tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post5555115449423601416..comments2024-03-28T05:05:30.116-04:00Comments on mainewords: 7 tips for great sentencesmshatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-46605657932177303862013-02-09T07:39:34.903-05:002013-02-09T07:39:34.903-05:00This was a great post. It is interesting how the a...This was a great post. It is interesting how the advice to writers rarely changes: just because you can be cleverly-wordy, and craft hundred-word sentences, it doesn't mean you should.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-84825876712219494242013-02-09T07:01:53.539-05:002013-02-09T07:01:53.539-05:00Awesome post. Thank you.Awesome post. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-48366487596484830482013-01-14T18:06:07.271-05:002013-01-14T18:06:07.271-05:00thank you very much!thank you very much!mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-23462490177190047982013-01-14T05:00:13.641-05:002013-01-14T05:00:13.641-05:00Excellent advice. Have linked to it in this week&#...Excellent advice. Have linked to it in this week's <a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/the-funnily-enough" rel="nofollow">The Funnily Enough</a>.<br /><br />regards,<br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a><br /><br />mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-75258693421543898802013-01-13T08:59:33.950-05:002013-01-13T08:59:33.950-05:00I'm guilty of alright and there is, too :)I'm guilty of alright and there is, too :)mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-50834315235760167932013-01-12T10:47:30.552-05:002013-01-12T10:47:30.552-05:00Since I taught high school grammar for a number of...Since I taught high school grammar for a number of years, I keep Harbrace's "College Handbook" near my computer.<br /><br />The grammatical bees that swirl in my bonnet include: alright for all right; your for you're; and 'there is' for a plural subject.Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-49842556437104477492013-01-12T10:46:49.163-05:002013-01-12T10:46:49.163-05:00I reckon Faulkner can do what he likes ;)I reckon Faulkner can do what he likes ;)mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-31188871179577743912013-01-12T10:46:16.217-05:002013-01-12T10:46:16.217-05:00I think some inverted sentences can work but it de...I think some inverted sentences can work but it depends. And I know what you mean about #7. Sometimes we fuss with our work too much.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-12997339097050704422013-01-12T00:57:11.076-05:002013-01-12T00:57:11.076-05:00I reckon Faulkner never read that book, huh?I reckon Faulkner never read that book, huh?Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-90003182367555988952013-01-12T00:54:37.515-05:002013-01-12T00:54:37.515-05:00I love all these suggestions. I agree with all of ...I love all these suggestions. I agree with all of them except the inverted sentence suggestion - I think that often stops readers and hinders flow. I may do #7 too well. I don't like what I write; I change it; I still don't like it; I change it again; ad infinitum... *sigh*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-71694803474771619972013-01-11T21:08:45.963-05:002013-01-11T21:08:45.963-05:00I'm guilty of long sentences, too.I'm guilty of long sentences, too.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-78946634918513870702013-01-11T20:52:41.069-05:002013-01-11T20:52:41.069-05:00Oh, that familiar short sentences rule . . . I kno...Oh, that familiar short sentences rule . . . I know it's something I need to work on. I love long sentences and hate cutting them up. :PGolden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-56921599177968599552013-01-11T20:52:37.719-05:002013-01-11T20:52:37.719-05:00Interesting! I never thought to look for a pattern...Interesting! I never thought to look for a pattern.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-43403508804121238462013-01-11T20:52:09.772-05:002013-01-11T20:52:09.772-05:00I bless the teacher who told me this. He was aweso...I bless the teacher who told me this. He was awesome!mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-50133854771879960492013-01-11T20:50:05.789-05:002013-01-11T20:50:05.789-05:00I was told that I write my sentences in a sort of ...I was told that I write my sentences in a sort of pattern. A couple simple and then a complex. A couple simple and then a complex. LOL. I never noticed until then. I try to mix it up even more now.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-92058298652368003122013-01-11T19:26:24.860-05:002013-01-11T19:26:24.860-05:00Those are great tips! I was just working on using ...Those are great tips! I was just working on using a variety of sentences with my students the other day :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-16882394807596943622013-01-11T15:51:54.670-05:002013-01-11T15:51:54.670-05:00I'll be focusing on this during the next sweep...I'll be focusing on this during the next sweep through of my ms. Thanks. <br /><br />OMG...I just saw my cover on the sidebar. Thanks!E. Arroyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634213563563094173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-19792039603239303582013-01-11T14:04:12.475-05:002013-01-11T14:04:12.475-05:00I tend to have the opposite problem. I tend to have the opposite problem. mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-34520119856920655392013-01-11T12:39:33.238-05:002013-01-11T12:39:33.238-05:00Great tips and reminders! I struggle the most with...Great tips and reminders! I struggle the most with #1! :)DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-53664796118222652692013-01-11T11:16:25.093-05:002013-01-11T11:16:25.093-05:00Thanks for tips Marcy.... Although I try to mix th...Thanks for tips Marcy.... Although I try to mix things up, I still LOVE my descriptive words. I Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-88764997281300874632013-01-11T10:54:12.931-05:002013-01-11T10:54:12.931-05:00so am I!so am I!mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-49227429173409703922013-01-11T10:31:54.956-05:002013-01-11T10:31:54.956-05:00Great advice! Cutting out the unnecessary can be d...Great advice! Cutting out the unnecessary can be difficult for a wordy writer. Yes, I am guilty :)Isis Rushdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773053495985834484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-35704340043497784132013-01-11T09:54:46.603-05:002013-01-11T09:54:46.603-05:00Ha! I didn't even notice until you pointed it ...Ha! I didn't even notice until you pointed it out - and that was the author of the book! mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-65375535742389016352013-01-11T09:54:08.572-05:002013-01-11T09:54:08.572-05:00me too.me too.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-61539833333887792532013-01-11T09:53:57.990-05:002013-01-11T09:53:57.990-05:00I've noticed that.I've noticed that.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.com