Kaleb Cook.
The way that a sentence is created and the way the words are assorted is of great importance to our grammar. In the American grammatical system words like he, she, or they preceded by prepositions signal their relationship by changing the object form (Him, Her, or Them). Kids develop an understanding of this by the time they are seven or eight. The order and patterns that professional writers have issues with editors because they find little that is grammatically weak, however there are weaknesses confined in the American grammatical System. I learned that they frequently involve using word order, a lack of clear signal by pronouns, and finally verbs that don't find and signal out nouns that they belong to. In the professional business of writing you need to develop an ear for normal word order and respect that order. If you as a writer continually scramble that order, you can confuse your readers rather than surprise them. Vary the normal pattern, but only do this sparingly. Do not forget to create a pattern of expectation in the first place. Another aspect of sentence word order, is the idea of tack-on sentencing. These are properly shown by two professional writers, both Walter Lippaman and Ivan Turgenev. " Each of us lives and works on a small part of the earth's surface, moves in a small circle and of their acquaintances knows only a few intimately". -Walter. " There were several ladies on board, quite remarkably beautiful or good-looking, most of them, alas, now dead". -Ivan Tugenev. Most beginning writers need to force themselves into to tacking-on, however the habit comes easy to many persons. Good writers learn to master grammar to be more able to control their words, and form meaning. Dangling modifiers fall under this idea of sentence understanding as well. One other thing to remember is that the readers understandable interpretation of the sentence is probably that which refers to plan, the whole immediately preceding it. These little matters of reference and agreement are the higgledy-piggledy of grammar. More crucial matters exist. When you think about the word order, the way words come together in phrases and words,(pieces, hunks, segments, absolutes,whatever you call them at the moment, think of how you may control it to bring your writing alive.This is a little to know about word orders, and becoming a professional writer.
Word order matters. Many professional writers today are very precise in the order choice of their words. If word order is written in an incorrect format the whole message could be read and understood in the wrong way. It is very important to have several individuals read your work and check the wording. Also, reading aloud can be helpful as well in checking the word choice used.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to word structure, words in the correct order does matter. If we think of sentences, the words are structured in a certain position in order for the sentence to make sense. If we just randomly put words together then we would most likely get an absurd sentence. I agree with Lauren's comment because majoring in Journalism/News Editorial, porfessional writers are very precise about the choice of words.
ReplyDeleteEditors for newspaper, magazines and even simple letters from one worker to another co-worker are needed each and everyday. The simple reasoning behind that is because people missuse the English language and grammar skills on a daily basis. Grammar skills in today's society are not as well defined as they were in the 1950's Kitty Burns stated in the article that we all read for sentence structuring. It is just a matter of time until America as a whole see's how bad our grammar skills really are, including sentence diagramming and word order.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to proofreading sentences, there are many different grammatical errors to look out for. Whether it is punctuation, misspelled words, or capiatlization; these primary examples are commonly found. One grammatical mistake in particular really stands out, and that is sentence structure. Whether you are writing an article or just typing a letter, sentence structure is an important aspect to understand. It is important that writers either indivdually proofread their work or have somebody else critique it. That way the writer can have an idea about what he/she needs to work on, grammar-wise, for future projects.
ReplyDeleteI agree that if words in a sentence aren't put in the correct form grammatically, that can throw the reader off and they won't comprehend what the author is saying correctly. I've done this plenty of times while proofreading papers and catching mistakes made. Sometimes while reading my papers, I catch myself thinking about what I was really trying to say because the format was wrong. Grammar is used incorrectly so much that mistakes become normal as if they were correct and because of that, writers and even readers don't catch the grammatical mistakes.
ReplyDeleteI agree that is words are not in order they can be quite confusing. A pure example of this is when I revise my written papers for a class, I read the paper a loud so that is flows the way is should. By reading it a loud, I catch the thing that I thought I said or the things that are actually on the page. Grammatical flow matters!
ReplyDeleteI agree that sentence structure matters! If a word is wrongly structuring the author could confuse the reader and they might not get the point across that they were hoping to. It is very important to proofread papers. I always make sure I reread my papers and then have another person to read it to make sure they catch things that I might have missed.
ReplyDeleteI agree that if words are placed in proper order then the message of a article, message, email, etc can be interpreted wrong. I consider myself a wordsmith and when writing material I always find it help to read and re-read every sentence aloud. This is a great tool for me especially when I'm not sure whether my sentence ideas make sense or not.
ReplyDeleteThe order of words in a sentence is very important when writing. If the sentence is not organized correctly, the reader will be confused. A lot of the time people write how they speak, and the reader does not understand the meaning of the sentence. We need to make sure to proofread our own writings, especially before someone else reads them. If you have a friend to proofread, make sure that friend is being honest and helpful in making your paper a complete success. When in doubt, say the sentence aloud, and you might be able to tell from hearing if the sentence makes sense or not.
ReplyDeleteClarity in thought, words, phrases, and grammar are essential for writers and people all together. With just one wrong noun, verb, or incorrect agreement, the meaning of a sentence can change. It becomes so easy to reword a sentence. Proofreading and rereading is nearly essential for any writer to perfect his or her copy. Many people struggle learning proper grammar, but the time should be taken in order to learn proper grammar component.
ReplyDeleteWord clarity is a must in writing. In fact when people read and feel as though verbs or even nouns are in the wrong place they lose interest. Proofreading is another key tool to making sure everything is error-less. Also learned that when people write the way they normally speak isn't always good because of things like Ebonics.
ReplyDeleteWord clarity is very important in writing. Sometimes people write how they think or speak; it doesn't always make sense to the reader. Often our thoughts are incomplete and can leave readers confused. Proofreading can help, after writing you should read your paper out loud. Also let someone else read what you wrote to see if it makes sense to them. If the reader doesn’t understand the message you are trying to convey you should consider rewording the sentence.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read something I expect word clarity. It is very important because if your word clarity is not correct the reader could get confused or even think diffrent of something. It does not matter if it is through a text or a blog, your words should be in order so confusion is not even an option.
ReplyDeleteWhen writing, word clarity is very important. You need to make sure that your piece is clear enough so the the reader doesn't get confused when reading. JUst one miss placed word can ruin the meaning of the sentence and even the whole piece. To make sure this doesn't happen, make sure you proofread, and check for grammar mistakes.
ReplyDeleteWord clarity is very important. Otherwise, the author's readers will not want to read their material and find it confusing. As the blogger stated, it is okay to vary word order occasionally in a sentence but overdoing it make be more detrimental than helpful. Personally, I expect what I'm reading to be clear and not confuse me. Most people would simply not put up with improper sentence arrangement and move onto something else.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion when it comes to writting, word order does matter. I think that that way a sentence is worded can effect the amount of interest in the writting. If a sentence is worded wrong it might as well have misspellings.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the author in that the order of the words are of utmost importance. Words being placed in the wrong order can have a detrimental effect on the comprehension of the reader. This is especially important because words being placed in the wrong order can change the meaning of the sentence completely. In some cases not only is the meaning completely different from what the writer intended, but a meaning can't be derived at all due to it confusing the reader. Word clarity is very important in reading for comprehension. The reason for this in some cases is that the writer may be writing the same way they speak, which can confuse readers that don't speak the same way.
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