Effective Writing
12英语怎么说
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Rule 1
U concrete rather than vague language.
Vague:
The weather was of an extreme nature on the west coast.
Concrete:
California had very cold weather last week.
Rule 2
U active voice whenever possible. Active voice means the subject is performing the verb.
Examples:
Active:
酱猪蹄做法Barry hit the ball.
Passive:
The ball was hit.
Notice that the responsible party may not even appear when using passive voice.
Rule 3
Avoid overusing there is, there are, it is, it was, and so on.
Example:
There is a ca of meningitis that was reported in the newspaper.
Correction:
A ca of meningitis was reported in the newspaper.
Even better:
The newspaper reported a ca of meningitis. (Active voice)
Example:
It is important to signal before making a left turn.徐再思
Correction:
Signaling before making a left turn is important.
OR
Signaling before a left turn is important.
OR
衣服会说话You should signal before making a left turn.(Active voice)
Example:
There are some revisions which must be made.
Correction:
Some revisions must be made.
Even better:
Plea make some revisions. (Active voice)
Rule 4
To avoid confusion, don't u two negatives to make a positive.
Incorrect:
He is not unwilling to help.
Correct:
He is willing to help.
Rule 5
U similar grammatical form when offering veral ideas. This is called parallel construction.
Correct:
You should check your spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Incorrect:
You should check your spelling, grammar, and punctuating.
Rule 6白鹿原影视基地
If you start a ntence with an action, place the actor immediately after or you will have created the infamous dangling modifier.
Incorrect:
While walking across the street, the bus hit her.
Correct:
While walking across the street, she was hit by a bus.
OR
She was hit by a bus while walking across the street.
Rule 7
Place modifiers near the words they modify.
小儿呕吐Incorrect:
I have some pound cake Mollie baked in my lunch bag.
Correct:
In my lunch bag, I have some pound cake that Mollie baked.
Rule 8
A ntence fragment occurs when you have only a phra or weak clau but are missing a strong clau.
Example of Sentence Fragment:
ps怎么锐化After the show ended.
Example of Sentence:
After the show ended, we had coffee.
