COM 2135 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3-4: Jargon, Nominalization, Ap Stylebook
26 Aug 2016
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Choose the right word: words have denotative (literal) meaning and a connotative (emotional) meaning. Place major ideas in independent clauses and less important in dependent clauses. Relate sentences to sentences and paragraphs to paragraphs. Make writing reader centered: writer-centered: president obama today proposed a new bill that includes cuts to several programs. , reader-centered: president obama today proposed a new bill that will force taxpayers to break their banks. Understand your readers and what they care about. Use strong verbs: dazzle, stroll, prod, not become, feel, look. Write in active voice: the committee decided vs. it was decided . Passive voice is accepted and preferred when the person doing the action is unknown or unimportant. Avoid nominalization (when verbs /adjectives are turned into nouns: ex. Use positive sentence constructions: negative: police didn"t find any evidence of foul play, positive: police found no evidence of foul play.
