13
08.10
10:19
New to revising your writing? Don’t worry, we all thought we could write first drafts that read flawlessly (or, at most, required nothing more than a grammar checker), only to discover the world didn’t exactly work the way we imagine it.
27
07.10
9:00
A good paragraph shows unity in the idea it conveys, aside from being mechanically correct (with the help of your favorite grammar software). Rather than bombard you with multiple thoughts, it seeks to communicate that sole topic in as many sentences as it takes, then moves on.
14
07.10
7:33
Both introductions and topic sentences suffer from a latent trap. They encourage writers to cram as much information as they can in as tight a space. While there is value to introducing all the ideas you plan to develop within a single statement, going too far can lead to downright confusing language.
18
06.10
11:43
Many of the advice for improving your sentence-writing aren’t exactly the kinds of things you should be doing when actually composing any type of text. Why? Because doing so will likely leave you taking forever to finish even a moderate length of work, essentially dampening any gains you incur from using a speedy grammar software.
08
06.10
6:56
The absolute phase is one of the least common modifiers you will find. Despite that, it’s also one of the most useful.