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Stacked Modifiers and Nouns

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Regexp: 
([0-9A-z,-]*_(VBN|VBD|RB|NN.?|JJ|,)\s){5,}[0-9A-z,-]*_NN[A-z ]
Regexp Flags: 
i
Regexp with Flags: 
/([0-9A-z,-]*_(VBN|VBD|RB|NN.?|JJ|,)\s){5,}[0-9A-z,-]*_NN[A-z ]/i
Description: 

Avoid using long strings of modifiers or nouns. These stacked modifiers and nouns can be hard to read and sometimes create ambiguity. Add a few words (especially prepositions and conjunctions) to make the relationships between nouns clear to the reader.

Weak Example

Previous work has shown that a purified pro-oxidant, vitamin E-deficient fish oil diet protects mice against malaria parasites.

Improved Example

Previous work has shown that feeding a pro-oxidant diet containing fish oil, but devoid of vitamin E, protects mice against malaria parasites.

--Orville A. Levande et al., "Protection against Murine Cerebral Malaria by Dietary-Induced Oxidative Stress," Journal of Parasitology

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