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Why is this chapter important? In his book, The Effective Communicator, John Adair reports that approximately 90% of people understand an 8-word sentence on first reading, but only about 4% understand a 27-word sentence first time around, especially if it is poorly punctuated.
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Wallwork, A. (2011). Breaking Up Long Sentences. In: English for Writing Research Papers. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7922-3_3
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