2012 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Writing Correct and Convincing Sentences
The core unit in writing is the sentence. It is impossible to produce effective work if one cannot produce mechanically correct sentences. When writing goes wrong — for example, when someone fails to say what they were trying to say — it is usually because the construction of the individual sentence has gone wrong. Generating effective sentences should, of course, be the easiest task in the world; after all, we all manage to do it thousands of times a day when we are speaking. But when it comes to putting words on paper, generating effective sentences is an activity that everyone finds a challenge.