Day 30: Place the object as closely as possible to the main verb.
Readers will most easily understand your sentences when you use the S + V + O sentence structure.
Now, let’s expand on this idea further. To help readers understand your sentences with the least effort, place the object as closely as possible to the main verb. Consider this sentence.
“John fought for years and with strenuous effort his wicked tendencies.”
In this sample, “fought” is the main verb. The phrase “his wicked tendencies” is the object of the verb “fought.” You can ask yourself, “He fought what?” The answer, “his wicked tendencies,” is the object.
This sentence is confusing. Using this writing tip, we place the object as closely as possible to the main verb. This gives us the following, easy-to-understand, revision:
“John fought his wicked tendencies for years and with strenuous effort.”
