![]() Of course, there are other errors in the notice, but the point I wanted to make about this one sentence is that writing is not just about using language, but using language in the best way to communicate effectively. Project: contains one or more build targets. Setting up Code Blocks with Irrlicht ubuntu 18.04: Trying to compile examples many issues. But first let's see what components are the subject of the build: Workspace: contains one or more projects. The sentence directs you using strong verbs. As you have probably guessed, Code::Blocks does not launch build commands at random but rather as a well thought out and prepared sequence. ![]() How many verbs can you identify? Find, ask, look. It is ‘is’ and even that verb doesn't tell us anything - it is a weak verb. In the active voice (subject – verb – object) the verb tells us what the action is. Verbs: Verbs are the most important element of a sentence. Legal writing does not like unnecessary adjectives or adverbs. Unnecessary adjective: “ Precise information …” Why does the information have to be “precise”? Does the adjective really modify the noun in a useful or necessary way? Can "information" not stand by itself? If anything, I think “further” information would be more appropriate. If we’re talking about the website, why do we have to mention Warsaw? Is there another Railway Transport Office somewhere else? If there is, is it relevant? In both of my redrafts above, I’ve removed this information. What’s in Warsaw? The website or the Railway Transport Office? Misplaced modifier: “ and on the website of the Railway Transport Office in Warsaw.” (25 words)įlesch-Kincaid Reading Ease: 63.3 & Average grade level: 11.4. To find out more about passenger rights on KM regional trains, please ask at KM ticket counters or look at the Railway Transport Office’s website. (22 words)įlesch-Kincaid Reading Ease: 51.1 & Average grade level: 12.6. You can find information about passenger rights on KM regional trains at KM ticket counters or on the Railway Transport Office’s website. We can try a simple ‘fix’ by using the prepositions correctly and making minor changes: Prepositional phrases: look at the amount of prepositional phrases that are used: on the … on the …at the … on the … of the. you have to have an academic age of 14 to understand the text, in other words, if you are under the age of 14, you’ll struggle to understand the text – it’s better for the average grade level to be lower as then, theoretically, more people will understand and be informed.) “ Precise information on the passenger rights on the regional trains is available at the KM ticket counters and on the website of the Railway Transport Office in Warsaw.” (28 words)Īnalysing this sentence from the point of view of readability, it scores:įlesch-Kincaid Reading Ease: 42.5 (range: 0-100, the closer to 100 the better)Īverage grade level: 14.4 (i.e. Think about the highlighted phrase in the notice.
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