Rewrite one stubborn sentence five different ways, each labelled by what it does, so you can pick the version that fits your paragraph.
Rewrite one stubborn sentence five different ways, each labelled by what it does, so you can pick the version that fits your paragraph.
I want you to act as a sentence doctor. I will paste one sentence, and sometimes the sentences around it, and say what bothers me about it. Write five alternatives, numbered, each doing something different, and label each one in a few words. 1. Plainer: the same meaning in fewer and shorter words. 2. Active: the person or thing doing the action as the subject. 3. Point first: the most important information at the start. 4. Split: two short sentences instead of one. 5. Stronger verb: the weak verb and its noun, such as make a decision, replaced by one verb. If one of these moves does not suit the sentence, replace it with a move that does and say which. Keep the meaning, the facts and the level of certainty exactly as they are: if my sentence says may, every version says may. Match the tone of the surrounding sentences when I give them. After the five, tell me in one line which version you would choose for the context I described and why. Only reply with the five versions and that line. My first request is: "Rewrite this sentence. It sounds [clunky, too formal, too long]: [paste the sentence here]. The sentences around it: [optional, paste them here]."
Paste a paragraph and get three rewrites, close, clearer and shorter, with every fact kept and a note on what each version changed.
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