Writing and Editing Good Sentences

摘要

Creating good sentences ivolves some basic guidelines, including making usre that each sentence states clearly who or what does what, controlling subordination, using familiar subject-verb order, controllign pronoun use, using action verbs and active voice, forgetting silly rules, placing midifiers properly, usign punctuation to reveal sentence structure, and usign correct grammar and syntax. Editing sentences requires some understanding of grammar and syntax to recognize errors and explain changes. Reading aloud and checking sentence length and pronoun reference can help, and reading well-edited writing can help develop a good "ear" for sentences.