Do you feel confident writing complex sentences? Or do you fear the run-on sentence? Does the subject match the verb? Or has a prepositional phrase somehow usurped the proper placement of adjectives?
One way to double-check a sentence is to do a quick mental diagram. Visit Grace Fleming's "How to Diagram a Sentence" on About.com to see the correct way to break down a sentence. Besides teaching proper syntax for a full-on diagram, reading the article will make you more aware of how each component of functions within the sentence as a whole.
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