Reading complex sentences

Reading complex sentences can be difficult. Complexity can come from

1. grammar and subject

2. the amount of different information in the sentence.

3. Slang

4. a mixture of 1, 2 and 3

example:

(example 1) the student couldn't have been able to study environmental science, because he wouldn't have been able to keep up, due to his recurring health problems.  (GRAMMAR AND SUBJECT)

(example 2) She was looking down the deep dark corridor, saw a small chair at the end of the corridoor and nearby was a small black ornament that shimmered in the hazy light. (different information)

(example 3) "the silly old slag threw up after a long binge-drinking session, like the slapper she is!" said the girl. (slang)

So, to read it more easily:

1. Read it through quickly and look for "key" words

the student couldn't have been able to study environmental science, because he wouldn't have been able to keep up, due to his recurring health problems

the student couldn't study environmental science because keep up due health problems>>

Read it again slowly two times.

If you are studying a text carefully, then you need to read it a few times more until you understand 90%-100%

With sentences with a lot of information, try to link the ideas with important words.

Read quickly, then two times slowly:

She was looking down the deep dark corridor, saw a small chair at the end of the corridoor and nearby was a small black ornament that shimmered in the hazy light.

she looking down /the deep dark corridor /chair  nearby/ was a small black ornament /hazy light

With slang, separate out the slang from non-slang. If you are unsure, then choose the word as slang

the silly old slag threw up after a long binge-drinking session, like the slapper she is!" said the girl.

Look up the slang words in a slang dictionary and then read quickly and two times slowly

 

bye for now

Alan