Today’s Bit looks a little different than our usual posts. I recently walked through an activity Helen Sword includes in her book Air & Light & Time & Space, where she talks about the importance of sentence length and word choice.
This activity led me to create a resource I hope you find helpful.
Bit #10 – Sentence Diagnostics
As writers, we must think about the words we use when we write. Is our writing active? Do we use concrete nouns and verbs that make our writing more clear?
The activity Helen Sword discusses in her book helped me strengthen the sentence structure of my writing a great deal, and I wanted to share the activity with you. The video below walks you through the Sentence Diagnostic Activity, allowing you to diagnose your word choice and agreement (subject, verb, object). While the video itself is a bit long (about 30 min), the learning is worth it.
Video Link: https://youtu.be/1mAVGKvCGl8
