tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post7071568257192319392..comments2023-10-30T04:54:00.016-07:00Comments on High School Journalism: RULE NO. 5: KEEP YOUR SENTENCES SHORTABOUT THE BLOGGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04038468102883203923noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-29481233534450190032009-10-21T14:01:12.127-07:002009-10-21T14:01:12.127-07:00Space and time are very important elements of a jo...Space and time are very important elements of a journalistic writing. So, better not think of ways that will make your article longer if you can write it in a simpler way. You have to make every sentence inform for your article to be concise and for your readers to understand your idea.Mark Vincent Sarmiento Valmadridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774406178381423524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-84079469153153806942009-10-21T07:36:04.667-07:002009-10-21T07:36:04.667-07:00I, myself, don't want to read lengthy sentence...I, myself, don't want to read lengthy sentences. For me, they look much dull and boring. And I think almost everyone thinks of the same thing. Always try to state your ideas in the simplest and shortest way possible.Ma. Antonette Furo Furiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08775386846495562959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-49497613147739684622009-10-21T06:47:56.584-07:002009-10-21T06:47:56.584-07:00Keeping our sentences short would make people cont...Keeping our sentences short would make people continue what they are reading. This will make them not bored in reading. We must learn to keep our sentences short to make sure that readers will finish reading.Cristina Albert Abaloyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499469923780512309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-57490615150403435382009-10-21T06:27:35.883-07:002009-10-21T06:27:35.883-07:00Longer sentences will just make your life harder. ...Longer sentences will just make your life harder. Just like Rule No. 4, it does not make you seem more intellectual. And of course, writing shorter sentences will mean less time to make an article. Who wouldn't want extra time?Alen Auric Subang Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04500896118249651829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-85308345500292436282009-10-21T05:36:18.567-07:002009-10-21T05:36:18.567-07:00Like Kenneth Mariano states, It is better to have ...Like Kenneth Mariano states, It is better to have sentences in a shorter version. 10 words could complete what you want to say or even less. By having the doer(Subject), What he did (Verb), and the object/s involved (Object), It is better to read it as the message is already told explicitly to a bunch of simple words.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383995518139317992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-18668923133019541432009-10-20T14:50:01.063-07:002009-10-20T14:50:01.063-07:00Long sentences are harder to understand, so we sho...Long sentences are harder to understand, so we should use shorten them as mush as possible. But, in making compositions, we should not use short sentences on our entire paragraphs because it will make our composition monotonous. But still, we should remember that shorter sentences will lessen the chances of our readers of being confused.Francis Justine Mariano Malbanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08522367565627030976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-25362555418082893272009-10-20T14:14:21.138-07:002009-10-20T14:14:21.138-07:00I personaly have a difficulty with thisrule. It...I personaly have a difficulty with thisrule. It's because i have so many things to say in just one sentence that makes my sentences long. i myself think that this confuses the readers. Sometimes it even confuses me. So upon learning this rule i have practiced to make my sentences short in order for my article to be understood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-9178031351376043952009-10-20T12:15:37.225-07:002009-10-20T12:15:37.225-07:00We now live in a fast paced world and that is why ...We now live in a fast paced world and that is why it is important to keep up with our readers. The use of short but insightful sentences will make your reader like and understand the written material. Shorter sentences should be used in writing journalsitic articles for they are easier to digest than long ones.kramarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18157848368360258287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-42870092565796490912009-10-20T07:50:57.450-07:002009-10-20T07:50:57.450-07:00Ma Inna Paulina Egamino Palana
IV - Enrico Fermi
...Ma Inna Paulina Egamino Palana<br />IV - Enrico Fermi <br />Fe-15<br /><br />For me, every time I can see a paper that has long writings in it, an idea pops eventually in my mind saying: “I don’t want to read. Therefore, I will not read.” Long paragraphs also make an article boring. Like what Marielle Gaminde said, “It also gives confusion because the reader finds it hard to spot the real sense and subject in the sentence.” I also agree with Johannes. Every article that is short makes the reader eager to read.Miss Maria Paulinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901192027445023819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-76043908574668265452009-10-20T06:46:45.954-07:002009-10-20T06:46:45.954-07:00Short sentences are easier to understand than long...Short sentences are easier to understand than longer ones. Sentences with too much numbers of words may confuse our readers of what the sentence is really about. Long sentences could be chopped into shorter sentences to avoid mixing of thoughts in a clause. In journalism, short yet brief and very informative are useful in our works.John Kenneth Laureto Marianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809515711205902927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-69936474581949032092009-10-20T05:59:34.572-07:002009-10-20T05:59:34.572-07:00Short sentences are not signs of lack of intellect...Short sentences are not signs of lack of intellectuality. Though you must use long sentences once in a while, you must find it possible to use shorter sentences. This helps gain readers’ interest.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08910838128088541704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-68351172884476115662009-10-20T05:46:16.782-07:002009-10-20T05:46:16.782-07:00Hundreds of years ago, sentences from literary wor...Hundreds of years ago, sentences from literary works of notable writers were lengthy. As I read some of these, I found it hard to understand. But now, average sentences are much shorter. And we should follow this standard if we want to keep our readers. Long sentences do not indicate intellectuality, they may actually show insecurity. So it is really best to keep your sentences short.Jed Berenguerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05436081044701115312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-36815089661229893222009-10-20T05:45:56.707-07:002009-10-20T05:45:56.707-07:00Leo Amadeus Gerella Ruiz
Keeping sentences short...Leo Amadeus Gerella Ruiz<br /><br /> Keeping sentences short means keeping paragraphs short. Keeping paragraphs short means keeping articles short. Ísn't it better in a way that it will be more economical?Leo Amadeus Gerella Ruizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616418401799521878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-70050044242045680142009-10-20T05:44:08.444-07:002009-10-20T05:44:08.444-07:00People seldom even try to read sentences where the...People seldom even try to read sentences where they can’t seem to find the period. There are laws stated in the attention span of man and it would help you as a writer if you knew them. However, as you read this particular rule, remember that we are talking on averages. Always remember, keep your sentences short and your paycheck won’t be so slow in coming.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422228925800144088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-83886543696479175102009-10-20T05:28:43.884-07:002009-10-20T05:28:43.884-07:00In journalistic writing, we do not need to use lon...In journalistic writing, we do not need to use long sentences.This rule is actually the application of the other rules mentioned. Writing shorter sentences even makes readers read your article. People prefer shorter sentences to long ones. And shorter sentences are clearer to understand compared to long sentences.Maylene Librando Manzanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268465711639349292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-1880849080006961672009-10-20T04:59:56.403-07:002009-10-20T04:59:56.403-07:00Journalists aim to inform readers by the use of si...Journalists aim to inform readers by the use of simple and powerful words, but not flowery words that make it a confusing one to read. We should always bear in mind that shorter sentences have a huge impact on readers because they tend to be lazy if they see long sentences in an article.Gerald Ramos Caalamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10625874933517064965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-26810823962474519312009-10-20T04:09:36.898-07:002009-10-20T04:09:36.898-07:00Students like us dont want load of work right? So ...Students like us dont want load of work right? So why keep your sentence long if you can make it short? It will make your life much easier thus it will make your work better and it will save space.Cedydan Salenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01580636257463282848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-11540603585944437952009-10-19T07:59:30.439-07:002009-10-19T07:59:30.439-07:00All you have to do is follow the previous rules, a...All you have to do is follow the previous rules, and your sentences will have considerably shortened. Yet there is still some more "pruning" to be done. Yes, the sentences have to be short, but keep in mind that the keyword is <b>average</b>, in order to make the paragraphs a bit interesting.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756971496529806542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-64180817358845119992009-10-19T04:18:27.047-07:002009-10-19T04:18:27.047-07:00We must keep our sentences short so the reader wou...We must keep our sentences short so the reader would understand it easily.Too long paragraphs bored the reader and thus ignoring our work.And using a lot of words loose the main context of the article.Cristy Carino Calipayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119637571186109141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-57940637930923639432009-10-19T01:11:13.167-07:002009-10-19T01:11:13.167-07:00Keep your sentences short. It means making your ar...Keep your sentences short. It means making your article more interesting. A sentence loose it’s meaning when it is too long. That’s why we should keep our sentences short.Marla Villahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840301997500614518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-6995801099504217122009-10-18T10:00:40.381-07:002009-10-18T10:00:40.381-07:00This rule is in relation to the 4th rule. When you...This rule is in relation to the 4th rule. When you are able to omit the verbal deadwood, you would be able to shorten your sentences. Not all long sentences are effective ones, and sometimes the short ones give more information than the long ones. Long sentence after long sentence in an article tends to bore many people nowadays.<br />Letting our readers read short sentences is only one of the many gifts that we can give them. Not only that we won’t let them suffer reading such long sentences, but also let them comprehend every word we wrote.Mark Ephraim Gonzales Acyatanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06550870847041121944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-86904021124656977332009-10-18T08:30:19.585-07:002009-10-18T08:30:19.585-07:00Your sentences are the ones that make up your comp...Your sentences are the ones that make up your composition. It is best to follow rule no. 5 in writing. When we follow rule no. 5 we get to make short but concise sentences.Sean Ephraim Ligon Paulinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08665725364828541987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-51648292713722198292009-10-18T07:28:50.787-07:002009-10-18T07:28:50.787-07:00Like what i said in rule number 4, you don't n...Like what i said in rule number 4, you don't need to make your articles long. It is better if it is short. The readers will get bored and will not continue reading if we make our sentences long.Lorgiebert D Aguelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06880220032007330591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-31505533801032661832009-10-18T07:07:33.636-07:002009-10-18T07:07:33.636-07:00People are not interested in reading too much sent...People are not interested in reading too much sentences whatsoever. Sentences should be shorten as much as possible. It is really a good thing for a writer to be able to say ‘a lot’ using short sentences.Hanna Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566292524511495826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767534109476130080.post-43066507329430694332009-10-18T06:51:05.317-07:002009-10-18T06:51:05.317-07:00Long sentences are harder to understand than short...Long sentences are harder to understand than short sentences. Like complex sentences, long sentences are somehow confusing. They are confusing in a way that there are two many words and might have dangling modifiers. So, if possible, make your sentences short in able to achieve clarity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270879367809500681noreply@blogger.com