Style is how you ___ what you ____
Break what kind of sentence into shorter sentences?
Over complex
Don't misuse what punctuation?!?!
THE SEMICOLON
Avoid what kind of verb ?!?!?
TO-BE! DUH!
What part of a paragraph should transitions be in?
The start
Use the _____ voice and avoid the _______ voice
active, passive
Avoid ______ language
colloquial
Always begin an essay with what kind of sentence?
compelling & intriguing
Use ________ __________ __________ language
definite, specific, concrete
Avoid ______, _____, ______ and ______ as main verbs
have, get, seem, show
a title's ability to ______ and _____ the reader is more important than its ______
inform, intrigue, brevity
OMIT _____ WORDS
needless
What tense should be used for analytical essays?
present
Avoid imprecise, superlative ______
qualifiers
Eliminate ______ by combining or deleting sentences
redundancy
keep _____ words together
related
Avoid ____ verb tenses
shifting
Put _______ in positive form
statements
What SHOULD you focus on in a textual analysis essay?!
the text!!!
two examples of imprecise qualifiers?
very, actually, truly, just, only, still
Avoid using what kind of formatting?
Italics or underlining for emphasis
When writing a textual analysis essay avoid writing about:
1. the author 2. yourself 3. your analysis 4. other readers 5. your audience
"There is" is an example of what?
A stand-alone pronoun followed by a weak verb
Clichés?
AVOID THEM