5.Short and Long Sentences Short and long sentences have different functions. *It is advisable to combine both types in your writing
5. Short and Long Sentences v Short and long sentences have different functions. v It is advisable to combine both types in your writing
e.g. The traveler came up to an old gray building and climbed the stairs leading to the second floor.He stopped in front of a room with the number 5 printed on its door,took out an old envelope from his black handbag,checked the address written on it and put it back in his bag. Then he rang the bell
e.g. The traveler came up to an old gray building and climbed the stairs leading to the second floor. He stopped in front of a room with the number 5 printed on its door, took out an old envelope from his black handbag, checked the address written on it and put it back in his bag. Then he rang the bell
Other examples:example 1 1.You ask me "What is poverty?"Listen to me.Here I am,dirty,smelly,and with no 'proper"underwear on and with the stench of my rotting teeth near you.I will tell you. Listen to me.Listen without pity.I cannot use your pity.Listen with understanding.Put yourself in my dirty,worn-out,ill-fitting shoes,and hear me
Other examples: example 1 v 1. You ask me “What is poverty?” Listen to me. Here I am, dirty, smelly, and with no “proper” underwear on and with the stench of my rotting teeth near you. I will tell you. Listen to me. Listen without pity. I cannot use your pity. Listen with understanding. Put yourself in my dirty, worn-out, ill-fitting shoes, and hear me
Other examples:example 2 It is harder morally to justify letting somebody die a slow and ugly death, dehumanized,than it is to justify helping him to escape from such misery.This is the case at least in any code of ethics that is humanistic or personalistic,i.e.,in any code of ethics that puts humanness and personal integrity above biological life and function
Other examples: example 2 v It is harder morally to justify letting somebody die a slow and ugly death, dehumanized, than it is to justify helping him to escape from such misery. This is the case at least in any code of ethics that is humanistic or personalistic, i.e., in any code of ethics that puts humanness and personal integrity above biological life and function
Conclusions Short sentences are usually emphatic and powerful,whereas long sentences are capable of expressing complex ideas with precision. Varying sentence style and structure can also reduce repetition and add emphasis
Conclusions v Short sentences are usually emphatic and powerful, whereas long sentences are capable of expressing complex ideas with precision. v Varying sentence style and structure can also reduce repetition and add emphasis