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Reviewing Someone Else’s Materials ITSW 1410 Instructor: Glenda H. Easter

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Reviewing Someone Else’s Materials. ITSW 1410 Instructor: Glenda H. Easter. Disagreement  Singular subject followed by many prepositional phrases containing plural objects, then a plural verb. Irrelevancies Examples that don’t match. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Reviewing Someone Else’s Materials

ITSW 1410

Instructor: Glenda H. Easter

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Untangle the Prose

DisagreementSingular subject followed by many prepositional phrases containing plural objects, then a plural verb.

IrrelevanciesExamples that don’t match.

Lack of EnergySentences that trail off.

Negative ThinkingParagraphs that start with a caution or restriction, double negatives, statements that could be phrased in positive terms.

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Untangle the Prose(Continued) Noun Clumps

Three or four nouns in a row.

Passive Voice The verb “to be” should signal trouble and avoided, if possible.

Sequential Goofs Paragraphs that don’t follow chronological sequence.

Sexism Any use of he or she should trip the alarm.

Unclear References a ”that” clause that appears long after the object it refers.

Unexplained Terms, abbreviations, and acronyms

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Untangle the Prose(Continued) Future Tense Avoid Verbosity or wordiness Avoid Pomposity or pride