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Section 21 Clarity Dont omit words that are necessary for clarity Verbs Dont omit a necessary verb Examples They thought they could do what no one ever had before Is this sentence clear ID: 786683

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Slide1

Clear and Logical Construction

Section 21

Slide2

Clarity

Don’t

omit words that are

necessary

for clarity

Slide3

Verbs

Don’t omit a

necessary

verb

Examples:

They thought they

could do

what no one ever

had

before.

Is this sentence clear?

No, it needs a verb;

do

can’t serve both helping verbs

They thought they

could do

what no one

had

ever

done

before.

Is this sentence clear?

Yes, it is

I

have

not and probably never

will visit

Europe.

Is this sentence clear?

No.

Visit

can’t serve both helping verbs

I

have

not

visited

and probably never

will visit

Europe.

Is this sentence clear?

Yes

Slide4

Articles

Don’t omit

necessary

articles (

a

,

an

, or

the

)

Examples:

Our neighbor has

a

black and white dog.

Is this sentence clear?

No, because the neighbor owns two dogs not a single black and white one

Our neighbor has

a

black and

a

white dog.

Is this sentence clear?

Yes, it’s talking about two separate dogs

They built a field house and administration building.

Clear?

No, because there is no distinction between separate buildings

They built

a

filed house and

an

administration building.

Clear?

Yes, because I said so

Slide5

Prepositions and Conjunctions

Don’t omit

necessary

prepositions and conjunctions

Examples:

We have great confidence and respect

for

our President.

Clear?

Nope…you knew that was going to be the answer…now tell me why it’s

not clear?

We have great confidence

in

and respect

for

our President.

Clear?

Yup!

Do not imagine things will automatically correct themselves.

Clear?

No

Do not imagine

that

things will automatically correct themselves.

Clear?

As mud…I mean…yes

Slide6

Comparisons

Don’t omit words

necessary

to complete an alternate comparison

Examples:

Your suggestion was

as

good, if not better,

than

mine.

Clear?

Absolutely…not

The first part of the comparison is not complete

The sentence reads “…was

as

good…

than

mine.”

Your suggestion was

as

good

as

, if not better

than

, mine.

OR

Your suggestion was

as

good

as

mine, if not better.

Clear?

Better be…or else

Slide7

Comparison

Another example: (because I’m afraid you don’t understand)

Gabe is

one of the tallest

if not the tallest man in college basketball.

Clear?

You should know the routine by this slide

Gabe is

one of the tallest

men in college basketball, if not the tallest.

Clear?

Just nod yes and make me happy

Slide8

Non sequiturs

Don’t write

non sequiturs

What is a

non sequitur

you ask?

It’s a Latin phrase that means “it does not follow”

So, that means it’s a statement that has no logical connection with the rest of the sentence

That means…don’t write them!

Let me give you an example:

Born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847

, Thomas Edison became a famous inventor.

That right there is a

non sequitur

…can anyone tell me why?

Anyone????

It doesn’t logically follow that if you’re born in Milan, Ohio, you’ll become a famous inventor

Slide9

Non sequiturs

How about this?

A handsome young man and well liked by all his friends

, Caleb Brown was fatally injured in a car accident today.

Why is this a

non sequitur?

Because it does not follow that if you’re handsome and well liked, that you’ll have a fatal accident

So, the important part:

To correct a

non sequiturs

put it with information to which it is logically related or remove it altogether