A bit more on paragraphs
Paragraph Definition: think Architectures
And, we will talk about modifiers that do not fit, cognitively, the subject-verb pair of the sentence. By the way, Grammar Girl (aka Mignon Fogerty) is another excellent resource for you, now and in the future. You have the choice to listen or read her guidance on writing. Her expertise? Years of technical writing and editing. Her work focuses on how to use the "rules" and conventions well, and achieve clarity for your reader. Her document design and arrangement choices are nicely showcased her in Ten Myths of Writing.
Shall we have a seasonal punctuation lesson?
That-which: which takes a comma; that does not! See this handout on choosing which and that.
And, some verbs that will help you in your description and analysis paragraphs: Helpful signal verbs to show the reader where the citation information begins within your paragraph, first for the author,
...as in Quintillian
says writes observes notes remarks adds declares informs us alleges claims states comments thinks affirms asserts explains argues Additional signal verbs that we often use in technical and science settings to focus especiallyl on the research: ...this study (or finding or data or results) suggests asserts demonstrates finds establishes affirms attests supports correlates proves denies defies counters weakens
We can also talk briefly about "hopefully" or take than up on Wednesday.
Marybeth Shea
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