Unpacking long, dense sentences
Read long academic sentences with ease: find the subject and the main verb first, set aside the extra clauses, turn nouns back into actions, then complete sentences and notes.
10 min
Module 27 · Lesson 3 of 5
In this lesson
- Find the subject and the main verb of a long academic sentence.
- Unpack long noun phrases, nouns that hide verbs, and clauses that change the meaning.
- Use the core of a sentence to answer completion and True, False or Not Given questions.
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