Sentence counter for editing drafts, summaries, and lessons

This sentence counter helps you check sentence totals in paragraphs, summaries, articles, assignments, and instructional copy. It also shows word count, characters, paragraphs, and reading time so you can edit structure and length together.

Sentence count Editing support Client-side only

The Instrument

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Paste a draft here and the ledger updates at once. Sentence count stays primary, while words, paragraphs, characters, and reading time remain close for revision decisions and paragraph-density checks.

Sentences

0

Words

0

Paragraphs

0

Characters

0

Characters (no spaces)

0

Reading time

0 min

Editing-focused uses

  • Turn an overlong summary into a tighter five-sentence version.
  • Compare sentence totals across paragraphs before using the main word counter for final length.
  • Check instructional writing for short steps and readable pacing.
  • Use the reading time calculator after sentence structure is settled.

Common sentence-count use cases

  • Editing summaries so they stay concise
  • Checking lesson content and instructional copy for pacing
  • Comparing paragraph density during revision
Next

Use sentence count with a final word-count pass

After trimming dense paragraphs, move to the word counter for total length or the student writing tools hub when the draft is an essay or short answer.

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