Spelling and other mistakes to avoid
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==Sentence construction== | ==Sentence construction== | ||
* Avoid joining two sentences with a comma. | * Avoid joining two sentences with a comma. | ||
| - | ::For example: ''Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of total greenhouse gas emissions, it is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce these emissions.'' | + | ::For example, this is really two sentences: |
| + | :::''Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of total greenhouse gas emissions, it is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce these emissions.'' | ||
| + | ::It should be expressed either separately as: | ||
:::''Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of total greenhouse gas emissions. It is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce these emissions.'', | :::''Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of total greenhouse gas emissions. It is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce these emissions.'', | ||
::or with the use of an appropriate conjunction such as: | ::or with the use of an appropriate conjunction such as: | ||
:::''Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of total greenhouse gas emissions, so it is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce these emissions.'' | :::''Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of total greenhouse gas emissions, so it is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce these emissions.'' | ||
Revision as of 12:21, 30 October 2007
Spelling
- over time vs. overtime.
- This is incorrect: 'overtime this group has expanded...'
Sentence construction
- Avoid joining two sentences with a comma.
- For example, this is really two sentences:
- Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of total greenhouse gas emissions, it is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce these emissions.
- It should be expressed either separately as:
- Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of total greenhouse gas emissions. It is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce these emissions.,
- or with the use of an appropriate conjunction such as:
- Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of total greenhouse gas emissions, so it is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce these emissions.
- For example, this is really two sentences:
