ClearTips: Stunning sentences

Question

Questions address readers the way imperatives do, engaging their attention. They can also add wry twists to an otherwise sober discussion. But don't sprinkle them indiscriminately—for no effect—as some journalists do. They work best at the beginning of a paragraph, creating bonds with paragraphs that precede or follow.

Could Canada really be near to breaking up after all?

Compare this with Canada could be near to breaking up, but then again it might not be.

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To ensure that shareholders' assets are used wisely, it surely makes sense to pay their stewards handsomely. But how much is that?

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