Expressing Action

2) Expressing Action:

Express action using simple declarative sentences. Begin with a subject. Directly follow that subject with a verb.

For example—

Morgan wanders.

Morgan is the subject, and wanders is the verb.

Or—

Jack sleeps.

 Jack is the subject, and sleeps is the verb.

When needed, further specify the nature of the action by the inclusion of a prepositional phrase. Think of prepositions as words that tell the reader more about time, space, place, or direction.

For example—

Morgan wanders along the shore.

 Along the shore is a prepositional phrase, beginning with the preposition along.

Or—

Jack sleeps on the sand.

 On the sand is a prepositional phrase, beginning with the preposition on.

When needed, tighten the association of these actions. Use coordination to combined them in a simple compound sentence.

For example—

Morgan wanders along the shore, and Jack sleeps on the sand.

A comma and a coordinating conjunction (and, or, nor, but, yet, so, for) allow two complete sentences to combine into one complete sentence.

Keep your sentences as simple as possible. You may want to express a larger concept through a series of closely related smaller ideas, but you need not fit them all into the same sentence. Allow your larger idea to build by each succinct sentence supporting the next.