From 5e15d77d8ee7ab15ec24b437474921bbab0dfeee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: user Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2026 15:04:42 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] checklist 15: lead with removing redundant second clause --- prompts/LLM_PROSE_TELLS.md | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/prompts/LLM_PROSE_TELLS.md b/prompts/LLM_PROSE_TELLS.md index ae98784..6fddd82 100644 --- a/prompts/LLM_PROSE_TELLS.md +++ b/prompts/LLM_PROSE_TELLS.md @@ -377,10 +377,11 @@ passes, because fixing one pattern often introduces another. the same thing twice from two directions, delete the contrast. 15. Check for the two-clause compound sentence pattern. If most sentences in a - passage follow the "\[clause\], \[conjunction\] \[clause\]" structure, - rewrite some of them. Break a few into two sentences. Start some with a - subordinate clause. Embed a relative clause in the middle of one instead of - appending it at the end. + passage follow the "\[clause\], \[conjunction\] \[clause\]" structure, first + try removing the conjunction and second clause entirely, since it's often + redundant or unnecessary. If the second clause does carry meaning, break it + into its own sentence, start the sentence with a subordinate clause, or + embed a relative clause in the middle instead of appending it at the end. 16. Find every rhetorical question that is immediately followed by its own answer and rewrite the passage as a direct statement.