You can often identify a dependent clause by a “dependent marker word”— a word or phrase which implies there is more to the sentence (e.g. “when”). When the dog barked. The example of an independent ...

Exclamations must end with an exclamation mark. Now that you know the different sentence types, try writing some yourself. Write one statement, one command, one question and one exclamation.

In each of the examples there is just one main verb and one idea. This is the simplest type of sentence and is usually very easy to understand. Short simple sentences are frequently used to offer ...

What matters is the arrangement and how well such is connected and punctuated. Here are examples of run-on sentences: The senator may come she told the celebrator last week. Don’t let the ...