Use Correct Sentence Structure 1. Because you will be entering a fast-paced, competitive, and highly connected digital environment. Communication and technology skills are critical to your career success.

Revision creates a connected single sentence:

2. Ethics is a hot topic and trend in the workplace, however making ethical decisions is not always easy.

Revision eliminates the run-on sentence:

3. Discounts up to 40 percent were offered yet sales targets were not met for the holiday long weekend.

Revision corrects the misplaced modifier and connects the discount and the holiday occurrence:

Eliminate Noun Strings: Reduce the number of nouns chained together in a sentence to two or three.

4. Our last task is to write the HR employment manual introduction.

Focus on the Main Subject and Verb: Place subjects and verbs at the start of a sentence and focus on the main clause.

5. After reviewing the growth of the Calgary office, it was decided by the corporate staff than an additional lab should be constructed.

6. The hiring committee planned to interview Jim Steinway today, but bad weather delayed his plane departure, and the committee had to reschedule the interview to tomorrow.