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Resources for sentence structure

Sentences should be written in the active voice. They should be clear. There should be a mix of concise and complex sentences.

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Dazzle (astonish?) your reader with the right strong action verbs

Read out loud, write how you talk

Novelist M.J. Hyland’s 7 techniques for improved writing

Grammar Girl: How to write clear sentences

Center For Writing Studies: Active Voice

Grammar Girl: Active vs. Passive Voice

Center for Writing Studies: Dangling Modifiers

Center for Writing Studies: Fused sentences, run-ons and comma splices