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• Use simple sentences when what you want to say is a single thought. • Without unrelated and unnecessary words and thoughts confusing the issue, your meaning will be easier for your readers to understand. • Be careful! A long series of simple sentences will make your writing choppy and .
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This new edition of Andrew Radford’s outstanding resource for students is step-by-step, practical introduction to English syntax and syntactic principles, written by a globally-renowned expert in the field. Assuming little or no prior background in syntax, Radford outlines key concepts and how they can be used to describe various aspects of English...
This book is published in conjunction with the following free online resources: an extensive Workbook containing a separate set of exercise material for each core module in each chapter: some of the exercise materials are for self-study, and others for class discussion or assignments. There are helpful hints and model answers for each exercise, des...
Key features of the new edition which differentiate it from the first edition of the book that came out in 2009 are itemised below: in response to the observation by teachers and students that they they never manage to cover more than six chapters in their course, it now comprises six rather than nine chapters the Workbook and slides are module-bas...
Grammar for Academic Writing provides a selective overview of the key areas of English grammar that you need to master, in order to express yourself correctly and appropriately in academic writing. Those areas include the basic distinctions of meaning in the verb tense system, the use of modal verbs to express.
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Mastering these four sentence structures means writing clear sentences, and it means avoiding composing sentences that are too long for the reader to grasp. Practice all four structures, while mainly focusing on the simple sentence. If you can clearly combine subject, verb and object then you are well on your way to communicating clear ideas.
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When we write, a complete thought is called a sentence. A sentence must contain a complete subject (person, place, or thing) and a verb (what the subject is doing) in order to make sense. A simple sentence must also begin with a capital letter and end with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark.
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Based on his courses in the Writing Program at Harvard University, Jeffrey R. Wilson’s Academic Writing is a no-nonsense guide to the long and complex writing process. Packed with concrete examples, helpful visuals, and practical tips, the book is an essential guide for academic writing at the highest level.
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Sentence Structure Guide In English, sentence structure typically follows the rules of subject then verb and/or adjective then noun. With more complex sentences, adverbs will precede the verbs. The examples below are provided to help writers identify language patterns. Each section has the sentiment conveyed and literal translation of the sentence.
