Sentence Writing Skills | Sentence Writing Errors | How To Avoid Sentence Writing Errors?

Sentence Writing Skills | Sentence Writing Errors | How To Avoid Sentence Writing Errors?

‌The Living Legend

Ahmad Javed Kamran Amiri

Dated: Monday 20^th January 2020

Sentence writing skills are the hardest and do you know how and why and how to avoid sentence errors?

Please read this article carefully; by doing such you will be able to learn the best writing skills and you will also learn how to avoid sentence errors.

Many people think that just putting a pen to write a sentence of 3 components + Subject + Verb + Object is finished, that's fine.

Do you believe that many students (even teachers) are still not aware of the sentence-writing errors mentioned below?

This is a small exercise that corrects the sentence structure and requires students in Academic English classes to do it in about 10 minutes.

Sentences In This Lesson Include:

1.        Stringy Sentence,

2.        Comma Splice,

3.        Run On,

4.        Choppy Sentence,

5.        Sentence Fragment,

6.        Parallel Structure.

If you read this paragraph, don't recognize sentence problems, not to mention needing to fix them, chances are you will make the same mistake when writing.

The sentence structure and sentence problems are also tested on the SAT (Writing & Language section).

The picture above is a correction of sentence by Shafiq Ahmadi (8th grade math student, Archimedes) who is attending the Academic English class, which is taught every Saturday morning.

Reconcile the corrected lesson with Ahmadi's revision to understand your explanation.

The master will not explain the concept of sentence problems (sentence fragment, choppy sentence, comma splice, run - on, stringy sentence) here. Class lectures are easy to understand, convenient, and must be placed in a series of lectures to be easily understood. Writing on this article is lengthy, he does not have much time.

He pointed out the problem and reinterpreted Ahmadi's correction to make it easier to understand. You should look at the unmodified paragraph for easy comparison.

1. Sentence 1 in the unpublished article has 4 independent clauses - stringy sentence.

Ahmadi's edit: separated into 2 compound sentences, structured:

S + V + O, and S + V + O. Therefore, S + V + O, but S + V + O.

2. Question 2 in the post has not corrected the comma splice error: S + V + O, S + V + O.

Based on the meanings of the 2 sentences in the sentence, Ahmadi converts it into a compound sentence:

S + V + O; S + V + O.

3. Sentences 3, 4, 5, and 6 in the sentence have not corrected choppy sentences (writing too many simple sentences).

Shafiq Ahmadi combines 4 simple sentences into 1 compound complex sentence.

Structure:

S + V + O; instead, S + V + O, adjective clause 1, adjective clause 2.

Instead is a conjunctive adverb connect between two independent clauses to form a compound sentence. In addition, in the sentence there are 2 adjective clauses, adjective clause 1 modifies (modify) the noun "the term salad bowl", adjective clause 2 explains (modify) the noun "American society".

4. Question 7 comma splice fault.

Based on the meaning relation in the sentence, Ahmadi changes it into a compound sentence

Structure of Ahmadi's sentence:

S + V + O [subordinator S + V + O]; S + V + O [subordinator S + V + O].

Compound sentences, with 2 independent clause connected by semi-colon, 2 noun clause act as object of 2 verbs "implies".

5. Question 8 has a parallel structure error, correlative conjunction "not only ... but also ..." must use a parallel structure.

Specifically in the unpublished post: not only must to survive but also for success is wrong, fix to: not only to survive but also to succeed.

6. Question 10 has a sentence fragment (incomplete sentence). Ahmadi corrected by combining with sentence 9, forming a complex sentence (complex sentence). Sentence structure is corrected:

S + V + O + adverb clause + adjective clause.

Complex sentences, 1 independent clause, 2 subordinate clause (adverb clause and adjective clause).

7. Question 11 has a sentence fragment error. Based on context, Ahmadi combines verses 11 and 12 into one sentence. However, in the sentence I correct, although it is true in terms of structure, the meaning is a bit forced. Specifically, I use the preposition "like", which implies comparison of similar points. However, Chinatown cannot be compared to LA. Ideally, you should put the for example, Chinatown in San Francisco and New York into sentences 9 and 10.

Now many immigrant groups do not feel the same need because there are many places in America where you work, shop, get medical care, marry, divorce and die without knowing English, for example Chinatown in San Francisco and New York.

8. Verse 12, verse 13 is not wrong. However, it would be better if verse 12 is: Also, Los Angeles has many Vietnamese and Mexican immigrants.

9. Question 14 has a parallel structure error. Specifically, in the unmodified sentence: learn both English and study the Spanish language is wrong.

Shafiq Ahmadi edit: learn both English and Spanish language ... (can remove the word language).

10. Question 15, 16 encountered a choppy sentence. Shafiq Ahmadi combine 2 simple sentences to form a complex sentence. Structure:

S + V + O + adjective clause.

The adjective clause "where they are in the majority" adapts to the phrase many communities in verse 15.

It is praiseworthy that Ahmadi knows how to use restrictive adjective clause in this sentence, instead of non-restrictive clause. Many teachers cannot distinguish these two types of adjective clauses.

And you, please rate yourself. Read a paragraph, do not analyze the sentence structure, do not recognize errors, do not know how to correct, can write an essay?