If you've ever read a book you couldn't put down or listened to a speaker who completely wrapped up in his speech, then you know that the way writers put sentences together can have a huge impact on your appreciation of their work. Flow is a word that writing experts use to describe the smoothness or rhythm in a piece of text. Flow helps an audience enjoy reading your story or essay.
What happens if a sentence or passage lacks flow? Read this one.
Rick thinks that that should be the theme of the October issue of the student magazine.
There's nothing grammatically wrong with the sentence, but as a reader, you may have stumbled over the repeated use of the word that. Little stumbles (or big ones) are signs that the flow of the sentence has been interrupted. How would you revise the example sentence to give it better, smoother flow?
Rick thinks that should be the theme of the October issue of the student magazine. OR Rick thinks school pride should be the theme of the October issue of the student magazine.
