The KISS Grammar Agatha Christie Page and Other Mystery Writers

   I picked up some Agatha Christie books at some book sales, and when I was in the process of reducing my pipe smoking, I needed some light reading. Thus I turned to Christie. They are interesting reading, but I was also surprised by the simplicity of the sentence structure. The books are still under copyright, so I cannot supply the complete texts. They are, however, widely available. Using the opening sentences of various stories for educational purposes does not, as I understand it, violate copyright, so the following should make some interesting exercises. Among other things, these exercises should demonstrate that sentences do not need to be long and complex in order to be good writing.