Sentence Construction

Which of the following is a Active voice

• “The application that you submitted has been located and every

  endeavour is being made to process it before tomorrow.”

• “We have located your application and will process it immediately.”

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Choose the correct options : Making the best of sentence construction

• Using shorter sentences ensures that your emails are conversational and easy to understand

• Average sentence length . . . between ten and twelve words

• Paragraphs no longer than ten lines

• Average sentence length . . . between fourteen and twentywords

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

If your sentence is too long, how can we shorten them? Choose the correct answers

• Break it down into shorter sentences

  This allows the reader to grasp each sentence and prepare for the next

• Connect related sentences

  Using connecting words like ‘however’ or ‘if’

• Eliminate unnecessary words and use abbreviations or jargon

• Use bullets

  Vertical lists break long sentences into manageable chunks

• Create a table

  This breaks down lengthy information into blocks and is easier to read

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Where do we place a full stop?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

The word Apostrophe in Greek means ‘turning away’ or ‘omission’

It was used to mark dropped letters, for example:

• 'it's' rather than 'it is'

• 'doesn't' rather than doesnt or does not

• James cricket bat instead of James's cricket bat

• Mr Jones brand new car insted of Mr Jones's brand new car

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

Pronouns - Which are incorrect

• hers

• theirs

• your's

• its

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Why do we use The comma?

• To guide readers through manuscripts indicating pauses

• Commas can be put before an and . . .

• Commas are useful in separating listed items

• Commas act as separators between parts of a sentence

• A comma helps create special effects, like suspense

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

The colon is a punctuation mark of equally sized dots centered on the same vertical line. When is it safe to use?

• It separates a main heading from a subtitle

• It introduces a continuation of the sentence

• It announces what’s to come: often more than first expected

• It introduces direct speech

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

How many dots do a Ellipse have?

Tags

CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1