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Q&A Good rule of thumb when varying sentence lengths/structure [closed]

My question is, are there any good rules on how to vary your sentence length/structure to keep your writing interesting? Eg. start out with shorter sentences and then start to lengthen the sentenc...

0 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Ryan Cameron‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:13:38Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Ryan Cameron‭ · 2019-12-08T10:13:38Z (almost 5 years ago)
My question is, are there any good rules on how to vary your sentence length/structure to keep your writing interesting?

Eg. start out with shorter sentences and then start to lengthen the sentences... something along those lines.

I should add that I am writing an academic paper.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-11-20T18:20:57Z (about 6 years ago)
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