Chapter 16- Writing With Style

The first part of the chapter focuses on the beginning stages of writing with style. You first need to write concisely, some steps to this are to remove unnecessary modifiers, remove unnecessary introductory phrases, and eliminate shock phrases. You then must use active and passive voices effectively; active choices specifies a person or thing that carries out the action and passive voice indicates that something was done but does not specify who carries out the action. Adopting a consistent point of view is always a good idea, weather it's first, second, or third person. You should always choose your words carefully and wisely, the format, specialized language, and variety are all things you should consider.

The second part of the chapter is about polishing your style. You should start with giving your sentence structure variety some examples are: using statements, questions, commands, and exclamations. Transitions are a very important part of writing any sort of paper, article, or story. You should make sure you know a variety of transitional words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs. You always need to introduce other authors in an effective way. A very important tip is to always avoid sexist language.