Writing Style

Please take some time to read Defining Style.

The types of sentences you choose to use in your writing are part of your writing style. We will spend a little time looking at sentence types because I want to ensure that you can use a variety, and that you punctuate them properly. Here's a very helpful list along with punctuation rules. It works well with the information in the video that follows. I think that I'm related to the lovely lady below. I couldn't have done it better myself.

It's time for the quiz. Please share your scores with me.

Take a second look at your expository paragraph. Have you followed the rules for punctuating different types of sentences? Make corrections to your paragraph if needed.

What sentence types did you use? Did you use one sentence type more than another? Post your observations on your blog. Title: My Writing Style.

Below is my attempt at the expository paragraph. What style do you think I have adopted? Formal? Informal? What would you say about my word choice? Following the paragraph, I have listed the sentence types I used as I want you to do in your blog about your paragraph. Please copy and paste your paragraph into your blog before you do this. I did not deliberately use certain sentence types as I wrote. Are you surprised by what you discovered? Why or why not?

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