How can you create a balance between short and long sentences, and how does that change the flow of ideas in your writing? This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences ...

An independent clause is basically a complete sentence; it can stand on its own and make sense. An independent clause consists of a subject (e.g. “the dog”) and a verb (e.g. “barked”) creating a ...

Below is a video on the five key princples for writing clear, easy to understand sentences -- principles that work no matter how complex the material or how technical the science. Follow these ...

When combining two complete sentences with a conjunction ("and," "but," "or," "for," or "yet"), precede the conjunction with a comma. Example: Still, the sun is slowly getting brighter and hotter, and ...

Do not write everything you did in your work. Briefly frame the research you will be describing. Your poster will be a better place to elaborate on selected aspects of your research. Instead, make ...

When you are writing, words are grouped together into sentences. There are a few simple rules you need to follow to make sure your sentences are clear. Firstly, a sentence needs a capital letter ...

As a writing coach for more years than I care to count, I have been drumming into rookie brains the value of short sentences. None but a bureaucrat would write in governmental jargon. None but an ...

The group made up roughly half of the inmates held in the block, a special unit sequestered from the jail’s other prisoners ...

Schlicke didn’t answer, but she heard what sounded like men’s voices in the hallway. Her mother eventually opened the door ...

This October 16 marks the 60th anniversary of the testing of the first Chinese nuclear bomb. When my friends and I coiled up ...

PETALING JAYA: Human rights commission Suhakam has urged the government to re-examine the procedure and time frame for filing cause papers for death sentence reviews. Welcoming the start of ...