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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Can someone summarize this article? i don't really get it?

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/19/the-sentence-as-a-miniature-narrative/

I don't understand why this essay helps you understand sentences any better. why or why not??
There are metaphors in this article but how does Hale use it to describe the sentences. I'm confused :/
  

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Here are some of the points in the article: Sentences can be complicated or simple. High quality sentences are not easy to write. Sentences have nouns and verbs, a subject and a predicate.

  • Here are some of the points in the article: Sentences can be complicated or simple.
  • High quality sentences are not easy to write.
  • Sentences have nouns and verbs, a subject and a predicate.
  • The subject of a sentence can be simple or complicated.
  • Sentence fragments are not good.
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Here are some of the points in the article:

Sentences can be complicated or simple.
High quality sentences are not easy to write.
Sentences have nouns and verbs, a subject and a predicate.
The subject of a sentence can be simple or complicated.
Sentence fragments are not good.
You can lose track of your main subject in a sequence of sentences.
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You can fini

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