426. Give the same structure only to ideas similar in thought.
Misleading. Golf is a game that requires skill, poise, good temper, and clubs that exactly suit you.
Better. Golf is a game that requires skill, poise, and good temper. These qualities, however, will avail little unless one has clubs that exactly suit him.
Revise. The new hospital was erected to the memory of John Shuler and for the benefit of crippled children.
427. After a long or involved series, use a summarizing word before continuing the sentence.
Inadequate. To live uprightly, to be amiable always, and to be considerate of others even to the point of inconvenience are the essentials of gentleness.
Better. To live uprightly, to be amiable always, and to be considerate of others even to the point of inconvenience—these are the essentials of gentleness.
Revise. O wise and upright judge, O learned in the law, O guide, philosopher, and friend, be my rock and refuge.
428. Use and to connect only those expressions which are in the same construction. ([See 374.])
Bad. We then studied chemistry, a subject much more interesting than history, and which I enjoyed thoroughly.