Comments on: How to Edit a Sentence

By: Selaelo

Selaelo — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:40:16 +0000

I totally love your compiled notes on daily writing,i am a big fan of creative writing especially poetry and fictional writing.The comment i have is which methods can i utilise to enhance my writing abilities?.

By: tish

tish — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:22:04 +0000

Help. need a setance changed not switched around, my sentabce is; as tough as a house. I need a new sentance but better cuz it duzent make sense. But house has got to be at the end of the sentance and it has to say its like something just like the sentance shows. Thanx HELP SOON!!!!!!!!!!!
Tish.xx

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:45:41 +0000

Is Michael the author?

If so, thank you, Michael. This is helpful information.

It’s a terrific defense for why good editors change words over and over. They know that readers are always analyzing the message for its interest and veracity.

Well written material can help to sustain a reader’s interest. But even valid messages can leak credibility if poorly written.

It’s important to spare readers any struggle in getting the meaning.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:36:06 +0000

Yes. probably I should have left out the age of the school. It might be important in the context of the whole paragraph, but I don’t need to complicate things.

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 04:59:34 +0000

I agree with Chris that I don’t understand why it’s important when the school was built in the context of that sentence. I can see that fact starting a second sentence. For instance: “The school, like my bicycle, was built in the 1970s.”

Perhaps I’m being difficult and it’s easy to come up with a reasonable example where the complete, edited sentence makes sense. I’ll think some more.