A good cook knows when to use which spices as he or she cooks, and how much (and how little).
In writing, modifiers are spices. Adjectives (words that modify nouns and some other words) and adverbs (words that modify verbs and some other words) affect how we see (or taste) the main points in the sentence.
The tall and slender teenaged girl ran quickly and happily down the steep hill to her loving family.
How many spices you use in your sentences is a matter of taste. Too little is like plain white rice with no side-dishes, or a fried egg without salt or veggies.
Perhaps a good target for level A paragraphs might be
- 7 or 8 sentences
- 100 words
- 9 modifiers
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