A developed sentence needs a clear main clause and controlled supporting clauses.
Check that readers can identify the subject and its main action.
If several qualifications obscure the point, split the sentence.
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Although the proposal was popular, the committee delayed it because costs were unclear.
Moderate / Add a little
The committee delayed the popular proposal. Its costs remained unclear.
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A developed sentence needs a clear main clause and controlled supporting clauses. Check that readers can identify the subject and its main action. If several qualifications obscure the point, split the sentence. Sophistication comes from expressing relationships accurately, not from keeping an entire paragraph inside one sentence.
The model “Although the proposal was popular, the committee delayed it because costs were unclear.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “The committee delayed the popular proposal. Its costs remained unclear.”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Mark a shift to an earlier event with context and, where useful, the past perfect.
Return clearly to the main narrative.
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She recognised the house because she had visited it before.
Moderate / Add a little
The writer presents the journey as difficult.
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A narrative or account needs a stable time frame. Mark a shift to an earlier event with context and, where useful, the past perfect. Return clearly to the main narrative. Do not add had to every past verb. In analysis, use the present for what a text does while distinguishing the past events it describes.
The model “She recognised the house because she had visited it before.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “The writer presents the journey as difficult.”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Full stops, colons, semicolons and dashes organise meaning in different ways.
A semicolon can connect closely related independent clauses; a colon can introduce an explanation or list after a suitable lead-in.
Use punctuation deliberately and sparingly.
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The solution was simple: begin with one class.
Moderate / Add a little
The room was ready; nobody had arrived.
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Full stops, colons, semicolons and dashes organise meaning in different ways. A semicolon can connect closely related independent clauses; a colon can introduce an explanation or list after a suitable lead-in. Use punctuation deliberately and sparingly. A mark cannot repair a confused relationship between ideas.
The model “The solution was simple: begin with one class.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “The room was ready; nobody had arrived.”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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