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Tone helps to develop and maintain your assertion throughout your essay and is important in the writing process. Consider the following examples: | Tone helps to develop and maintain your assertion throughout your essay and is important in the writing process.<ref>Macon State OWL Writers Laboratory. Feb 28.2005 [http://tutorials.maconstate.edu/owl/wp/wp05.asp]</ref> Consider the following examples: | ||
:Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly delivered a verdict that favored Microsoft’s position in the Justice Department’s anti-trust case. | :Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly delivered a verdict that favored Microsoft’s position in the Justice Department’s anti-trust case. | ||
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As Diana Hacker States in her book ''The Bedford Handbook'',word choice can also have great effects on a paper's tone.<ref>Hacker 2003,p.128.</ref> Here are a few pointers a writer should keep in mind: | As Diana Hacker States in her book ''The Bedford Handbook'',word choice can also have great effects on a paper's tone.<ref>Hacker, Diana. A Writer's Reference. New York, Boston: Bedford/St.Martin’s, 2003, p. 128 [http://books.google.com/books?id=g489u9j0XAMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Hacker,+Diana.+A+Writer%E2%80%99s+Reference&hl=en&sa=X&ei=U_1GU4yDO6vnsASEoIHQDw&ved=0CEQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Hacker%2C%20Diana.%20A%20Writer%E2%80%99s%20Reference&f=false]</ref> Here are a few pointers a writer should keep in mind: | ||
* A writer should use verbs that have subjects that receive action to give a better picture to the reader. | * A writer should use verbs that have subjects that receive action to give a better picture to the reader. | ||
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==Sentence Structure== | ==Sentence Structure== | ||
Andrea Lunsford states in her book ''The Everyday Writer'' that in order for a paper to maintain tone, it must not deviate from tense or from mood. | Andrea Lunsford states in her book ''The Everyday Writer'' that in order for a paper to maintain tone, it must not deviate from tense or from mood. In order for a writer to effectively illustrate their point, they need to have a firm position and not waiver.<ref>Lunsford, Andrea A. The Everyday Writer. New York, Boston: Bedford/St.Martin’s, 2005, p. 195 [http://books.google.com/books?id=EsVpuQAACAAJ&dq=Lunsford,+Andrea+A.The+Everyday+Writer&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2P1GU8fiAYjUsATO7oDIBQ&ved=0CEMQ6AEwAQ] | ||
</ref> ''Consistency'' is important to maintain a paper's tone and limits shifts in a paper's voice. Consistency will illustrate a writer's point effectively to his or her readers. Here are a few things that will help a writer maintain Consistency: | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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