A. Wallwork
, English for Research Usage, Style, and Grammar,DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-1593-0_15, © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
15.1 maximum two ideas per sentence 1. Ideally, each sentence should contain only one piece of information and should be no more than about 25 words long.
2. The occasional
long sentence is fine, provided that (1) it is easy to understand, (2) dividing it into shorter sentences would be difficult to achieve. Note The No examples were written by a native English speaker 200 years ago – this style of writing is no longer considered acceptable.
YES NO 1 The majority of words recorded in a modern English dictionary have been borrowed from other languages. However, the words ordinarily used in speaking are largely of English origin. Most words have somewhat changed inform since their first introduction into England.
(16, 13, 13 words)In the language as recorded in a modern English dictionary the great majority of words are borrowed but the words we ordinarily use in speaking are largely of English origin, although for the most part somewhat changed inform since their first introduction into England.
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As has been shown above, it would be incorrect to say that English was derived from Latin,
or French,
or Greek, of from anything else but the original language of the Teutonic branch of the Indo-European language. Nevertheless Latin, French and Greek have had a great and lasting influence on English vocabulary.
(37, 15 words)Although (as has been shown above) it would be incorrect to say that English was derived from Latin, or French, or Greek, of from anything else but the original language of the Teutonic branch of the Indo-European language,
nevertheless Latin, French and Greek have not been without great and lasting influence on our vocabulary.
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