Category: Sentence Structure
Awkward Construction
Posted by Alan Brooks | Feb 18, 2019 | Style, Sentence Structure, Coherence and Cohesion | 0
Sentence Structure: For and Since
Posted by 11trees | Mar 22, 2018 | Sentence Structure | 0
Sentence Structure: Order of adjectives
Posted by 11trees | Mar 22, 2018 | Sentence Structure | 0
Sentence Structure: Tag Questions
Posted by 11trees | Mar 21, 2018 | Sentence Structure | 0
Parallel Structure
by 11trees | Nov 1, 2021 | Style, Sentence Structure | 0
Learn to use parallel structures in your sentences for emphasis and sentence variety.
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by Alan Brooks | Feb 18, 2019 | Style, Sentence Structure, Coherence and Cohesion | 0
Sometimes a sentence sounds awkward or is difficult to understand because it contains multiple...
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by 11trees | Mar 22, 2018 | Sentence Structure | 0
Use “for” and “since” with perfect tenses to talk about the duration of events which began in the past and continue until the reference point. Be careful to use the correct one for what you want to focus on: the length of time or the beginning.
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by 11trees | Mar 22, 2018 | Sentence Structure | 0
Sometimes you want to describe a noun with two or more adjectives. There is a correct sequence for different types of adjectives. You might not need to memorize it, but you should know about it so you can check it when editing your writing.
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by 11trees | Mar 21, 2018 | Sentence Structure | 0
Tag questions are statements with questions attached at the end of them. Tag questions can be either real questions or confirmations of known information. These questions are used more frequently in spoken English, but they can be effective in writing as well.
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