2. CONSISTENCY All good writing is consistent. That is, each sentence and paragraph in the final draft should move along smoothly without confusing shifts in tense, number, or person. TYPES OF CONSISTENCY CONSISTENCY OF TENSE CONSISTENCY OF NUMBER CONSISTENCY OF PERSON
3. CONSISTENCY Consistency of tense means using the same verb whenever possible throughout a sentence or an entire paragraph. CONSISTENCY OF TENSE
4. CONSISTENCY Consistency of number means avoiding shifts from singular to plural or from plural to singular within a sentence or paragraph. CONSISTENCY OF NUMBER
5. CONSISTENCY Consistency of number means using the same person, or indefinite pronoun, throughout a sentence or paragraph whenever possible. CONSISTENCY OF PERSON
