What is the longest sentence word?

One of Molly Bloom's soliloquies in James Joyce's epic novel 'Ulysses' features a sentence of 4,491 words. The Guinness Book of Records lists the longest proper sentence as one from William Faulkner's novel 'Absalom, Absalom!' (1,287 words).
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What is the longest sentence on earth?

Thailand's world record

The world's longest non-life sentence, according to the "Guinness Book of Records", was imposed on Thai pyramid scheme fraudster Chamoy Thipyaso, who was jailed for 141,078 years in 1989.
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What is a sentence with only 1 word?

An imperative sentence can be as short as one word, such as: "Go." Technically, a sentence must contain at least a subject and a verb, but in this case, the subject (you) is assumed and understood. Just remember that not every one-word phrase is really a sentence. Let's look at an example: "She was unable to sleep.
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Is a 25 word sentence too long?

Siteimprove relates these word counts within a sentence to how difficult they are to read: Fairly difficult (Medium long sentence length): 21-25 words. Difficult (Long sentence length) : 25-30 words. Very Difficult (Very long sentence length) : 30-40 words.
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Is a 20 word sentence too long?

Appropriate Sentence Length

Try to keep the average sentence length of your document around 20–25 words. This is a good rule of thumb to convey your meaning in a balanced way and avoiding a marathon or choppy sentences. The number varies as per the field, audience, or the nature of writing.
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What is the longest sentence ever?



What is the 13955 word sentence?

The longest sentence award goes to: Jonathan Coe's The Rotter's Club, 13,955 word sentence.
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Is 1000 words too much?

1,000 words is actually a relatively short piece. A dissertation would usually be in the region of 12,000 words, and university assignments can stretch to essays of 5,000 words.
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How long is a 25000 word essay?

A typical manuscript page (8.5×11 paper, 1-inch margins, standard 11- or 12-point font, doublespaced—like you would type in Word) is considered to be 250 words. So a 25,000-word manuscript is about 100 pages. A 50,000-word manuscript is 200 pages.
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Is 750 words a lot?

750 words is 1.5 pages single-spaced or 3 pages double-spaced. Documents that typically contain 750 words are high school and college essays, short blog posts, and news articles. It will take approximately 3 minutes to read 750 words.
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Should a sentence have 10?

"I should have eaten breakfast this morning." "I should have listened to your advice." "I should have married her when I had the chance." 'Shall' is something that will take place or exist in the future.
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Is no a full sentence?

“No” is a word most of us use too infrequently. And, what's worse, when we say “No” we usually add on all sorts of wheedly explanations. But “No” is a complete sentence, and here's why.
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Is Hi a complete sentence?

It's an interjection, which can be punctuated as a complete sentence. “Hello.” “Hi!” “Hey.” “Hello, Judy” isn't a noun phrase that needs more words to form a complete thought. It's a complete thought all by itself.
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Is there a word with only one letter?

The only one-letter words in English are a and I. The most common two-letter words are of, to, in, it, is, be, as, at, so, we, he, by, or, on, do, if, me, my, up, an, go, no, us, am. The most common three-letter words are the and and.
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Why do people sentence 1000 years?

Sentencing laws vary across the world, but in the United States, the reason people get ordered to serve exceptional amounts of prison time is to acknowledge multiple crimes committed by the same person. “Each count represents a victim,” says Rob McCallum, Public Information Officer for the Colorado Judicial Branch.
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What is the shortest sentence ever?

(By the way, where is my wallet?) ... the shortest official jail sentence ever imposed was one minute? Joseph Munch (1874-1907), a soldier who had become extremely disorderly while drunk off duty in Seattle in August of 1905, was brought before a municipal court judge on the charge.
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What sentences have all 26 letters?

An English pangram is a sentence that contains all 26 letters of the English alphabet. The most well known English pangram is probably “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”.
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Is 200000 words a lot?

200,000 words is 400 pages single-spaced or 800 pages double-spaced. Typical documents that are 200,000 words or more include full-length novels. It will take approximately 667 minutes to read 200,000 words.
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How long is 2k words?

Answer: 2000 words is 4 pages single spaced or 8 pages double spaced.
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Is 25000 words a lot?

25,000 words might be enough for shorter books like a novella or short story collection. If you're to publish a longer work, a 90,000-word novel is standard in the fiction world, and 50,000 is average for nonfiction.
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How long is a 1000000 word essay?

A 1,000,000 words essay will be 2000 pages single-spaced or 4000 pages double-spaced. A standard single-spaced page contains 500 words.
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Is 100 pages enough for a book?

No. A 100-page book is too short to be considered a novel, regardless of the genre. Here's why: stories are classified according to their word counts. We'll dive deeper into that a little later, but for now, remember that if it's 100 pages long, or fewer than around 40,000 words, it's not a novel.
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How many words is 1 page?

There are times when it helps to know how many words per page you're writing. While a general guideline is one page is 500 words (single spaced) or 250 words (double spaced), this is a ballpark figure.
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Is 20k words a lot?

20,000 words is 40 pages single-spaced or 80 pages double-spaced. Typical documents that are 20,000 words include include novels, novellas, and other published books. It will take approximately 67 minutes to read 20,000 words.
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What does 1 000 words look like?

1,000 words is 2 pages single-spaced or 4 pages double-spaced. Documents that typically contain 1,000 words are high school and college essays, short blog posts, and news articles.
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Is 40k words a lot?

A story that is over 40,000 words is generally considered a novel. However, it will be on the short side, as the average length of a novel hovers around 50,000-70,000 words. That said, if your book is around 40,000 words, you're in good company.
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