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Clarity
Clarity
Word choice
Sentence structure
Use of the active voice instead of
the passive voice
Word Choice
Preferring Clear and
Familiar Words
Misplaced
modifiers
Dangling
modifiers
Passive voice
Misplaced Modifiers
Words or phrases
that cause
confusion
because they are
located within a
sentence so far
away from the
word(s) to which
they refer
Misplaced Modifiers
Consider the
different
meanings in the
following
sentences:
The dog under the
tree bit Carrie.
vs.
The dog bit Carrie
under the tree.
Misplaced Modifiers
Sometimes,
misplaced modifiers
are used for comic
effect:
Which sentence
indicates that
everyone in the class
failed the exam?
Explain the meaning of
each sentence:
Which sentence
indicates that John
earned some money?
A dangling modifier is
Better:
Better:
How might you correct the
following sentence?
Better:
Better:
How might you correct
the following sentence?
To work as a loan officer,
an education in financial
planning is needed.
Better:
The Effective Sentence
Simple sentences
Compound sentences
Complex sentences
Compound-complex sentences
Vary the kinds of sentences
The executive
committee approved
the new policy.
The subject-and-verb relationship
is straightforward. The subject is
a be-er or a do-er and the verb
moves the sentence along.
Passive Voice
To be more:
The board decided to
Specific increase this years
Personal bonus.
Concise
A decision was made to
Emphatic
increase this years
bonus.
Use the Passive Voice:
When you want to stress the receiver of
the action
Your savings account is insured up to P500,000.
Only Robert was injured in the accident; the
remainder of the passengers were unhurt.
When the agent of the action is unknown
My cell phone was stolen last night.
When the doer is not important in the
sentence
The new students center was completed last week.
http://international.ouc.bc.ca/chalkntalk/whypassive/;
http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/style-and-editing/passive-voice
Use the Passive Voice:
When the agent of the action is
obvious from the context
I was born on July 10, 1985.
When you want to make generic
statements, announcements, and
explanations:
Rules were made to be broken.
When you want to avoid personal, blunt
accusations or commands
The account was mishandled.
http://international.ouc.bc.ca/chalkntalk/whypassive/;
http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/style-and-editing/passive-voice
Use the Passive Voice:
When you want to connect ideas in
different clauses more clearly
The music was being played too loudly by
the students, who were finally asked to
turn it down.
When you are writing in a scientific
genre that traditionally relies on the
passive voice
The sodium hydroxide was dissolved in
water.
http://international.ouc.bc.ca/chalkntalk/whypassive/;
http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/style-and-editing/passive-voice
Passive Voice
Better:
Best:
How might you improve
the following sentence?
The disk drive of the
computer had been
damaged by the electrical
surge.
Better:
Best: