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Effective Writing Rules in English
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Effective Writing Rules in English
Effective Writing Rules in English
Here you will find the rules for Effective Writing in English, I hope you like them.
Effective Writing Rules
Rule 1
Use concrete rather than vague language.
Vague:غامض
The weather was of an extreme nature on the west coast.
Concrete:واضح
California had very cold weather last week.
Rule 2
Use active voice whenever possible. Active voice means the subject is performing the verb.
Examples:
Active:
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 case of meningitis that was reported in the newspaper.
Correction:
A case of meningitis was reported in the newspaper.
Even better:
The newspaper reported a case of meningitis. (Active voice)
Example:
It is important to signal before making a left turn.
Correction:
Signaling before making a left turn is important.
OR
Signaling before a left turn is important.
OR
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:
Please make some revisions. (Active voice)
Rule 4
To avoid confusion, don’t use two negatives to make a positive.
Incorrect:
He is not unwilling to help.
Correct:
He is willing to help.
Rule 5
Use similar grammatical form when offering several 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
If you start a sentence
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.
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 sentence fragment occurs when you have only a phrase or weak clause but are missing a strong clause.
Example of Sentence Fragment:
After the show ended.
Example of Sentence:
After the show ended, we had coffee
Effective Writing Rules in English
Here you will find the rules for Effective Writing in English, I hope you like them.
Effective Writing Rules
Rule 1
Use concrete rather than vague language.
Vague:غامض
The weather was of an extreme nature on the west coast.
Concrete:واضح
California had very cold weather last week.
Rule 2
Use active voice whenever possible. Active voice means the subject is performing the verb.
Examples:
Active:
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 case of meningitis that was reported in the newspaper.
Correction:
A case of meningitis was reported in the newspaper.
Even better:
The newspaper reported a case of meningitis. (Active voice)
Example:
It is important to signal before making a left turn.
Correction:
Signaling before making a left turn is important.
OR
Signaling before a left turn is important.
OR
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:
Please make some revisions. (Active voice)
Rule 4
To avoid confusion, don’t use two negatives to make a positive.
Incorrect:
He is not unwilling to help.
Correct:
He is willing to help.
Rule 5
Use similar grammatical form when offering several 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
If you start a sentence
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.
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 sentence fragment occurs when you have only a phrase or weak clause but are missing a strong clause.
Example of Sentence Fragment:
After the show ended.
Example of Sentence:
After the show ended, we had coffee
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