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Never-ending sentences

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Answer B is better.

Both A and B are grammatica­lly correct. However, A is difficult to read because it’s so long. It’s written in the same way that we tell a story when we’re speaking — in an endless stream of language. Version B is much easier to read because it’s divided into clear, logical sentences.

Our tip: Once you have used three or more conjunctio­ns (e.g. “and”, “but”, “however”, “when”, “if”, “although”, “so”, “because”) in one sentence, it’s definitely time to think about breaking it down into smaller sentences.

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