{"id":234,"date":"2016-12-31T04:03:09","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T04:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/enga104\/?page_id=234"},"modified":"2016-12-31T04:03:09","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T04:03:09","slug":"required-reading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/enga104\/learning-pathways\/polishing-your-sentences\/required-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Required reading"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The bones of a good sentence<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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The right words in the right order<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Consider the following quote from Socrates: The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.<\/i> Now imagine someone typed the sentence in the wrong order: The way to be is to pretend we live to be with what greatest honor in this world.<\/i> They used the exact same words but now the sentence doesn’t make much sense.\n<\/p>\n

Now consider the following questions:\n<\/p>\n

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  1. What makes a series of words into a sentence?\n<\/li>\n
  2. What makes a sentence successful in conveying a message?\n<\/li>\n
  3. What do you look for when editing your writing at the sentence level?\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Read the following sections from the Writing for success<\/a><\/b> course, to learn more about what makes a good sentence and how to edit a bad one.\n<\/p>\n