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we have conducted half-month fieldwork twice in 2018 and 2019, respectively.

we have conducted two times of half-month fieldwork in 2018 and 2019, respectively.

I want to descript our fieldwork conducted in 2018 and 2019. A total of two times; each time the fieldwork lasted half a month. How to put all the information into one sentence.

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    Why is "one sentence" important to you? Usually well written English expresses one main idea in a sentence. Would it not be better to write two clear sentences instead of one unclear sentence.
    – James K
    Commented Jan 1, 2020 at 15:10
  • I need this written concisely because I am trying to build my cv. So space is limited.
    – Elizabeth
    Commented Jan 1, 2020 at 15:16
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    Two short sentences are often shorter than one longer one.
    – James K
    Commented Jan 1, 2020 at 15:18

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As there are two ideas here: two trials and half a month these should be expressed in separate sentences. If you think these are closely linked you can join the sentences with a conjunction or a semicolon.

We conducted fieldwork trials in 2018 and 2019; both trials lasted half a month.

It might be better to say "two weeks" instead of "half a month". It is implicit that there were two trials. You could make this explicit, but that would be a third major idea and should have its own sentence. I've used past tense, since a past time "2018 and 2019" is specified.

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