Style Analysis

Writing Style Tips

 Sentence Style
• Provide variety in sentence length
• Vary sentence beginning
– Avoid “There is” and “There are”
• Avoid starting all sentences with subjects
• Vary sentence patterns
• Vary connections of compound sentences
 Diction
• Avoid bland, evasive words
– a lot, a little, things, stuff, much, very
• Avoid “I think”, “I feel”, etc
• Avoid linking verbs
• Eliminate unnecessary prepositional phrases
• Incorporate figures of speech
 Style
• Use parallel construction