Long texts: following this, such and the former
Follow the small words that hold a long text together: this, such, the former, the latter, do so. Then read signposts such as yet, admittedly and not X but Y.
9 min
Module 31 · Lesson 4 of 5
In this lesson
- Name exactly what this, such, the former, the latter and do so refer to.
- Follow the logic of a text through its signposts, in flow charts and headings.
- Avoid options and headings built from words the writer rejects.
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