Sentences

Misplaced & Dangling Modifiers

Re-reading a 4:55 email, you spot a modifier dangling off the wrong noun entirely — here's the fix

Roger Fielding 8 min read

Sentences

Misplaced & Dangling Modifiers

Read back your story and gone cold? Learn to catch modifiers that grab the wrong word

Roger Fielding 4 min read

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Faulty Parallelism

Attention to detail, communicating clearly, and that you are... — when a list stops matching itself

Roger Fielding 10 min read

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Faulty Parallelism

Reading, to play football, and... sound familiar? Learn to make your lists match and flow

Roger Fielding 4 min read

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Parallelism & Balance

One sentence, three mismatched verb forms — the balance trick that makes any list sound like one piece

Roger Fielding 8 min read

Sentences

Parallelism & Balance

Sentence sounds off but not wrong? Learn to balance verbs and phrases so it reads smoothly

Roger Fielding 4 min read

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Cleft Sentences

'The finance team missed the deadline' just sits there — how a cleft sentence gives it some bite

Roger Fielding 7 min read

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Cleft Sentences

One part of your story matters most? Learn to split sentences and put it first

Roger Fielding 4 min read

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Appositives

'Please thank Sarah' leaves your reader wondering which one — the appositive trick that names her precisely

Roger Fielding 9 min read