Writing Styles Shaping Sentences

Writing simply and clearly

Knowledge of clearly structured and grammatically correct sentences help you to increase chances of clear written sentences. It is not large words and impressive sentences that is important but simple, clear understandable language. Improve knowledge of sentence structure and sentence-level problems.

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Writing Styles Shaping Sentences

Writing simply and clearly

Sentences can become wordy, unclear, indirect, passive and hard to understand.
Although they are grammatically correct, punctuation is proper, structure is good it may still be hard to understand.

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Writing Styles Shaping Sentences

Common sentence level problems 1. Use of too many words

My aim is to provide training and education with real-time job training where the students will equip themselves with the necessary knowledge and confidence to enable them get employment as quickly as possible following the successful passing of their exams.

Revision
The objective of this program is to ensure students get necessary education and training and a job after they qualify.

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Common sentence level problems 2. Misuse of the word we

By using the correct manual, we can show the best possible functions of the machine.

Revision
With the use of the correct manual the best possible functions of the machine may be seen.

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Common sentence level problems 3. Inappropriate use of the word lot

A

lot of students have registered for this class.

Revision

102 students have registered for this class.

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Common sentence level problems 4. that used in the wrong context

Bring the lawn mower, that is in the garage.
(garage becomes fundamental specifying a particular one out of many)

Revision
Bring the lawn mower, which is in the garage.
(garage becomes parenthetical explains where it is)
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 Common sentence level problems 4. that used in the wrong context

Take the CAR, that is parked in the garage.
(garage becomes fundamental specifying a particular one out of many)

Revision
Take the CAR, which is in the garage. (garage becomes parenthetical explains where it is)
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Writing Styles - Shaping Sentences

Common sentence level problems

5. Use of words that are too vague. (e.g. Involve, deal with, discuss etc.
I was involved in research on high temperature oxygen conductivity.

Revision
I constructed the current probes, measured the frequency response of thin film samples and analyzed data for the high temperature oxygen conductivity experiment.
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Writing Styles - Shaping Sentences

Standard sentence patterns

What is a sentence?
It expresses a complete thought, which can be in the form of a statement, a command, a question, an exclamation or a condition.

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Writing Styles - Shaping Sentences Standard sentence patterns Statement: Watching Television may become addictive Smoking may cause lung cancer Command Question : Silence! : What is your name?

Exclamatory : Just look at what you have done! Condition : You will be entitled to 15% waiver on your outstanding, provided you settle in full within 45 days time.
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Writing Styles - Shaping Sentences - Standard sentence patterns

Pattern 1. Subject + Verb Subject says who or what is doing the action or being described.
Verb says what the action is. The Engine PULLED the train The audience laughed all night The baby cried Rohan is bathing The Judge will pass the sentence.
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Subject Verb

pulled

Identify the SUBJECT + VERB

The Audience littered the theatre floor. The Dog has littered. Harry is eating an ice cream cone. A famous actor attended the function. The Doctor will decide what to do. The Fruits are falling from the tree. Ravin is driving too fast

Subject
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Verb

Writing Styles - Shaping Sentences a Sentence

Diagram

Subject and Verb The most basic sentence contains a subject and a verb. We begin to diagram a sentence by drawing a base line beneath the subject and the verb. We separate the two by a vertical line that extends through the base line.
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Writing Styles - Shaping Sentences standard Sentence patterns

Pattern 2. Subject + Verb + Direct Object Direct objects are; nouns, pronouns, phrases and clauses that follow the action verb. Once the Subject and the Verb is identified, finding the direct object is easy : Ask, What or Who
What? or Who?
The Engine Pulled The Train

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Writing Styles - Shaping Sentences - Standard sentence patterns

Pattern 2. Subject + Verb + Direct Object The marketing executive (subject) drove (verb) a fast red Ferrari (drove what? Direct object)
What? or Who?
Fast Red Soccer Ferrari

Sharma and Waruna (Subject) played (verb) soccer (Played what? Direct object) in the field.
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Writing Styles - Shaping Sentences

Standard sentence patterns Pattern 2. Subject + Verb + Direct Object Identify the Direct Object: The Audience littered the theatre floor with food wrappings and Ice Cream containers. Ramesh likes eating Carrots. The wind blew down the tree Children eat chocolates often

theatre floor
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Carrots

tree

chocolates

Writing Styles - Shaping Sentences

(additional completer, with modifiers for the completer)

Sentences grow branches. Sentences grow new branches. Sentences grow branches of words. Sentences grow branches unfolding fresh ideas. Sentences grow branches that may blossom with unexpected possibilities.
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