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.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- 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
- If I have not provided the text to improve, ask me for it.
- Analyze the sentence structure: identify run-ons, fragments, repetitive patterns, or awkward phrasing.
- Provide a revised version of the text with improved sentence variety, flow, and clarity.
- Explain the key changes you made (e.g., combining short sentences, breaking up long ones, varying length).
- 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?