Also, think about your helping verbs. The sentence "Pesticides can also serve as pollutants in the environment" leads to some odd implications about the writer's intentions or world-view. Fine if you are Pratchett and Gaiman's Four Horsepersons of the Apocalypse, but not appropriate for most of us mortals, sans long-haired white cats and underground fortresses.
Also, think about your helping verbs. The sentence "Pesticides can also serve as pollutants in the environment" leads to some odd implications about the writer's intentions or world-view. Fine if you are Pratchett and Gaiman's Four Horsepersons of the Apocalypse, but not appropriate for most of us mortals, sans long-haired white cats and underground fortresses.
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