Clive  +  435757 Sun, 28 Oct 07 02:04 AM Hi, As I think you know, such 'rules' are more like suggestions, or guidelines. 'Good style' is a rather subjective thing, eg What is the writer's main goal? Clarity, originality, beauty of language? Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,583 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Greatmilinko8451  +  435753 Sun, 28 Oct 07 02:56 AM Here is an excerpt that from The Elements of Style.   “A subject of a sentence and the principal verb should not, as a rule, be separated by a phrase or clause that can be transferred to the beginning.”   At first this “rule” seemed fine, but then I started noticing how many good authors don’t consider this rule a rule.  What are your thoughts?   For example, “The machine, big and loud, fired up.” Greatmilinko8451 Joined on Sat, Oct 27 2007 New Member 17 Verbs, Clauses