Grammar & Good Writing

Wow - today i learnt so so much!!!! The rules, guidelines and conventions of grammar!
I always new i was bad at it - but now im starting to understand all the important aspects of writing to improve grammar.

So Grammar and all the C's! Things that i never really thought about! I mean you know that your writing is ment to make sense..but "HOW" is a different question!
These C's must be present in all pieces of writing!

Clear ~ to help communication style
Complete ~ all info you need to communicate
Consise ~ doesnt have lots of extra bits
Concrete ~ gets to the point, fact, say what you want it to say
Consistent ~ sentance and paragraphs match
Convincing ~ positive about what you are trying to say
Correct ~ quote and citations
Courteous ~ polite when citing others work
Coherent ~ coming together in a way that makes sense

These C's are important in order to make certain the 'reader' gets the message
I think it is so important that we acknowledge that we cannot write as we talk!!!

Equally important is the fact that you have to make the message in the writing clear enough that the reader is not finding themselves asking questions.

Following learning about this we went over some key terms and used examples to show "right" and "wrong" scenarios. This was so interesting!
~adjective - explain and add detail of a noun/pronoun
~adverb - dramatically changes the meaning of a sentance - important to get it in the write place
~article - precedes and may define a noun e.g. a, an, and the.
~conjuction - joining word - be certain that you "need" to use it - may be best to start a new sentance!
~noun - the main concept (person, place, thing or idea).
~participle - "ing" a verb form used as a noun, part of a verb, or an adjective
~ prepositions - pecedes a noun to show relationships
~ pronoun - in stead of repeating the noun e.g. he, she, they, it, that. But the most important thing about this is that you make sure it relates to the right one. A pronoun should relate to the last noun mentioned,
~ verb - action or being word

Other things that i remember are..
***a sentance should be no longer than 3 lines, and have no more than 3 commas
***a sentance needs a noun and a verb!

Learning about this has been so vital and i know that it will help me when i am editing! So i think now it is important that i identify what things i really struggle with when i am writing so that i am concious about what i need to look for when i am editing.

And always remember - it is vital to read out loud to make sure it sounds good and all the c's are included.