ENGL 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Comma Splice, List Of Knot Terminology, Sentence Clause Structure
5 Dec 2016
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Different tasks with similar goals: to improve final draft. Content: make sure you have enough detailed discussion to properly address your topic, make sure discussion is relevant. Organization: want essay to be organized as a whole, flow logically, want each paragraph to be organized. Expression: mature style, show evidence of critical thinking, express thoughts clearly and concisely. Too complex to be a single sentence. Result of trying to fit too many thoughts into one sentence. Can be fixed by splitting into several sentences. Specific type of run on sentence that has been created by relying on commas. Caused by excessive wordiness or use of passive voice. Sentence should be rewritten to better convey the meaning. Word used may have been used incorrectly. May not be the best word for the intended meaning. You have used an incorrect verb tense. Or you have switched verb tense within the essay. Fixed y rephrasing using more specific language.
