- express one main point per sentence
- check sentences with more than 25 words to see if you can replace them with several shorter sentences
✔ Long sentences can be confusing for readers. They also make it difficult to understand the main point the sentence is trying to make. Readers have to reread the sentence to understand what it says.
❌ Long sentences can be confusing for readers and make it difficult to understand the main point the sentence is trying to make, which means that readers have to reread the sentence to understand what it says.