Language Investigations are a powerful tool for #SentenceStructure and bring a #translanguaging stance to what could be very boring work.
November 20, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Language Investigations are a powerful tool for #SentenceStructure and bring a #translanguaging stance to what could be very boring work.
“The general possessed a flourishing family.”
From The Idiot, a book by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, trans. by David McDuff (1868)
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From The Idiot, a book by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, trans. by David McDuff (1868)
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September 2, 2025 at 6:17 AM
“The general possessed a flourishing family.”
From The Idiot, a book by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, trans. by David McDuff (1868)
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From The Idiot, a book by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, trans. by David McDuff (1868)
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Good passive: If it is the only way to make the grammatical subject state whose story the sentence is.
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#PassiveVoice #Grammar #SentenceStructure #ClarityInWriting #BusinessWriting #ReaderExpectationApproach
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Good passive: If it is the only way to make the grammatical subject state whose story the sentence is.
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#PassiveVoice #Grammar #SentenceStructure #ClarityInWriting #BusinessWriting #ReaderExpectationApproach
A subject and its verb should be close to one another in a sentence because their functions depend so critically on one another.
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#readerexpectationapproach#sentencestructure #betterwriting
February 2, 2026 at 11:16 PM
A subject and its verb should be close to one another in a sentence because their functions depend so critically on one another.
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#readerexpectationapproach#sentencestructure #betterwriting
A 130-word sentence can ring clear as a bell; and a 13-word sentence can be hopelessly opaque. The numbers don't matter.
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February 25, 2026 at 8:59 PM
A 130-word sentence can ring clear as a bell; and a 13-word sentence can be hopelessly opaque. The numbers don't matter.
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#readerexpectationapproach #ClearWriting #SentenceStructure #ProfessionalWriting #GrantWriting
A sentence is too short when it has no viable candidate for a Stress position, indicated by a colon, semi-colon, or period.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:32 PM
A sentence is too short when it has no viable candidate for a Stress position, indicated by a colon, semi-colon, or period.
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Parentheses that surround an interruptive comment in a sentence instruct the reader to ("lower the voice") within.
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#BetterWriting #SentenceStructure #LearnEnglish #ReaderExpectationApproach
February 24, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Parentheses that surround an interruptive comment in a sentence instruct the reader to ("lower the voice") within.
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#BetterWriting #SentenceStructure #LearnEnglish #ReaderExpectationApproach
In a sentence, save the best for last; in most paragraphs (other than opening ones and closing ones), put first things first.
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#sentencestructure #ProfessionalWriting #ScientificWriting
March 25, 2026 at 10:34 PM
In a sentence, save the best for last; in most paragraphs (other than opening ones and closing ones), put first things first.
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#sentencestructure #ProfessionalWriting #ScientificWriting
Two double-dashes that surround an interruptive comment in a sentence instruct the reader to - "Raise the Voice" - within.
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February 24, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Two double-dashes that surround an interruptive comment in a sentence instruct the reader to - "Raise the Voice" - within.
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Feel confident in locating short, easily read information between a subject and its verb if you want a reader not to emphasize it.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Feel confident in locating short, easily read information between a subject and its verb if you want a reader not to emphasize it.
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#readerexpectationapproach #subjectverb #sentencestructure #stressposition #learnenglish
Feel free to boldly split your infinitive when writing for people that don't care about the split infinitive. Otherwise, don't.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Feel free to boldly split your infinitive when writing for people that don't care about the split infinitive. Otherwise, don't.
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A sentence is too long when it has more viable candidates for Stress positions than colons, semi-colons, or periods.
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#stressposition #readerexpectationapproach #sentencestructure #betterwriting
January 19, 2026 at 4:31 PM
A sentence is too long when it has more viable candidates for Stress positions than colons, semi-colons, or periods.
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#stressposition #readerexpectationapproach #sentencestructure #betterwriting
Good passive: If it is the only way to get to the front of the sentence the words that link it to the previous sentence.
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January 1, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Good passive: If it is the only way to get to the front of the sentence the words that link it to the previous sentence.
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It may be natural for writers to front-load the important information in a sentence; but it is disastrous for readers.
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#readerexpectationapproach #sentencestructure #stressposition #betterwriting #ProfessionalWriting
January 19, 2026 at 4:32 PM
It may be natural for writers to front-load the important information in a sentence; but it is disastrous for readers.
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#readerexpectationapproach #sentencestructure #stressposition #betterwriting #ProfessionalWriting
At lease he admits the operations are illegal.
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June 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
At lease he admits the operations are illegal.
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Good Passive: The best way to get rid of agency: "Jack loves Jill" -> "Jill is loved by Jack"-> "Jill is loved."
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#ReaderExpectation #WritingCraft #PassiveVoice #SentenceStructure #WritingStrategy #AcademicWriting #ProfessionalWriting #EditingSkills #ClearWriting #WritingAdvice
January 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Good Passive: The best way to get rid of agency: "Jack loves Jill" -> "Jill is loved by Jack"-> "Jill is loved."
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#ReaderExpectation #WritingCraft #PassiveVoice #SentenceStructure #WritingStrategy #AcademicWriting #ProfessionalWriting #EditingSkills #ClearWriting #WritingAdvice
@newsweek.com please consider #SentenceStructure:
His legal team claims to have presented new evidence. "Alleged" should modify evidence or the verb. Easy to do without losing the clickbaity punch you want.
"Alleged New Evidence Emerges...."
"New Evidence of FBI blah blah Allegedly Emerges...."
His legal team claims to have presented new evidence. "Alleged" should modify evidence or the verb. Easy to do without losing the clickbaity punch you want.
"Alleged New Evidence Emerges...."
"New Evidence of FBI blah blah Allegedly Emerges...."
January 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
@newsweek.com please consider #SentenceStructure:
His legal team claims to have presented new evidence. "Alleged" should modify evidence or the verb. Easy to do without losing the clickbaity punch you want.
"Alleged New Evidence Emerges...."
"New Evidence of FBI blah blah Allegedly Emerges...."
His legal team claims to have presented new evidence. "Alleged" should modify evidence or the verb. Easy to do without losing the clickbaity punch you want.
"Alleged New Evidence Emerges...."
"New Evidence of FBI blah blah Allegedly Emerges...."
Where Does Meaning Live in a Sentence? Math Might Tell Us. #Science #Mathematics #Linguistics #SentenceStructure
Where Does Meaning Live in a Sentence? Math Might Tell Us.
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April 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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But in the last year, every Grammarly suggestion is sincerely the worst. If I want write in the worst possible sentencestructure, I accept Grammarly's suggestion.
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I used to be such a huge fan of @Grammarly.
I even pay for a subscription personally, and my work pays for an Enterprise version.
But in the last year, every Grammarly suggestion is sincerely the worst. If I want write in the worst possible sentencestructure, I accept Grammarly's suggestion.
I even pay for a subscription personally, and my work pays for an Enterprise version.
But in the last year, every Grammarly suggestion is sincerely the worst. If I want write in the worst possible sentencestructure, I accept Grammarly's suggestion.
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