A 130-word sentence can ring clear as a bell; and a 13-word sentence can be hopelessly opaque. The numbers don't matter.
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Two double-dashes that surround an interruptive comment in a sentence instruct the reader to - "Raise the Voice" - within.
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Parentheses that surround an interruptive comment in a sentence instruct the reader to ("lower the voice") within.
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Feel free to boldly split your infinitive when writing for people that don't care about the split infinitive. Otherwise, don't.
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Feel confident in locating short, easily read information between a subject and its verb if you want a reader not to emphasize it.
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It may be natural for writers to front-load the important information in a sentence; but it is disastrous for readers.
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A sentence is too short when it has no viable candidate for a Stress position, indicated by a colon, semi-colon, or period.
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A sentence is too long when it has more viable candidates for Stress positions than colons, semi-colons, or periods.
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Good Passive: The best way to get rid of agency: "Jack loves Jill" -> "Jill is loved by Jack"-> "Jill is loved."
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Good passive: If it is the only way to make the grammatical subject state whose story the sentence is.
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Good passive: If it is the only way to get to the front of the sentence the words that link it to the previous sentence.
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“The general possessed a flourishing family.”
From The Idiot, a book by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, trans. by David McDuff (1868)
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Where Does Meaning Live in a Sentence? Math Might Tell Us. #Science #Mathematics #Linguistics #SentenceStructure
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An inaccurate Newsweek headline about allegations made by the legal team of the NXVIM cult leader.
@newsweek.com please consider #SentenceStructure:
His legal team claims to have presented new evidence. "Alleged" should modify evidence or the verb. Easy to do without losing the clickbaity punch you want.
"Alleged New Evidence Emerges...."
"New Evidence of FBI blah blah Allegedly Emerges...."
Taylor Swift turned her heartbreaks into songs that became global hits. Writing can turn your experiences into something extraordinary. #english #grammar #englishgrammar #englishlearning #englishteacher #sentencestructure #英語 #英语 #영어 #Inglés #Anglais
The -ing form isn’t just about actions—it’s all about the process! Think: doing == do... 🎥
Fun fact: -ing isn’t always about the present; it can indicate past, present, future, or no specific time. 🕒 #english #grammar #englishgrammar #englishlearning #englishteacher #sentencestructure #英語 #英语 #영어
Long sentences giving you a headache? Try this: imagine planting a tree. Watch it grow, branch out, and unfold—suddenly, the meaning clicks! 🌟 #english #grammar #englishgrammar #englishlearning #englishteacher #sentencestructure #英語 #英语 #Inglés #Anglais
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Whenever he felt bored during his long journeys, he _____ reading books to pass the time.
A) will start
B) would start
C) can start
D) might start
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