For Short, Choppy SentencesCombine Sentences With Conjunctions: Join complete sentences, clauses, and phrases with conjunctions: and, but, or, nor, yet, for, so. Link Sentences Through Subordination: Link two related sentences to each other so that one carries the main idea and the other is no longer a complete sentence (subordination).
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How do you correct a choppy sentence?
For Short, Choppy SentencesCombine Sentences With Conjunctions: Join complete sentences, clauses, and phrases with conjunctions: and, but, or, nor, yet, for, so. Link Sentences Through Subordination: Link two related sentences to each other so that one carries the main idea and the other is no longer a complete sentence (subordination).
What do short choppy sentences mean?
Choppy sentences are sentences that are too short and often repeat the same words. They should be combined to make longer sentences.
How do I stop being too wordy?
Eliminating WordinessUse the Key Noun. (the doer of the action) as the Subject of the Key Verb (the main action in the sentence). Use Active Voice rather than Passive Voice Verbs. Avoid Unnecessary Language. Use Nouns rather than Vague Pronouns as Subjects. Use Verbs rather than Nouns to Express Action. Avoid a String of Prepositional Phrases.
What is example of colloquial?
Contractions: Words such as “ain’t” and “gonna” are examples of colloquialism, as they are not used widely throughout English-speaking populations. Profanity: Some words are considered profane in some dialects of English where they are not at all bad in other dialects.
How can a slang word become a colloquialism?
If slang and jargon are used in language regularly outside of their subgroups, they can become colloquialisms.
Is Y all a colloquialism?
There is a correct—and incorrect—way to spell this fond colloquialism, however. The only right way to spell the contraction of “you” and “all” is “y’all.” “Ya’ll” is incorrect and a misspelling of the word, so don’t use it.
How can we fix colloquialism?
Checklist of language to avoid in academic writingDo not use contractions. Contractions are the words formed from two abbreviated words, such as “don’t”, “can’t” and “won’t”. Do not use colloquial vocabulary. Avoid using run-on expressions. Do not use rhetorical questions. Place adverbs within the verb.
Is a lot of colloquial?
A lot and lots, both when used as pronoun and adverb, are informal. You can replace a lot with many in the first sentence, and much in the second sentence; in that way you would not use an informal word.