Writing with Tenses / Advanced Sentence Building
LESSON 202 OF 261 · 8 MIN READ

Rewrite, Expand or Reduce

Practise two sentences into one, one long sentence into two, simple into compound/complex, and statement into question. Keep meaning; a negative rewrite must not accidentally reverse it.

Understand and use it

Practise two sentences into one, one long sentence into two, simple into compound/complex, and statement into question. Keep meaning; a negative rewrite must not accidentally reverse it.

Look closely

The bag is inexpensive. → The bag is not expensive.

A noisy, crowded, very busy market → a crowded market, if the extra words add nothing.

Apply this lesson in writing →

Use this rule: write and correct

Try first. Hints become more specific after each attempt. Your attempts and corrections are saved with your existing writing progress.

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TRY IT YOURSELF

A quick check

A wrong answer is a chance to learn. Use the hint and try again.