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(2) Consistency in verb tenses For years I have been attending summer camp and enjoyed every minute of lt. The requirements for graduation will be changed next year. The change will have affected only next years first-year-college students; it does not affect students already matriculated. Section VI Effective Sentences For years I have been attending summer camp and enjoying every minute of lt. The requirements for graduation will be changed next year. The change will affect only next years first-year - college students; it will not affect students already matriculated. (3) Consistency in mood There are three sets of mood in English: indicative, imperative and subjunctive mood. If the test were too easy, it is not a challenge. Emphasize the main idea, and you point out the supporting details. Section VI Effective Sentences If the test were too easy, it would not be a challenge. Emphasize the main idea and point out the supporting details (4) Consistency in voice Two voices exist in writing: the active and the passive. If the first clause of a sentence is in the active voice, the second clause should not be in the passive voice unless there is a good reason for the change. He was beaten and robbed, and then they left him to die in the gutter. The chairman met everybody in the room, but not one name was remembered by him. Section VI Effective Sentences He was beaten, robbed, and left to die in the gutter. The chairman met everybody in the room, but he did not remember one name. 4. Conciseness If the idea is fully expressed, the fewer words are used, the better. Needless words do not help express ideas. On the contrary, they make the misreading and confuse the reader. He gave many reasons for the failure, but the reasons he gave were not convincing. There are trees on all sides of the house, and the trees hide the house, people can hardly see the house from the o