Syntax or Sentence Construction

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Syntax or Sentence Construction

• Correctness and Logic (Sequencing, Coordination,
  Subordination, Transition)

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Syntax Idea sequence
Usage problems are underlined.

• Run-On And about the store (transition), ?????,
  every month it has different topic of music like
  classical music, besides, it would take place
  some speeches concerning the topic.
• As for ?????, every month it focuses on a
  specific topic of music, such as classical
  music, and holds some speeches on it.
  
• As for ?????, it holds activities such as
  speeches and exhibition every month on a musical
  types or genre, such as classical music or
  American blues.

Main Clause Main idea Which is the most importa
nt idea?
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Syntax Idea sequence (2)

• There are too many difficulties that female
  rockers need to confront. Ani DiFranco, a famous
  rocker in the 90s, once received the interview
  from Rolling Stone magazine and said
• that it took great courage (for a woman) to
  walk into the guitar shop, (while) all people in
  the shop would look at you and ask, Are you
  buying something for your boyfriend?

(in a Rolling Stone magazine interview )
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Syntax parallelism

• During that time, TV news contents were not only
  limited, but also the political parts were over-
  emphasized (uneven in its coverage, focusing too
  much on political news). Frankly speaking, TV
  news (programs) at that time was(were) not as
  informative as it is(they are) today.

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Syntax Style

• Nowadays, most of these kinds of record shops are
  replaced by chain record stores, just like those
  grocery stores, which are replaced by convenience
  stores.
• The best account for this mass fervor can be
  found in the formation of Global Villiage
  ensuing from the development of technology, such
  as the network, that shortens the distances
  between places around the world.

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Syntax Style

• It is because population is growing, and public
  poll is the easiest way to know the majoritys
  opinion.
  
• But why public polls become common and popular?
  The major reason, I think, is that with the
  growth of population, public poll is the easiest
  way to know the majoritys opinion.