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Quickly Fix Any Sentence With ChatGPT
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AI Writing Tip Of The Day🖋️ - A ChatGPT prompt to quickly fix a sentence or paragraph when you’re in a hurry.
AI Tool Of The Day 🛠️ - Generate SEO-optimized blog posts in a hurry.
AI Writing Tip Of The Day 🖋️
ChatGPT Prompt: “The Quick Fix”
I’m not going to lie.
There are times when I just don’t have time to endlessly tinker with a sentence or paragraph that just doesn’t look right.
Ultimately, I have a writing schedule and I want to stick to it.
I use AI to speed up the process in these circumstances. The beauty of it is that it teaches me how to write with clarity in the process.
There are AI-powered tools like Grammarly Premium that do a good job of this.
But sometimes, I use ChatGPT when I need a quick fix.
Here’s the ChatGPT prompt template I use when a sentence or paragraph just doesn’t read well and I can’t figure out why.
Fill in the blanks you feel would be most relevant. Then, copy, paste, and review the response.
“Hi, ChatGPT. Please improve the clarity and flow of the [sentence/paragraph] I’m going to give you. Use the additional parameters to help you come up with a revised version of the [sentence/paragraph]:
Original sentence/paragraph: [insert]
Specific issues with the sentence (optional): [e.g., grammar, word choice, passive voice, etc.]
Desired output: [Alternative phrasing of the sentence/paragraph]
Desired level of formality (optional): [e.g., casual, formal, academic, etc.]
Context of the sentence (optional): [insert brief context or background information, if necessary]”
Here’s an example of this prompt template in use.
As you can see, I didn’t use all of the parameters because I didn’t think they were all relevant here.
“Hi, ChatGPT. Please improve the clarity and flow of the [sentence] I’m going to give you. Use the additional parameters to help you come up with a revised version of the [sentence]:
Original sentence: [“Not only did she often wear a frumpy red dress, but she also wore a floppy yellow hat that made her impossible to miss in a crowd.”]
Specific issues with the sentence: [poor clarity]
Desired output: [Alternative phrasing of the sentence]
Context of the sentence (optional): [a coming-of-age fiction book]”
And here’s the revised sentence, courtesy of ChatGPT 🤖.
“She was hard to miss in a crowd, often wearing a frumpy red dress and a floppy yellow hat.”
You may need to ask for a few variations before you get the perfect one.
Try it out!
Enjoy.
AI Tools Of The Day 🛠️
KoalaWriter: These days, this is what I use when I need SEO-optimized blog posts or articles in a single click. It’s great for generating first drafts to build upon (affiliate link)
WebChatGPT: “ChatGPT with internet access”. Get more up-to-date and relevant ChatGPT responses with this free extension. (link)
And that’s all for today!
See you tomorrow. I’ll show you a ChatGPT prompt I use to spark my imagination on demand.
Misya, The Pen Pivot