Comments on: Verbless Sentences http://www.dailywritingtips.com/verbless-sentences/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: sykie http://www.dailywritingtips.com/verbless-sentences/comment-page-1/#comment-175804 sykie Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:15:59 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=810#comment-175804 Verbless sentences are called minor sentences Verbless sentences are called minor sentences

]]> By: Dialogue Writing Tips http://www.dailywritingtips.com/verbless-sentences/comment-page-1/#comment-43249 Dialogue Writing Tips Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:54:50 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=810#comment-43249 [...] break off sentences, or speak in phrases rather than sentences. (You might think of these as verbless sentences – they’re great for [...] [...] break off sentences, or speak in phrases rather than sentences. (You might think of these as verbless sentences – they’re great for [...]

]]> By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens http://www.dailywritingtips.com/verbless-sentences/comment-page-1/#comment-36045 James Chartrand - Men with Pens Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:36:47 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=810#comment-36045 Hehehe... Harry's comment's hitting moderation... nyah nyah, bro! Hehehe… Harry’s comment’s hitting moderation… nyah nyah, bro!

]]> By: Harrison McLeod http://www.dailywritingtips.com/verbless-sentences/comment-page-1/#comment-36043 Harrison McLeod Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:35:41 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=810#comment-36043 Okay, my first comment is either stuck in moderation or got eaten by the net gremilins. This was an excellent post and I had the same reaction as James, almost. Mine was more of a "oh damn, did I make a major goof? That's not right...oh, wait...she's saying *good* things! Okay, whew, all is right with the world again. Yeah, I do write in fragments, but I make sure it works and it's usually for dramatic or comedic punch. @Ali: Bad boy charm, huh? I like that. Okay, my first comment is either stuck in moderation or got eaten by the net gremilins.

This was an excellent post and I had the same reaction as James, almost. Mine was more of a “oh damn, did I make a major goof? That’s not right…oh, wait…she’s saying *good* things! Okay, whew, all is right with the world again.

Yeah, I do write in fragments, but I make sure it works and it’s usually for dramatic or comedic punch.

@Ali: Bad boy charm, huh? I like that.

]]> By: Ali http://www.dailywritingtips.com/verbless-sentences/comment-page-1/#comment-36032 Ali Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:00:16 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=810#comment-36032 @Nimic - Like James says, don't be afraid to occasionally bend or break a rule. Chuck a verbless sentence into your next article, I dare you! @James - For some odd reason, you and Harry were the first bloggers to come to mind when I was planning the above post... "Confidence." "Fear." "Most likely not." "So, yes." "Ha!" "Of course not. " "Oh?" "Be honest." ...I think the short, pulls-you-up-sharp sentences/fragments are one of my favourite aspects of the Men with Pens style. Part of that bad boy charm has gotta come from living a lawless life outside the rules of grammar. ;-) @Nimic – Like James says, don’t be afraid to occasionally bend or break a rule. Chuck a verbless sentence into your next article, I dare you!

@James – For some odd reason, you and Harry were the first bloggers to come to mind when I was planning the above post…

“Confidence.”
“Fear.”
“Most likely not.”
“So, yes.”
“Ha!”
“Of course not. ”
“Oh?”
“Be honest.”

…I think the short, pulls-you-up-sharp sentences/fragments are one of my favourite aspects of the Men with Pens style. Part of that bad boy charm has gotta come from living a lawless life outside the rules of grammar. ;-)

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