Cutting Wordiness and Fixing Order
Clear writing says what it means in as few words as needed. Extra words and tangled word order slow readers down and can hide your point. The editing questions often ask you to pick the tightest, clearest version of a sentence. Wordiness is using more words than necessary — repeating ideas or padding sentences with […]
Transitions and Conjunctive Adverbs
Transitions are the signposts that guide readers from one idea to the next. Words like “however” and “therefore” show how sentences connect, but they need the right punctuation. The editing questions test both the choice of transition and how it is punctuated. Transitions are words and phrases that link ideas, and conjunctive adverbs — such […]
