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by VP_Jim » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:21 am
Hi Kolmar,

Yes, generally, that's true - the more you write, the better. However, you won't receive a higher score simply because your essay is longer - the real reason to make your essay longer is that adding a sentence or two per paragraph will likely strengthen your argument and deepen your analysis of the topic.

A good rule of thumb is to aim for 5 paragraphs of 4-5 sentences each.
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by tolmar » Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:37 am
Thanks for the answer.

And yes, of course it's has to be an essay of substance, not just filing the screen with words.
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