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Learn essential style tips for critical analysis writing, such as using present tense, avoiding second person pronouns, and correcting typical errors to enhance your writing clarity and effectiveness.
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Refer to characters as characters, not people. • Use PRESENT TENSE. • Never use the second person pronoun (you). • Do not use quotation marks unless quoting text. Use the word you really mean, not the word you are using to mean something else.
Never refer to “this quote.” • Never refer to page numbers except in parenthetical citations.
Other words to avoid: thing(s) basically probably kind of sort of in a way seems to I think I believe pretty much constantly (use “repeatedly”) it is interesting that it is apparent that in the book in this quote
The Fatal Errors: • Fragment • Comma Splice • Run-on/Fused Sentence
Fragment: • Pi creates an effective plan to co-exist with Richard Parker on the life boat. Despite the fact that he is terrified of being eaten alive. • Complete Sentence: • Despite the fact that he is terrified of being eaten alive, Pi creates an effective plan to co-exist with Richard Parker on the life boat. The Fragment
Comma splice: • Minerva consistently exhibits courage by rebelling against the regime,Dede, on the other hand, succumbs to her fear and refuses to join the revolution. • Run-on/Fused sentence: • Minerva consistently exhibits courage by rebelling against the regime Dede, on the other hand, succumbs to her fear and refuses to join the revolution. The Comma Splice and the Run-on/Fused Sentence
Correction #1 (use a semi-colon): • Minerva consistently exhibits courage by rebelling against the regime;Dede, on the other hand, succumbs to her fear and refuses to join the revolution. • Correction #2 (use a period): • Minerva consistently exhibits courage by rebelling against the regime.Dede, on the other hand, succumbs to her fear and refuses to join the revolution. • Correction #3 (use a coordinating conjunction): • Minerva consistently exhibits courage by rebelling against the regime, but Dede succumbs to her fear and refuses to join the revolution. • Correction #4 (use a subordinating conjuction): • Minerva consistently exhibits courage by rebelling against the regime whileDede succumbs to her fear and refuses to join the revolution. Corrections: