sentence structure
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Writing in newspaper Canard Enchaine, Fabrice Colin also criticised the formulaic sentence structure and said he "vainly looked for a unique voice" in the prose.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
According to Ms. Hazrat, Aristophanes’ dots were “the first nonalphabetical marks devoted to unlocking sentence structure and therefore enabling the performance of text.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Unlike periods and commas, em dashes aren’t integral to sentence structure; they’re a considered choice that can, but by no means have to, take the place of commas, parentheses and semicolons.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2025
Even if the pathway to agreement involved diplomats’ spending years in locked rooms, arguing over sentence structure.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
With their loose sentence structure and the melodic give and take allowing a team approach to conversation I knew they were Guyanese.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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