English
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Sentence
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POS
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
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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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