Grammar and Mechanics Conventions

It helps ensure clarity and professionalism in communication.

It makes documents longer and more complex.

It allows for more creative writing styles.

It is only necessary for academic writing.

Making things match in form or pattern

Using only nouns in a sentence

Changing verbs to past tense

Listing items in any order

He likes books, movies, and music.

She is a teacher, a writer, and a mother.

They are my friends, my colleagues, and my mentors.

He likes books and reading music.

In active voice, the subject performs the action; in passive voice, the subject receives the action.

In active voice, the subject is always a person; in passive voice, the subject is always an object.

In active voice, the verb is always transitive; in passive voice, the verb is always intransitive.

In active voice, the sentence is always longer than in passive voice.

When the performer is clear, unknown, or unimportant

When the action is ongoing

When the subject is always a person

When the sentence is very short

The cake was eaten by the children.

She is painting the wall.

The man fixed the car.

The book was read with interest.

A grammatical technique where components in a sentence are grammatically the same or similar in construction.

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

Maintaining the same verb tense throughout a text.

Describing the relationship between the subject and the verb in a sentence.