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Peer reviewedFreeman, Donald C. – College Composition and Communication, 1981
Considers "unpacking" or "deconstructing" sentences (the reverse of sentence combining) an effective teaching technique that helps students to develop clear predication and eliminate their tendency to use vague, confusing nominalized verbs. (RL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Students, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns
Peer reviewedHarris, Muriel – College Composition and Communication, 1981
Discusses the collected research on free modifiers and "minor sentences," or "formal fragments." Asks English teachers for less concentration on initial placement of modifiers, less rigidity concerning fragments, and more practice with punctuating final free modifiers. (RL)
Descriptors: College Students, Error Patterns, Higher Education, Language Usage
