UM Digos College

Department of Criminal Justice Education

Roxas Extension, Digos City
Telefax: (082)553-2914

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Activity 1: Writing Clear and Appropriate Sentences

Instruction: Give example to each rule. Use the spaces provided below.

Rule 1: Never confuse one word for another.

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Rule 2: Employ parallelism. Use parallel structure for coordinate elements. Coordinate elements. Coordinate elements are
connected by coordinating conjunctions (but, and, nor, or, for, so, yet) or are words, phrases, or clauses that appear in a series.
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Rule 3: Write sentences of 12-25 words.

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Rule 4: Avoid strings of choppy sentences.

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Rule 5: Avoid noun clusters.

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 UM Digos College
Department of Criminal Justice Education
Roxas Extension, Digos City
Telefax: (082)553-2914

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Rule 6: Avoid nominalizations. Express the true action with strong verbs.
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Rule 7: Avoid sexiest language.

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Rule 8: Use “There or Here” sparingly because the subject will be buried.
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Rule 9: Place the main idea first.

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Rule 10: Use normal word order (subject-verb-object). This makes the sentences clearer, easier, and more concise.
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