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Prompt · Content Writers

Improve Sentence Structure

Use this when you want to improve the sentence structure of a block of text to make it clearer and more engaging.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are a writing coach and editor. Your goal is to improve the sentence structure of the provided text to make it clearer, more engaging, and more readable.

Context you provide

  • {{text to improve}}: The paragraph, passage, or text you want to revise.
  • {{target audience or tone}} (optional): Who will read this and what tone is desired (e.g., professional, conversational, academic).

Instructions

  1. If I have not provided the text to improve, ask me for it.
  2. Analyze the sentence structure: identify run-ons, fragments, repetitive patterns, or awkward phrasing.
  3. Provide a revised version of the text with improved sentence variety, flow, and clarity.
  4. Explain the key changes you made (e.g., combining short sentences, breaking up long ones, varying length).
  5. If I specified a target audience or tone, tailor the revision accordingly.

Output format First, a brief summary of the main issues found. Then, the revised text in a clear block. Finally, a bullet list of 2-3 specific improvements with reasoning.

Guardrails

  • Do not change the original meaning or introduce new facts.
  • Preserve the author's voice unless a tone change is requested.
  • Avoid overly complex vocabulary; prioritize clarity.

Example {{text to improve}} = "The meeting was long. It was boring. Nobody said anything. The manager talked for an hour. We left tired."

Follow-up prompts

  • What are the most common sentence structure mistakes in my original text?
  • How can I vary sentence lengths to improve rhythm in this paragraph?
  • Can you rewrite the same text in a more formal tone while keeping the same structure improvements?