A good sentence should state one or two ideas clearly and simply. Here are a few tips for writing strong sentences: • Use short, simple sentences (Rubens, 2002). • Ordinarily, place a verb immediately after a grammatical subject. When the subject is separated from the verb, the reader is challenged to understand what the sentence is all about (Gopen & Swan, 1990). • Use repetition and parallel construction, within and between sentences, to improve flow, cohesion, precision, and understanding (Kolln & Gray, 2009). • Scrutinize every word. Can you substitute or remove words to make a sentence
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