Carolina QuotesPeople write or speak sentences in order to produce an effect, and the success of a sentence is measured by the degree to which the desired effect has been achieved.
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Chapter 4, What Is A Good Sentence?, p. 37
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- How To Write A Sentence And How To Read One (2011)
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- 2011
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