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¶ … Standard English, which is largely employed in the business world, is critical in ensuring that the information being put across by a writer is clear. In this chapter, the author has emphasized in the need to use proper Standard English, which is free of any grammatical errors, typos of any kind, and is suited for a professional audience. The author has identified various mistakes that most writers commit when writing; this always complicates the way they present information even when they want to put across a simple concept.
One of the effective ways of enhancing the clarity of writing is using Standard English. Standard English refers to the language structure that is mainly used in the formal sector such as in business, government and by professionals. In this way, one is able to produce proficient documents that can be used in the professional field. Writing a document in Standard English produces a grammatically correct document that is free of mechanical and typographical errors. This further creates the
... This is a highly important aspect in accounting documents regardless of whether the detail is verbal or quantitative.
Major sentence errors
There are three major kinds of errors in English sentences; these are fragments, comma splices, and fused sentences. These errors tend to be highly distracting to readers and therefore leading to distortion of the intended message (May, & May, 2009).
Fragments and the misuse of commas are identified in this chapter as some of the leading errors that accountants commit when presenting their information in formal writings. This is characterized by the lack of some part of a sentence, which would ideally make it meaningful. Splices result in the splitting of sentences into two meaningless clauses. This requires the writer to avoid the misuse of comas in case they want to ensure that their information is understood. Fused sentences also fall under this category and is characterized by run-on sentences. Comma splices occur when the writer links independent ideas with at comma alone. In this case, an independent idea is written in the form of an independent clause, which comprise of a group of words containing the subject and a verb. The author discourages the use of such sentences in formal writings because they cause circumlocutions and makes it…
References
May, C., & May, G.S. (2009). Effective writing: A handbook for accountants. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Ross-Larson, B.C. (1999). Effective writing. New York: W.W. Norton.
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