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Chances are if you love language you'll find something interesting, if not fascinating, in "How to Write a Sentence" ...
Learn how to make your writing more engaging by varying your sentences with some tips and examples from the Writing & Speaking Center at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Getting sentence structure right, is crucial in being able to communicate what you're trying to say in writing. Sentence structure includes: ...
Complex sentences‌ Complex sentences combine independent (or main) and dependent (or subordinate) clauses. Ex: When Katie’s dog barked, Robin yelped in surprise. Compound sentences A compound sentence ...
Sentences have been around since the dawn of paragraphs, and indeed since before that, for sentences are essentially the building blobs of a paragraph.
College writing skills: Colleges usually assume students already know how to write sentences, when too often they don't. Why?
In return, I’m glad to be a preview reader for these writers. We’ve created our writing community of trusted readers who give ...
In “Teaching Basic Writing,” Bartholomae makes the case that writing must be about more than “sentence practice,” and any instruction that denies students the chance to, essentially, struggle with ...
A messenger approaches Macbeth with the news. “The Queen, my lord, is dead.” Before I explain how this sentence forever changed my writing and my teaching, a bit of back story is in order.