I'll start off by saying that this chapter in Elements of Style is, and will be, extremely useful. When revising my paper, it will be a perfect reference chapter for fine-tuning.
Although multiple principles are weak points of mine, using successions of loose sentences is one of the weakest. I also need to improve my skills in omitting useless words. With a little work, these principles will easily be added into my writing. Not only can I work on these as I'm writing a paper, but even more so when I am revising. Using an active voice and positive forms are other principles I will focus on when writing my next paper.
Ironically, this entire chapter seems to be a list of principles that I've been lacking in my writing. Therefore, this is a great opportunity to advance my writing skills. While writing my summary paper, I did very well keeping to one tense. Admittedly, this is only because you made it a point that we did so.
When going through the revision process, these principles should be easily noticeable if absent. With Elements of Style by my side, the revision work will be more successful and efficient.
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