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A correct sentence may not express the idea it intends to express very clearly or forcefully. Correctness alone cannot make a good sentence. It has to be effective at the same time. Effective sentences have some or all of the following qualities: unity, coherence, conciseness, emphasis, and variety. This does not mean that all sentences have to be short and simple.It is often necessary to write a long sentence with many parts in it. Such a sentence expresses a central idea supported or modified by various subordinate ideas, or two or more related parallel ideas. In other words, ideas that are closely connected can be expressed in one sentence, while ideas that are not closely connected should not be put into one sentence. Unity refers to two qualities: there is only one main idea in a sentence, and that idea is complete. The explorer who has just returned from the Antarctic is busy writing reports on his adventures on that ice-covered continent, where he did not see any animals except penguins. This is a long sentence with many parts, including two clauses. It has one central idea (the explorer is writing reports on his adventures in the Antarctic) and all the other ideas are related to this central idea. Look at the example: We paid a porter two dollars for taking our luggage to our rooms, and the hotel lobby was very elegant. What about this? We paid a porter two dollars for taking our luggage to our rooms. We found the hotel lobby was very elegant. Unrelated Related How can it be related? Dream of the Red Mansions is the best-know novel. What about this? Dream of the Red Mansions is one of the best-known classical Chinese novels. Of all the Chinese novels written before the 20th century Dream of the Red Mansions is perhaps the most popular. This seems to be a correct sentence, but its meaning is not complete. “ the best-known novel” should have been modified. The two sentences that follow are clearer: Bring into a sentence only relat