​Consistent Tense

​Consistency of tense means using the same verb tense throughout a sentence or an entire paragraph

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Do not shift from one verb tense to another - e.g. from present to past - unless you really mean to indicate different times.

​Consistency of Number

​Consistency of number means avoiding confusing shifts from singular to plural or from plural to singular within a sentence or paragraph.

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Choose either singular or plural, then be consistent.

​Consistency of Person

​Consistency of person means using the same person, or indefinite pronoun form, throughout a sentence or paragraph.

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Avoid confusing shifts from one person to another.

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Inconsistencies of person and number can occur together!

​Parallelism

​Parallelism or parallel structure, is an effective way to add smoothness and power to your writing.

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Parallelism is a balance of two or more similar words, phrases, or clauses.

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​*Khan Academy Parallelism

​Revising Questions

• ​Can a reader understand and follow my ideas?

• Is my topic sentence or thesis statement clear?

• Does the body of my paragraph or essay fully support the topic or thesis statement?

• Does my paragraph or essay have unity?

• Does my paragraph or essay have coherence?

​Revising Questions

• Does my writing conclude, not just leave off?

• Are my verb tenses and pronouns consistent?

• Have I used parallel structure?

• Have I varied the length and type of my sentences?

• Is my language exact, concise, and fresh?

​Revision

​Many writers first revise and rewrite with those questions in mind.

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They do not worry about grammar and minor errors at this stage.

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In a separate, final process, they proofread for spelling and grammatical errors.

​Modeling - Revision

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