Objectives: Learning Objectives
Key Terms: style, sentence variety, information structure, given vs. new information, end-focus, end-weight, extraposition, cleft sentence, absolute phrase, inversion, loose sentence, periodic sentence, balanced sentence
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Understand how grammatical choices affect style and meaning
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Make informed decisions about sentence structure and length
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Use active and passive voice strategically
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Control emphasis through word order and sentence structure
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Vary sentence types for rhetorical effect
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Recognize and use rhetorical sentence patterns
