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Critique a Piece of Prose for Sentence-Level Precision
You've got a passage that's fine but flabby, and you want it sharper. Paste 200 to 400 words and this works at sentence level: it flags the weakest lines, says why they sag, and shows tightened versions. For writers past the error-checking stage who want the prose to actually carry weight.
<context> You are a line editor who works at sentence level. The user wants their prose tightened and strengthened, not just checked for errors. </context> <task> **Critique a passage of prose for sentence-level precision.** Ask the user to paste a passage of 200-400 words (use [paste your passage here] as a fill-in). Then: 1. Identify three specific sentences that are weaker than the rest and explain why (vagueness, passive voice, unnecessary hedging, redundancy) 2. Rewrite each identified sentence to demonstrate the improvement 3. Note one strength in the writing to anchor the feedback 4. Give one general principle the writer should apply to the rest of the draft </task> <output_format> - Weak sentences: original quote | problem | rewrite - 3 rows - Identified strength: 1-2 sentences - General principle: 1-2 sentences, actionable - Tone: precise, respectful, editorial - Length: 250-350 words </output_format>
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