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WACE Stuff => English Studies => WACE => English => Topic started by: memeningful on October 30, 2016, 11:23:52 pm

Title: how to improve sentence structure?
Post by: memeningful on October 30, 2016, 11:23:52 pm

I always look at my sentences and think they could be better. :(((

Title: Re: how to improve sentence structure?
Post by: Joseph41 on November 02, 2016, 04:27:22 pm

Quote from: memeningful on October 30, 2016, 11:23:52 pm

I always look at my sentences and think they could be better. :(((

Could you be more specific? Are they too long? Do they not say what you want them to say? Do they just feel clunky?

Title: Re: how to improve sentence structure?
Post by: heids on November 02, 2016, 10:18:28 pm

I think Joseph41's point is important here - I think the way to improve them is to try and recognise what specifically feels wrong, rather than just saying 'ugh my sentences aren't good enough'.

Then, once you've recognised that, you can rewrite them to fix up the specific issues.  You can look out for patterns - what's something you consistently do wrong?  You can practise looking out for that in future.  But most importantly, I'm sorry to say, you just have to keep writing haha.  Keep practising, keep trying to improve gradually, and you will.

If you give us any examples, we can help work from there, too. :)