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Sentences and style

Learn about English sentence rules and style suggestions to help you become a more confident writer

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Editing for concision

See below for videos that provide suggestions of how to edit your work to increase the conciseness of sentences.

Modifiers and qualifiers

Misplaced modifiers

Sentence structure

Simplify your writing