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A sentence fragment is a sentence that is missing some of its parts. This page explains the three main reasons why a sentence may be incomplete. 1. Missing subject Original: Becoming extinct because of rising sea temperatures. Revised: Phytoplankton could become extinct because of rising sea temperatures. Sentences beginning with...
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How long should a sentence be in academic writing? This page has some useful tips to help you improve your academic writing. You need to vary the length of sentences in your paragraphs. This is important to add interest to your writing, readability, and to show relationships between ideas. Notice...
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Good academic writing has a clear flow. Each phrase or sentence is linked to those that come before and after. Let's explore what makes academic writing cohesive. Write cohesively by using: Organic structure: used as the basis for paragraph organisation. Cohesive devices: repetition, substitution, and linking words are then used...
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Good academic writing gets straight to the point. It does not waste words. Write concisely by: 1. Making the actor and the action clear Attempts at writing in an academic style often result in the meaning being buried under a pile of nominalisations* and the prepositional phrases** needed to support...
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Sentences provide us with the framework for the clear written expression of our ideas. Sentences are one of the key building blocks of written assignments. Let's explore the features of a sentence. Sentence features A sentence is a written expression of a complete thought. A sentence contains: a capital letter...
