Basic Sentence Structures

Sentence structure encompasses a range of elements, including different types of words , the function each of those words serves (

• There are two types of clauses: independent clauses and dependent clauses A sentence Vary sentence structures to pace your readers through your argument

topic sentence Welcome to the Purdue OWL These OWL resources offer information and exercises on how to clarify sentences and specifically discuss sentence clauses, sentence

sentence structure A simple sentence consists of one main clause To be complete, a simple sentence must have at least one subject and one verb