic words at end of sentence** |
| 32 | |
| 33 | ### Section V: Words and Expressions Commonly Misused |
| 34 | |
| 35 | Alphabetical reference for usage questions |
| 36 | |
| 37 | # The Elements of Style (1918) |
| 38 | |
| 39 | *Public domain text by William Strunk Jr.* |
| 40 | |
| 41 | ## Contents |
| 42 | |
| 43 | - [Writing Clearly and Concisely](#writing-clearly-and-concisely) |
| 44 | - [Overview](#overview) |
| 45 | - [All Rules](#all-rules) |
| 46 | - [Elementary Rules of Usage (Grammar/Punctuation)](#elementary-rules-of-usage-grammarpunctuation) |
| 47 | - [Elementary Principles of Composition](#elementary-principles-of-composition) |
| 48 | - [Section V: Words and Expressions Commonly Misused](#section-v-words-and-expressions-commonly-misused) |
| 49 | - [The Elements of Style (1918)](#the-elements-of-style-1918) |
| 50 | - [Contents](#contents) |
| 51 | - [I. Introductory](#i-introductory) |
| 52 | - [II. Elementary Rules Of Usage](#ii-elementary-rules-of-usage) |
| 53 | - [Rule 1. Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's](#rule-1-form-the-possessive-singular-of-nouns-by-adding-s) |
| 54 | - [Rule 2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last](#rule-2-in-a-series-of-three-or-more-terms-with-a-single-conjunction-use-a-comma-after-each-term-except-the-last) |
| 55 | - [Rule 3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas](#rule-3-enclose-parenthetic-expressions-between-commas) |
| 56 | - [Rule 4. Place a comma before a conjunction introducing a co-ordinate clause](#rule-4-place-a-comma-before-a-conjunction-introducing-a-co-ordinate-clause) |
| 57 | - [Rule 5. Do not join independent clauses by a comma](#rule-5-do-not-join-independent-clauses-by-a-comma) |
| 58 | - [Rule 6. Do not break sentences in two](#rule-6-do-not-break-sentences-in-two) |
| 59 | - [Rule 7. A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject](#rule-7-a-participial-phrase-at-the-beginning-of-a-sentence-must-refer-to-the-grammatical-subject) |
| 60 | - [III. Elementary Principles Of Composition](#iii-elementary-principles-of-composition) |
| 61 | - [Rule 8. Make the paragraph the unit of composition: one paragraph to each topic](#rule-8-make-the-paragraph-the-unit-of-composition-one-paragraph-to-each-topic) |
| 62 | - [Rule 9. As a rule, begin each paragraph with a topic sentence, end it in conformity with the beginning](#rule-9-as-a-rule-begin-each-paragraph-with-a-topic-sentence-end-it-in-conformity-with-the-beginning) |
| 63 | - [Rule 10. Use the active voice](#rule-10-use-the-active-voice) |
| 64 | - [Rule 11. Put statements in positive form](#rule-11-put-statements-in-positive-form) |
| 65 | - [Rule 12. Use definite, specific, concrete language](#rule-12-use-definite-specific-concrete-language) |
| 66 | - [Rule 13. Omit needless words](#rule-13-omit-needless-words) |
| 67 | - [Rule 14. Avoid a succession of loose sentences](#rule-14-avoid-a-succession-of-loose-sentences) |
| 68 | - [Rule 15. Express co-ordinate ideas in similar form](#rule-15-express-co-ordinate-ideas-in-similar-form) |
| 69 | - [Rule 16. Keep related words together](#rule-16-keep-related-words-together) |
| 70 | - [Rule 17. In summaries, keep to one tense](#rule-17-in-summaries-keep-to-one-tense) |
| 71 | - [Rule 18. Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end](#rule-18-place-the-emphatic-words-of-a-sentence-at-the-end) |
| 72 | - [V. Words And Expressions Commonly Misused](#v-words-and-expressions-commonly-misused) |
| 73 | |
| 74 | ## I. Introductory |
| 75 | |
| 76 | This handbook summarizes the essentials of plain English style. It focuses on the rules of usage and principles of composition most often broken, offering a compact alternative to exhaustive manuals. Master the guidance here, then look to the best authors for finer points of style. |
| 77 | |
| 78 | ## II. Elementary Rules Of Usage |
| 79 | |
| 80 | ### Rule 1. Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's |
| 81 | |
| 82 | Follow this rule whatever the final consonant. Thus write, |
| 83 | |
| 84 | Charles's friend |
| 85 | |
| 86 | Burns's poems |
| 87 | |
| 88 | the witch's malice |
| 89 | |
| 90 | This |
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