Notice also how the weak sentence uses is , a linking verb, as its main verb. Sentences with it and there subjects often have linking verbs as main verbs. The revised sentence uses the verb requires as its main verb. It also places the information in the sentence in a much clearer order by having. . . Emphasis and clarity enhance a reader's ability to understand what a writer is saying.
Short sentences are an asset.
This principle is somewhat general. It cannot, as with it and there subjects, be reduced to one simple revision procedure. The following example will show the extent to which short sentences improve writing. It will meet in our basement conference room . The weak sentence attempts to provide too much information at once.