Word Order

Exercise — Optimal word order

If necessary, rearrange the elements in these sentences into the clearest order for the reader. Use punctuation where necessary.

  • Among the factors which influence X / particularly important / are P and Q.
  • This was associated / in the USA / with changes in the environment.
  • However / only / for some Xs / this operation is defined.
  • From now on / since the two cases are almost identical / we will only refer to the first case.
  • With each operation / is associated / a number / which refers to the ranking.
  • At any time / it is possible to put / on hold / the application / by doing X.
  • It is thus possible / to select / from the database / only useful data.
  • Important parameters / are / both X and Y.

In summary, being considerate means taking the reader’s expectations of how information should be presented into account. We change word and clause order to serve the needs of the reader.