Enter (I hope) the long sentence: the collection of clauses that is so many-chambered and lavish and abundant in tones and suggestions, that has so much room for near-contradiction and ambiguity ...

Writing Tools: Long Sentences Lead You Nowhere As we have seen, long and complicated sentences can make life very difficult for the average reader – Jefferson D Bates, Writing with Precision ...

That means you may write a 25- or 30-word sentence. However, your average will remain within range if you sandwich that long sentence between a couple of 10- to 12-word examples.

For this reason, shorten those sentences. And if you tend to write long sentences naturally, comb through your draft, look for them, and break them into smaller chunks.

If you’ve ever wanted your writing to stop sounding like a conference call transcript and start sounding like a real human ...

Break up long sentences into shorter, more digestible chunks, and use transitional words and phrases to guide the reader through your writing smoothly. 2. Prefer the active voice ...

When all I could muster writing was a single sentence on a note card. ... Only six sentences long, but a story nonetheless. With a character, a place and the passage of time.

Writing in the early grades is often segmented off from reading. ... “Young kids are writing these mile-long sentences that become second nature. We set a higher bar, ...

"I got out in March of this year, went to a federal halfway house, and then my judge granted me a sentence reduction, so I got to go home, and now I'm just on federal probation. I'll answer any ...

One advantage of compound sentences is that a writer can build more detail into their writing. However, one problem is that some writers can get carried away and write long rambling sentences. For ...

If a short sentence is a snapshot, the long one can feel like a movie, provided if both are well crafted. First we locate the reasons why a writer falls into the trap of minting Brobdingnagian ...