Sooooo important for school, work, career, and life!
writing- speaking is super important- casual
writing- more formal, higher level, prestige language- shows that were serious, competent
SIMPLE/ COMPOUND/ COMPLEX
Three basic styles are the foundation.
goldkeyediting@gmail.com
Gold Key Editing - college students, university students
internet business
They can't edit it themselves. fix grammar maintain voice and tone, establish style
SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX- enough for college and university
Lots of ways to learn- study grammar, reading
Practical exercises- sentence combining
Sentence Combining, William Strong- college professor
not sophisticated writers- help his students
3-4 short sentences, combing them into one.
BASIC EXERCISE
The cat is white.
The cat is cute.
The cat is white.
What's important in these sentences?
The cat is white, and the cat is cute. REP
The cat is white and cute. X
The cat is cute and white.
Order of Adjectives
|
Opinion
|
Size
|
Age
|
Shape
|
Colour
|
Origin
|
Material
|
Purpose
|
The cute white Siamese cat is asleep.
The opaque plastic water bottle is leaking.
STYLE SHOWS YOUR INTENTION/MEANING
The white cat is cute.
The cute cat is white.
The cat which is cute is white. ADJ CL OVERCOMPLICATED
The cat is white and cute.
The cat is white but cute.
Even though the cat is white, in truth it is still cute. ACADEMIC SOUNDING, FANCY
No comments:
Post a Comment