The purpose of communication, either oral or written, is to inform, persuade, or influence listeners or readers. Effective communication has three basic components, the premise, arguments supporting ...

I learned years ago to write simple declarative sentences. Now I am taking the next step: simple declarative thoughts. Few things are as simple as they can be stated. Reality is more like the formula ...

Did you know there are four types of sentences in the English language? A complete sentence in English falls into one of these categories: declarative, exclamatory, imperative or interrogatory. Of all ...

Keeping English prose trim and slim should be every writer's goal. But this doesn't mean sticking to simple declarative sentences all the time. Good prose must not only be concise and clear, but must ...