2. OLD AND NEW INFORMATION IN
SENTENCES.
• Old information is usually presented before
new information is introduced.(this helps
readers see the connection and emphasizes
the new information by placing it last.
• For example : Most artificial colorings are
synthetic chemicals.
This colorings =old information. Are suspected
of causing hyperactivity in children new
information.
3. VARYING SENTENCE LENGHT
• Short and long sentences have their uses and
a purpose (they want to call the attention of
the reader.)
• When you edit,be aware of sentence
lenghts,and think about your reader’s needs.
• Use long sentences to clarify relationship
between ideas,and use shorter sentences to
strengthen a point or to brake up a
monotonous pattern.
4. Short and long sentences.
SHORT SENTENCES. • LONG SENTENCES.
They are honest and • Most academic
direct. writting requires
They have power. that you fully
(in a series of short develop your ideas
sentences ,each idea and stablish
ask for the reader’s relationships among
full attention.) them.
5. Don’t overdo long sentences !!!!!!
A sentence shouldn’t cover more territory
than a reader can span in a single stride :D
6. VARYING SENTENCE TYPES.
• Sentences can vary By
Gramatical type, by Rethorical
type or by Functional type.
7. GRAMATICAL SENTENCE TYPES.
• A simple sentence:has a single independent
clause.(violence is a growing problem.)
A compaund sentence :has two or more
independent clauses joined either by a
comma and a coordinating conjuntion or by a
semicolon.(violence is a problem,and it affects
some aspects of our lives.
Looking for help will help;it prevents from suffer.
8. • A complex sentences:has one independent
clause and one or more dependent
clauses.(because the problem continues to grow,
our legislature must act before it is too late.)
• A compaund-complex sentence: has at least 2
independent clauses and one or more dependent
clauses.(pollution can be prevented, and we must
take action to stop it,because thereis no other
way to survive in this planet.)
9. RETHORICAL SENTENCE TYPES AND
WORD ORDER.
• When you place the main idea first,you create
a cumulative sentence (allow you to make a
point and then sopport it.) Example: Othello
smothers the delicate desdemona in a fit of
anguished passion and boiling fury.
He kills the person he loves most because he has
trusted the lies of the vicious lago.
• When you save a punch for the end you create
a periodic sentence.
10. FUNCIONAL SENTENCE TYPES.
• Most writing relies primarily on declarative
sentences,sentences that make statements.But
and occasional question,exclamation,or
command can call the reader’s attention.
• Declarative: the number of violent crimes
commited by strangers has gone down in the past
ten years.
• Question: so why has the public’s fear of crime
gone up?
12. Varying sentence openings.
• You can change the pace of
passage.Considering repositioning
modifiers,dependent clauses,and transitional
expressions so that some sentences begin
with elements other than the subject.
• (Doctors rely increasingly) on advance
diagnostic equipment.(Increasingly, doctors
rely)
