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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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When something is too much
Hi. When should we think about curtailing the length of clauses or phrases or limit the number of those that come after a main clause and also follow commas? Would you say if it makes hard for a person to understand the meaning of the sentence, then we should think about rewriting the sentence or curtailing the length of what follows the main clause? (I am not sure I have written my question clearly.)
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When you've found all the words, read the leftover letters left to right, starting at the third row from the top, to find the answers to the question that was asked at the top of the page, which will give you an extra five points if got it right.
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When you've found all the words, read the leftover letters left to right, starting at the third row from the top, to find the answers to the question that was asked at the top of the page, which will give you an extra five points if got it right.
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Hi, If you think the sentence is too hard to understand, of course you should rewrite it. I'm surprised that you have to ask this question. Is this not good advice about sentences in your native language, too?
- Hi, If you think the sentence is too hard to understand, of course you should rewrite it.
- I'm surprised that you have to ask this question.
- Is this not good advice about sentences in your native language, too?
- ( Your example in your post above has an error in the last clause, which should read 'if you got it right'.
- Perhaps that illustrates the point I am making?
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Hi,
If you think the sentence is too hard to understand, of course you should rewrite it. I'm surprised that you have to ask this question. Is this not good advice about sentences in your native language, too?
( Your example in your post above has an error in the last clause, which should read 'if you got it right'. Perhaps that illustrates the point I am making? )
If you think the sentence is too hard to understand, of course you should rewrite it. I'm surprised that you have to ask this question. Is this not good advice about sentences in your native language, too?
( Your example in your post above has an error in the last clause, which should read 'if you got it right'. Perhaps that illustrates the point I am making? )
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