Unit-3-Effective-Word-Choice

EnglishWritingCourseUnit3EffectiveWordChoiceSomeCommonWordingProblemsl.Usingthewrongwordtoexpressathought.Incorrect:Ofsilverandgold,thelaterismorevaluable.Incorrect:Ilaiddownanhourago.Incorrect:Ihavebeenveryalonetoday.SomeCommonWordingProblems2.Failuretochoosethebestwordtoexpressathought.Incorrect:Ididamistakeduringtheexam。Incorrect:Igetalotofworktodotonight.Incorrect:Thewindistoobigtoflyyourkite.SomeCommonWordingProblems3.Usingthewrongformofawordforaparticularsentence.Incorrect:Idreamedtobeagreatwriter.Incorrect:GeorgewantedgettingtoKnowLisabetter.Incorrect:Hewassendingtoschoolwhenhewassix.SomeCommonWordingProblems4.Usingwordsorgroupsofwordsthatdon’tgotogetherinthesamesentence.Incorrect:Althoughyouarelateforwork,butIdon’tmind.Incorrect:SinceIgotthejob,soIwouldhavemoneytospend.Incorrect:Mrs.Joneshelpsmehowtoreviseasentence.SomeCommonWordingProblems5.Usingunnecessarywordsorsaythesamethingstwice.Redundant:SheleftChicagoatthreeP.M.intheafternoon.Redundant:Thesameidenticalanswerwasgivenbythreestudentsonthetest.Wordy:IntheearlypartofthemonthofAugust,therewasareallymeanhurricanewithveryhighwindsthatwasmovingthreateninglytowardPortArthur.Wordy:ThereasonwhywehonorLincolninthesevariouswaysisbecausehesavedtheUnion.Wordy:Therearefourstrangerspoundingonthedoor.Wordy:Inmyopinion,thevotingageshouldberaisedto21.Wordy:Itseemstomethatacourseincomputersshouldberequired.B.SuggestionstoHelpYouSolveWordingProblems.l.Whenyoufindonrereadingthatawordorphrasedoesn’tsoundrighttoyou,itprobablyneedsrevising.Youmayneedtochangeasingleword,changeyourwordorder,ortotallyreviseyoursentence.Incorrect:Thereisanalivesnakeontheroad.(asingleword)Incorrect:Thenursewilllookyouafter.(wordorder)Incorrect:Iaminterestingtostudyhistory.(thewholesentence)B.SuggestionstoHelpYouSolveWordingProblems.2.Ifyouarenotsureoftheexactmeaningofawordthatyouhaveused,lookitupinthedictionary.Don’tuseawordthatseemsclosetowhatyouwanttoexpress.B.SuggestionstoHelpYouSolveWordingProblems.3.Tryoutdifferentwaystoexpressthesamethoughtuntilyouarriveatthemosteffectivewording.Examples:Thatforeignstudentdoesn’tseemtobehavingmuchofatimehere.Theforeignstudentdoesn’tseemtobeenjoyingherselfmuchhere.TheAmericanstudentdoesn’tseemtobeenjoyingherselfinoroutofschoolhere.TheAmericanexchangestudentdoesn’tseemtobeenjoyingherstayinChina.SomeTroublesomeIdiomsUNIDIOMATICinferiorthanintendondoingjealousforangryat(aperson)apologizeaboutboredofcomplytoconforminderivedofdesiroustoUNIDIOMATICaccordingwithaccepttoaccusewithaccustomwithadherein(by)AdjacentofadverseagainstagreeininaccordancetoindependentfromUNIDIOMATICdiewithdifferentthanpreferablethanpriorthansimilarwithsuperiorthanWORDYmakeinquiryregardingatthispointintimehaveunderconsiderationinviewofthefactthatforthepurposeofofanindefinitenatureatthepresenttimeinordertoforthereasonthatinthefinalanalysisinthecasethatDirections:Eachofthefollowingsentencesneedsrevisingforbetterwording.Reviseeachsentencebychanging,adding,orremovingwords.Eachhouseisdifferentialinitsownway.Thesizeofthebackyardechoesthesizeofthefrontyard.Tomlearnedmehowtopeelanapple.AlthoughJohnwasverytired,butheinsisteddoingthework.Aftertwomonthsofduty,mybrothercouldreleasefromthearmy.Thelocationofthebookshopiswithconvenienceforthestudents.Inourcollegealsohaveabigswimmingpool.Mostpeoplewantsafefortheirfamilies.IoftenvisitedtheBritishMuseumduringIwasstayinginLondon.Ithinkitwon’traintomorrow.Directions:Thefollowingsentencesarenotidiomatic.Rewritethembyusingidiomaticexpressions.Mayisdifferentthantheothergirlsinherclass.Surprisingly,Nicksaidthathewasnotinterestedtoreceiveapresent.Thisclasshelpedmedevelopapositiveattitudeofreadingpoetry.Sarawastooangryathimtoapologizeaboutherrudeness.Intheonehand,readingcanenrichyourknowledge;intheotherhand,itcanofferyoumuchinterest.Ellengraduatedhighschoolatfourteen.Iintendonmakingfriendswithmyneighbors.Thewhitehouseissimilarwiththegreenone.Weshouldusedifferentlanguagesinaccordancetodifferentsituations.Fruitsarepreferablethangrains.Rewriteeachofthefollowingsentencestoeliminatewordinessbydeletingdead-word,all-purposeNouns,redundantorredundantExpressions.Donotomitimportantideas.BillrepeatedagainthefactthatintermsofgradeshisweremuchbetterthanJack’s.Inspiteofthefactthatmyerrorsonmyfirstcompositionwerefewinnumber,professorRaysaidthatitwasabsolutelynecessaryformetorewriteitagain.Asageneralrule,weusuallytrytogettobedbyeleven,butsometimesweoccasionallystayuplatetowatchagoodmovieontelevision.Thetextisstructuredandorganizedtohelpaidyouwiththefundamentalbasicsofessaywriting,Theysharedanapartmentincommon.ThereasonwhyIwassoupsetwasbecausesheseemedsoangrywithme.Inmanycasesstudentsprofitfromtheresearchpaper.Wheneveranyonecalledforsomeonetohelphimdosomecertainthing,Jimwasthefirsttovolunteerandlendhishelpforthecause.Heglancedherinasuspiciousmanner.Takingthesefactorsintoconsideration,wemustconcludethatyourrequestisunjustified.Thelengthofthelanesisabouttwothirdsofamilelong.Hewokeupatsixa.m.thismorning.Inorde