Prefer active to passive sentence constructions Where possible, you should prefer active sentence constructions over passive ones. Let’s briefly compare:

Myth: Paragraph transitions should be placed at the ends of paragraphs We might guess that this common misconception comes from

Myth: It’s an error to split infinitives An infinitive is one uninflected form of a verb, and it’s easy to

Myth: It’s incorrect to start a sentence with a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, for, nor, yet, so) This rule

Myth: It’s incorrect to start a sentence with “because” Another provisional rule, the maxim that no sentence should begin with “because”