Academic Writing Service How to Develop Clarity and Focus

Academic Writing Service: How to Develop Clarity and Focus Courtesy:www.getrichslowly.org Academic writing are packed with details to support a topic. Typical sentence construction refers to a subject, an action, and supporting information. If you want to write an effective research paper you must choose the right way you arrange these elements. It can boost impact or, adversely, blur the point you intend to make. Topic sentences A topic sentence shows the main idea of a paragraph. After reading the topic sentence, we can predict supporting points and the paragraph is easy to follow. A strong topic sentence introduces the main point of the paragraph, and supporting information and examples follow. A weak topic sentence has no obvious link to supporting information, and the reader is left thinking, â€Å"How is all of this connected?† State main ideas first When you construct a sentence, you want to deliver your message without delay. Compare: Patience, understanding, and flexibility are necessary characteristics of a good educator. A good educator must be patient, understanding, and flexible. In a, the reader only knows who you are talking about when they reach the end of the sentence. When you start the sentence with the main idea, a good educator in this instance, the reader knows what to focus on, and they can make predictions about further details. Details and important information Assume that sentence a is a topic sentence. The paragraph would continue with evidence and reasons to support the characteristics patient, understanding, and flexible. This is important information, so it should end the sentence. Here is another example with the main idea at the start of the sentence and important information last: Freedom of speech is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), as well as the constitutions of many countries. In this example, the central idea is Freedom of Speech. Important details are the UDHR and the constitutions of many countries. The following sentences will expand on the latter, and the paragraph will progress logically. Notice use of the passive tense to keep the sentence concise. Which of these sentences is a better follow-up sentence? However, different levels of protection are offered by the constitutions of different countries. For example Countries offer different levels of protection, however. For example The second sentence places old information – countries – at the beginning of the sentence. New information appears later. The writer can then provide examples of different levels of protection, and the topic stays in focus. Sentence length An effective method to make important information stand out is to use it in a short independent sentence. For example: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948, enshrines the freedom of expression. Almost every nation on the planet has signed it. In the example above we see: A central idea as a subject Important information at the end of the sentence An independent sentence to highlight an important fact Notice, too, the embedded clause adopted in 1948. This clause provides minor details. Embed a clause within a sentence with commas on either side of it.