Third person singular simple present
The product summary for my new electric shaver stand declares:
Select cleaning intensity to keep for optimal performance every day.
Ok, so do I have to select the cleaning intensity? Or does the stand select the cleaning intensity?
I thought I did, so I spent a while searching how I should select the cleaning intensity. Upon reading multiple product manuals, it turns out the stand does.
To clarify subject-less descriptions, you should use third person singular simple present:
Selects cleaning intensity…
or better yet, you should include a clear subject:
The stand selects cleaning intensity…
This applies to me most in code comments, for example:
// Add metadata
// Adds metadata