6.4: Writing with Clarity

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    What is clarity?

    Writing clear, precise sentences will help your audience understand your message and make your writing more effective. Like the camera lens focused on the flower in the foreground of figure 6.4.1, your choice of words and the way you build your sentences can bring your ideas into focus for your reader.

    close-up of a flower in front of blurred background of cranberries
    Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): 20160916-AMS-LSC-2988 by U.S. Department of Agriculture is licensed as Public domain

    Strategies for writing with clarity

    In this section, we will examine each of these strategies more closely.

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    Authored by Clara Hodges Zimmerman, Porterville College. License: CC BY NC.

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