tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post3051995002601507110..comments2024-01-11T04:12:01.167-08:00Comments on Paper Rater: Sentence BeginningsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-76698371367945930212018-04-30T11:44:44.699-07:002018-04-30T11:44:44.699-07:00Okay, starting today I will vary my beginnings and...Okay, starting today I will vary my beginnings and look for different ways to start themAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353006833238455879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-54470554427644624192018-04-13T06:59:34.952-07:002018-04-13T06:59:34.952-07:00Examples and comments helped. Thanks.Examples and comments helped. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863428743092902158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-33359893326159467522017-10-04T13:53:01.462-07:002017-10-04T13:53:01.462-07:00All writings benefit from variety of sentence begi...All writings benefit from variety of sentence beginnings, but some lend themselves better to this than others. For example, a lab report's value and emphasis lies primarily in conveying information rather than having an appealing style.PaperRaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02437322378437767591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-26865413869879626422017-10-04T12:31:55.830-07:002017-10-04T12:31:55.830-07:00Is this applicable to essays or only stories?Is this applicable to essays or only stories?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-92178633838514197712017-09-20T12:03:12.185-07:002017-09-20T12:03:12.185-07:00Typically, research papers are less about style an...Typically, research papers are less about style and more about content. I think you'll find that variety in your sentence beginnings is still applicable, but don't be concerned that your score in this area is not as high as when you are writing an essay or article.PaperRaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02437322378437767591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-56934958200347144612017-09-20T10:54:52.330-07:002017-09-20T10:54:52.330-07:00I'm still wondering the same, as my research p...I'm still wondering the same, as my research paper scored a 12.2% on PaperRater for this area.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312559466477323537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-85475577917650670922017-05-06T22:41:50.205-07:002017-05-06T22:41:50.205-07:00Awesome help!Awesome help!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323064718820004798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-31982931101949878272016-12-01T05:47:00.685-08:002016-12-01T05:47:00.685-08:00First person narratives should not be any differen...First person narratives should not be any different than other written works. Example: Instead of "I looked at John nervously...", the sentence could begin with "Nervously, I looked at John...". Please remember that variety is the key, as beginning a sentence with a noun phrase is not better or worse than beginning with an adverb, preposition, etc.PaperRaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02437322378437767591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-53316273228231556082016-11-25T13:27:16.539-08:002016-11-25T13:27:16.539-08:00What if you are writing a personal essay in first ...What if you are writing a personal essay in first person. How do you avoid over using my and IAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08829868899541609123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-74588939738461377812016-05-21T10:32:08.294-07:002016-05-21T10:32:08.294-07:00I was wondering the same! In scientific writing we...I was wondering the same! In scientific writing we always try to make sentences as simple, clear an direct as possible. However, you can tell the difference between articles that are hard to read and others than are easily followed. I'd like to know where are the limits of altering the noun-verb structure in that case. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13210802371740553802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-13307564044785313022016-01-29T06:11:47.080-08:002016-01-29T06:11:47.080-08:00The general idea is that people favor variety, and...The general idea is that people favor variety, and we want to apply this to our sentence beginnings. In the paragraph that you referenced, you'll see that there are a mix of beginnings -- noun phrase, prepositional phrase, adverb, etc.PaperRaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02437322378437767591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-64753453612787894152016-01-28T03:25:23.412-08:002016-01-28T03:25:23.412-08:00"Around the corner came the car, nearly hitti..."Around the corner came the car, nearly hitting them, but they held hands and kept running. Suddenly, they swerved out of the street and onto the grass. Up the giant oak tree they climbed, then sat there, catching their breath.<br />See how this paragraph keeps our attention? Varied sentence beginnings..."<br />Yes, I can see how the paragraph stands to attention by using weird, twisted sentence structure and always starting with an adverb. I don't see how this can be called varied sentence beginning. "Around the corner came the car" and "Up the giant oak tree they climbed" have the exact same structure and seem to be artificially put together.ai83https://www.blogger.com/profile/18412593235486209707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-7554213928613380282015-12-29T06:33:53.505-08:002015-12-29T06:33:53.505-08:00thank you that helped me a lot thank you that helped me a lot Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-74571718339108139532015-12-28T15:51:41.426-08:002015-12-28T15:51:41.426-08:00It's easy to get stuck into a rut with sentenc...It's easy to get stuck into a rut with sentence beginnings. I have to come back here on occasion to review things. Here are a few more to help anyone else that comes in here.<br /><br />She acted interested. At Least he thought so, either that or he had tried too hard?<br /><br />A twig snapped behind him breaking the quiet of the forest. <br /><br />Turning around, he stared riveted at a tall, young, elfin woman.<br /><br />Running full tilt she sprang at him, as she neared he could see the fear on her face as death it self were behind her.<br /><br />The left one turned it's torso and he could see it's gentle eyes sticking out from under the fur in the middle.<br /><br />A moment later he waved to a barmaid near by. <br /><br />Early the next morning the sunlight filled the room with a golden hue.<br /><br />The crowd standing before the pavilion clapped and whistled at her.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-19716151310745235702015-12-11T00:13:57.556-08:002015-12-11T00:13:57.556-08:00Mind adding a few examples for a self-biography?Mind adding a few examples for a self-biography?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-31435442566578198402015-11-02T20:32:39.294-08:002015-11-02T20:32:39.294-08:00Good job. Please provide some examples in the cont...Good job. Please provide some examples in the context of a scientific paper.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14716855374167415386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-46775102353635249582015-10-29T19:43:05.312-07:002015-10-29T19:43:05.312-07:00Very helpful! Thank you!Very helpful! Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441659358848368092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181182961849116360.post-50650919360579940722015-10-02T06:07:47.802-07:002015-10-02T06:07:47.802-07:00Good teaching. Thank youGood teaching. Thank youCory Enderbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704214786985772718noreply@blogger.com