PPT-Improving Sentence Structure   

Common Problems and Fixes arararPr langenUS sz1333asolidFillasrgbClr val073763asolidFillalatin typefacetimes new romanaea typefacetimes new romanacs typefacetimes new romanasym typefacetimes new romanarPr. Mark the CORRECT sentence 1 A Jennifer is smart beautiful and loves everyone B Jennifer is smart beautiful and caring 2 A Andys day is so long that he gets up at 600 am leaves for work at 630 am is eating dinner at 1100 pm and goes to bed at 200 am What is syntax?. Word order. The manner in which a speaker or author constructs a sentence affects what the audience understands.. inverted order of an interrogative cues reader/listener to a question and creates tension. The word “. syntax. ” comes originally from Greek . and literally . means “. a putting together” or “arrangement. .” In more recent attempts to analyze syntactic structure, there has been a greater focus . Basic statement that ends w/ a period. Imperative sentence. Command (ends w/ period or exclamation point). Interrogatory sentence. Question. Exclamatory sentence. Shows emphasis, excitement, etc.. Ends w/ an exclamation point. Content Guide, pp. 60-63. Personal routine . EL. EO/P. . . Not . (yet) evident . . . Emerging Developing. . Controlled. Controlled Sentence Structure (EL). :. You should clean your teeth because it's important that you don't get cavities. You use toothpaste first, and then you clean your teeth properly. . Diction, Syntax, Tone, Point of View. Diction: Word Choice. “The difference between the right word and almost right word is like the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.” . – Mark Twain. academic writing . in the . E. nglish language for non-native speakers. Academic Writing Centre, . NUI Galway. Compiled by Daniel . wagner. Information retrieved from The Mayfield Handbook for Technical and Scientific Writing & THE PURDUE OWL WEBSITE.. Basic Definitions. Structure = The way things are put together, overall. The big picture.. Syntax = The way words are strung together; types of sentences. The small picture. . In AP, we tend to use these two terms interchangeably. . On the SOL essay, graders will look for . varied. sentence structure. . Simple. Compound. Complex. Compound - Complex. Complete Sentences. To write a complete sentence, you must include:. Capitalized first word. Mrs. Elliott. WAYS TO ACHIEVE CLARITY. Clarity. is essential in conveying information.. One of the best ways to bring clarity to your writing is to show the appropriate relationships between ideas.. Show how the writer uses sentence structure to . . .. How effective do you find the writer’s use of sentence structure . . .. Comment on the writer’s use of language.. Refer to the writer’s style.. Parallelism. . is recurrent syntactical similarity. .. Several . parts of a sentence or several sentences are expressed similarly to show that the ideas in the parts or sentences are equal in importance. . Annandale Writing Center. CG 409. Sentence Structure. Subject. Verb. Object. Adjective. Adverb. ,. ;. .. :. STRONG Sentence Structure. weak. . . Sentence Structure. How would you strengthen it? . Cognitive Psychology. Notes 11. Where We Are. We. ’. re continuing with higher cognition. We still have:. Language—Structure. Language—Meaning. Reasoning/Decision making. Human factors. Plan of Attack.