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Grammar 1: clear sentences, comma splices, and semicolons

One idea per sentence, no comma splices, semicolons used right, and active voice, so your break emails and investor memos read clean.

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Linguistics, Style and Writing in the 21st Century - with Steven Pinker The Royal Institution · 54 min
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Step 1 of 7 · 1. A sentence = subject + verb (a complete thought)20 min read ·

1. A sentence = subject + verb (a complete thought)

Subject
The trade
→
Verb
failed
→
Detail
to settle on T+1.
Next: 2. The comma splice
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