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I'm super ecstatic this week because EVERYONE turned in their assignments on time. I'm so glad to see your feedback on the club's stories and see your individual growth as critics. So cool! Let's keep it up!
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Also, BUBC's 1-Year-Anniversary is coming up and I'm a bit emotional. T_T (It's happy crying, so it's cool)
The very first Week of BUBC was posted on May 23, 2020. But, I'm not celebrating until we hit Week 52. ;-;
How do you guys think we should celebrate? Any special reading exchange in mind? Special Question of the Week? A week off? Cookies?
What did you think of your partner's prose (specifically their sentence structure)? Did they keep things varied and maintain a good flow? Or did they overuse certain concepts or words?
Do they use different literary devices to portray their ideas? What do you think could be improved (if anything)?
Alrighty, so this week's question goes hand in hand with last week's. There's a simple breakdown to creating good, rhythmic sentences that flow into one another. We've discussed some of them before on other topics.
To have good sentence structure within a paragraph, you can:
- Vary the beginnings of sentences. Don't overuse "She/He/I". Try not to repeat the same word to begin two consecutive sentences.
-Vary sentence length. You could write some choppier sentences, then some longer ones, until you find a right balance between the two.
The third point, however, we have NOT discussed. It is: - Vary sentence TYPE There are 4 types of sentences you can mix and match to avoid overusing any one of them.
1. Simple Sentence Is a single independent clause (a noun + verb/a completed thought). Ex: She likes whiskey.
2. Compound sentence Is 2 independent clauses joined by a conjunction (and, or, but, etc). Ex: She likes whiskey, but only if it has ice.
3. Complex sentence Is an indepent clause + a dependent clause. A dependent clause is similar to an independent clause, but it DOES NOT portray a complete thought. It is "dependant" on the independent clause in order to express a complete thought. Ex: She likes drinking whiskey while she waits for him. (The underlined part is the dependent clause).
4. Compound-Complex sentences These are 2 independent clauses as well as a dependant one. Ex: She likes drinking whiskey every night while she waits for him; it might be a problem.
Hopefully, this made sense. I tried to keep it as short as possible.
Hope it helps!
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