S: Sentence Style

SSentence Style

SSentence Style

S1 Parallelism
a With items in a series
b With paired ideas
c Repeated words
S2 Needed words
a In compound structures
b that
c In comparisons
d a, an, and the
S3 Problems with modifiers
a Limiting modifiers such as only, even
b Misplaced phrases and clauses
c Awkwardly placed modifiers
d Split infinitives
e Dangling modifiers
S4 Shifts
a Point of view
b Verb tense
c Verb mood and voice
d Indirect to direct questions or quotations
S5 Mixed constructions
a Mixed grammar
b Illogical connections
c is when, is where, reason . . . is because
S6 Sentence emphasis
a Coordination and subordination
b Choppy sentences
c Ineffective coordination
d Ineffective subordination
e Excessive subordination
f Special techniques
S7 Sentence variety
a Sentence openings
b Sentence structures
c Inverted order
d Question or quotation