: Re: Does excessive use of prepositions make writing unclear? This site's writing reports claim that excessive use of prepositions makes writing unclear. For example: "The principle of keeping nouns

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"The principle of keeping nouns and verbs as close to each other as possible for the benefit of readers has many benefits"

That has 6 prepositions. Replace with:

Don't separate subjects and verbs unnecessarily. Your readers will benefit, in many ways.

That has 1 preposition.

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