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Learner writes a paragraph mixing simple and complex sentences, and stops treating every simple sentence as a missed opportunity.
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Four pairs. In one of them the all-simple version wins.
A: four sentences, all subordinated, one of them broken. B: four sentences — complex, simple, complex, simple, all correct. Which scores higher?
Both halves of the descriptor, the risk count, and what a simple sentence does.
a variety of complex structures
frequent error-free sentences
Two things, and the second is easier to lose than the first.
A paragraph of five subordinated sentences has neither.
Five complex sentences. Rewrite two as simple, leave three.
(1) Because fares had risen every year since 2015, commuters began to look for alternatives. (2) Although the council had promised a review, which was announced in March, nothing was published. (3) When the charge was finally introduced, traffic fell by a fifth. (4) Since the fall was largest in districts that already had a bus route, the effect was uneven. (5) Given that the scheme has now been copied by four other cities, which have reported similar results, it can be considered a success.
Two different complex structures, and at least one simple sentence.
Prompt: should governments limit the number of tourists allowed into historic cities?
Write four sentences.
Do not use the same structure three times.
One paragraph.
Ten paragraphs. Four are correct as they stand.
Sort each item into the correct category