SOME

TIPS FOR WRITING STYLISH SENTENCES

1. Eliminate wordiness: Remove any words that arent adding to the meaning of
your sentence.

2. Be concrete: To express actions and conditions, use specific verbs, adverbs, or
adjectives rather than abstract nouns.

3. Match subjects and agents: When it is appropriate, make the subject of your
verb the agent of the action the verb describes.

4. Let beginnings point back: Use the beginning of your sentences to refer to (a)
what youve already mentioned or (b) knowledge that you can assume you and your
reader readily share.

5. Let endings point forward: Put your most important ideas at the end of your
sentence, as well as the information you intend to develop in the next sentence.

6. Dont double complexity: If your sentences feel tangled, observe this rule: The
more complex your thought is, the simpler your grammar ought to be.