Writing

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• Writing
• Effective Sentences

Modifiers Agreement Coordination Subordination
Parallelism Variety Redundancy Diction
2
Examine the sentences.

1. The instructor announced that the term paper was
   due on April 25 at the beginning of class.
2. I could see large snowflakes falling from the
   bedroom window.

Misplaced modifiers

1. Turning the page, the books binding cracked.
2. Applauding and cheering, the band returned for an
   encore.

Dangling modifiers
3
Examine the sentences.

1. When people receive a gift, you should be
   gracious and polite.
2. Public schools in Florida have an
   air-conditioning system.

Shifts in person, number and tense

1. I passed the ball, Sam failed to catch it.
2. Linda and Pablo got divorced. They could not
   agree about anything.

Coordination and subordination
4
Examine the sentences.

1. The dentist told me to stop eating so much candy
   and that I should floss my teeth.
2. A well-rounded diet, exercising, and to get
   enough sleep are essential to good health.
3. The drivers waited patiently as the work crew
   cleaned up the wreck, but after an hour the horns
   were honked loudly by all the drivers.
4. Mark wanted a vocation rather than to save money
   to buy a house.

Parallelism
5
Examine the sentences.

1. There was a long line at the deli, so Chris
   decided to leave.

Variety
Avoid stringing simple sentences together with
coordinating conjunctions

1. The crowd waited expectantly inside the theatre.

Begin some sentences with a prepositional phrase.

1. The dogs barked and jumped to greet their master.

Begin some sentences with a present or past
participle.
6
Examine the sentences.

1. The student left the room angrily.
2. The math instructor explained patiently the
   assignment again.

Variety
Begin some sentences with adverbs.

1. I set my alarm for 7 A.M. to get breakfast ready
   on time.

Begin some sentences with infinitive phrases.

1. I developed hives because I ate shellfish.

Begin some sentences with a subordinating clause.
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Examine the sentences.

1. The vase was oval in shape.
2. Choosing the field of accounting as my major
   resulted in my realizing that college is hard
   work.
3. workers with jobs that are low in pay
4. Jane, who is impatient, usually cannot wait for
   class to end and packs up all of her books and
   notebooks in her backpack before the class is
   over.

Redundancy and wordiness
8
Examine the sentences.

1. The chairman suggested that we get together
   again next week.
2. Both salt and sugar are easy to melt in hot
   water.
3. The young man always puts on leather shoes.
4. They persuaded their son to try again, but he
   just turned a deaf ear to them.
5. Please fetch me some water when you return this
   afternoon.
6. It is uneasy for the children to do such a thing.

Diction
9
Examine the sentences.

1. We all hope him to get the first prize.
2. Mr. Smith denied my invitation to a dinner
   party.
3. Who is responsible for this department?
4. She will probably be elected woman chairman.
5. The conclusion that the scholar has come to is
   that kids should not have to suffer for the sins
   of their fathers.
6. Mrs. Brown was indignant with her son, because
   he hadnt done his homework.

Diction
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Examine the sentences.

1. While reading the tragedy, the girl cried over
   its pages.
2. Would you mind opening the gate? The air in this
   room is too close.
3. In the basketball game, our team won the British
   team.
4. We all enjoy public medicine care.
5. We are short of English teachers. Do you have
   anyone to introduce?
6. The new economical policy is very popular.

Diction