In a paragraph, the issue introduces the discussion; the point is the product or the cause of the discussion.
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For 1st and last paragraphs, you can reserve your point for the end because you know most of your readers will still be with you.
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For all closing paragraphs, readers expect the point to be announced at the end.
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Readers expect to find a paragraph's point up front, as the last sentence of the stated issue. Exception: 1st and last paragraphs.
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For all opening paragraphs, readers expect the point to be announced at the end.
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"Topic sentence"? A paragraph's first sentence cannot always inform readers what to expect from the paragraph as a whole.
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Whenever an "and" connects two main clauses, it fails to tell a reader how to connect those clauses. Best avoid this structure.
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The information in a mere phrase is considered by readers to be less important than the information in a dependent clause.
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Two double-dashes that surround an interruptive comment in a sentence instruct the reader to - "Raise the Voice" - within.
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Parentheses that surround an interruptive comment in a sentence instruct the reader to ("lower the voice") within.
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A colon promises: The preceding clause will either be restated in different terms or be supported by a list of examples. #readerexpectationapproach #EnglishGrammar #betterwriting #promise
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Anything that intervenes between a subject and its verb is read by a reader as being less important — merely interruptive.
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A subject and its verb lose touch with one another when something intended for emphasis intervenes between them.
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A subject and its verb should be close to one another in a sentence because their functions depend so critically on one another.
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The #1 writing problem in the USA: Not placing words to be stressed next to a colon, semicolon, or period.
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It may be natural for writers to front-load the important information in a sentence; but it is disastrous for readers.
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A sentence is too short when it has no viable candidate for a Stress position, indicated by a colon, semi-colon, or period.
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A sentence is too long when it has more viable candidates for Stress positions than colons, semi-colons, or periods.
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A main clause that ends with no colon, semi-colon, or period causes serious trouble for a reader, who must guess what to stress.
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Place the words you want your reader to stress in a Stress position — just before a colon, semi-colon, or period.
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Linguists definition of "Stress position": A Stress position is any moment of full syntactic closure.
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There are no "weak" verbs or "strong" verbs: The weakness or strength depends on the context in which the verb is found.
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The passive is not only OK; it is better than the active in all situations in which the passive does a better job than the active.
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Here are ways a steady poetry diet can improve your perspective and skills as a writer.
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Discover “Should ‘Civil Rights’ Be Capitalized? A Simple Guide for Writers”, a friendly and helpful breakdown that clears up one of the most common writing questions. In simple terms when...
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How to Use an Essay Rewriter for Better Structure and Flow? Top 6 Tools for 2025
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A not so abbreviated post about what to look out for when using abbreviations in your writing. Read if you don’t want your next article to feel like a code that needs to be deciphered.
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You can find plans for all kinds of buildings, ships, compounds and more. Before you get deep into describing something like this, have a visual representation to help prevent you from screwing up. Mark out your character's movements. Check them.
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Scientists turn nouns into verbs almost mechanically. Making their writing as windy as a meandering vine. In my latest Substack post I discuss likely reasons why, the effect, and the remedy for it.
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