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Unity of sentence

Unity means oneness—oneness of thought and of purpose. In order for a sentence to have unity

(1) its statements must be closely related,
(2) the relationship of its statements must be clear, and
(3) the statements must compose only one thought.

Do not put unrelated ideas into the same sentence. If the ideas are not closely related, make them separate sentences. If the ideas are not related at all, eliminate one of them.

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