EXERCISE 2. COMPLETE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WITH AN ORIGINAL COMPARISON...

10. Swimming in the ocean is like

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Writing Sentences

When you begin to write a sentence, you should know where you are going with it.

Complete the thought you set out to express. As you put your thought in writing, remember

the nine characteristics of good sentences, outlined at the beginning of this lesson. Lesson

19 will show some specific ways to write effective sentences.