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Sentence too long
Your
feedback says:
SENTENCE
TOO LONG - your sentence needs to be made into several shorter ones.
So
what’s the problem? And what do you need to do?
Keep your
sentences short: In English academics, counts have revealed that on average
sentences contain about 18 words. Are your sentences longer or shorter?
Here
are some links to practise materials:
On
this site:
On
other sites (same as on run-on sentences):
If
you find more useful exercises for any type of error, please let us know and
we will add the links. Visit www.ngberger.com for other materials that may
help you on your pre-sessional course or other studies in academic or
business English.
Please send your comments to Norbert G. Berger. This document was updated 03/08/2003.
Error
Typology - © English Language
Centre, University of Exeter, UK. 2003.
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