Think of a noid as a bug that annoys sentences!  Any word or phrase can become a noid if it is used too much!  Try these three exercises to help you polish your sentences and avoid the noid.  Click on the sentence to guide the polishing!

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Type 1 Sentence:   There is a little lion cub.
Type 2 Sentence:  It is playing a banjo.
Type 3  Sentence:  The cub is brown.

Take an on-line Avoid the Noid Quiz at FunBrain!

Practice editing "Type 1" Sentences
Practice editing "Type 2" sentences
Practice editing "Type 3" sentences
Edit a paragraph using your new sentence polishing power!

Clarification:  Of course, some sentences simply SOUND better with "noids" in them and others, like those containing similes, MUST contain the linking verbs.  "Avoid the noid" simply gives another possibility for editing and revision to create an active VOICE in writing.

 
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