Would anyone check my sentence, please?
In 1858, the tiny and godforsaken military post of Khabarovsk was founded on the right bank of the Amur River and literally for a century and a half grew into a huge modern city that became the capital of the entire Far East.
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This is better. In 1858, the tiny and godforsaken military post of Khabarovsk was founded on the right bank of the Amur River. In just a century and a half, it grew into a huge modern city that became the capital of the entire Far East.
- This is better.
- In 1858, the tiny and godforsaken military post of Khabarovsk was founded on the right bank of the Amur River.
- In just a century and a half, it grew into a huge modern city that became the capital of the entire Far East.
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This is better.
In 1858, the tiny and godforsaken military post of Khabarovsk was founded on the right bank of the Amur River. In just a century and a half, it grew into a huge modern city that became the capital of the entire Far East.
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In addition to the changes recommended above, I would remove that comma.
A comma is recommended after any introductory prepositional phrase of more than four words.
Correct: Under the kitchen table the dog cowered.
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