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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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Shorten this sentence please.

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Despite being situated in a rural and comparatively tricky location to access compared nearby cities such as Sheffield and Manchester, the Edale and Castleton Valleys forming part of the wider Peak District Basin have been home to extensive anthropogenic activity since the Neolithic owing primarily to their rich abundance of natural resources.

  

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You have too much information crammed into this one sentence. I would break it into more than one sentence, like this. The Edale and Castleton Valleys form part of the wider Peak District Basin.

  • You have too much information crammed into this one sentence.
  • I would break it into more than one sentence, like this.
  • The Edale and Castleton Valleys form part of the wider Peak District Basin.
  • They are situated in a rural location that is comparatively tricky to access compared to nearby cities such as Sheffield and Manchester.
  • Despite their location, the Valleys have been home to extensive anthropogenic activity since the Neolithic owing primarily to their rich abundance of natural resources.
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You have too much information crammed into this one sentence. I would break it into more than one sentence, like this.

The Edale and Castleton Valleys form part of the wider Peak District Basin. They are situated in a rural location that is comparatively tricky to access compared to nearby cities such as Sheffield and Manchester. Despite their location, the Valleys have been home to

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Rich in natural resources, the remote Edale and Castleton Valleys of the Peak District Basin show evidence of human activity from as early as the Neolithic age.

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