simple sentences

Examples of simple sentences in the following topics:

• Simple and Compound Sentences

• Structure of a Sentence

  • Structural classifications for sentences include simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, and compound-complex sentences.
  • As a writer, you can use simple sentences in this way.
  • When you do use one, try to insert a simple sentence after it.
  • The simple sentences might work in an introduction to begin to draw the parallel. 
  • Do I sound condescending because I'm using too many simple sentences?

• Using Varied Sentence Lengths and Styles

  • Here is an example of a simple sentence: "I love chocolate cake with rainbow sprinkles. " Simple sentences consist of a single independent clause with no subordinate clause.
  • Structural classifications for sentences include: simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, and compound-complex sentences.
  • A simple sentence consists of a single independent clause with no subordinate clauses.
  • In this varied version, the first sentence is complex, and the second one is simple.
  • The third is again complex while the fourth is simple.

• Components of a Sentence

  • For the purposes of understanding, we will start with basic ideas and simple examples.
  • The simple predicate refers to just the verb or verb phrase, linked to the subject, which tells what action is being performed by that subject.
  • In the examples above, "crossed," "works," and "is" are all simple predicates.
  • But just remember: the simple predicate is the action (verb or verb phrase) of a sentence.
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• Structural Parallelism Within a Sentence

  • An unclear sentence rambles, drifting among unrelated topics in a haphazard and confusing fashion.
  • Parallelism is when elements of a sentence "echo" each other because they have similar form or structure.
  • Simple rewriting can often remedy errors in these types of sentences.
  • It would distort the meaning to change the sentence to this superficially parallel version:
  • The title sentence is a non-parallel statement.

• Nouns as Subjects and Objects

  • Nouns can take on two different roles in a sentence: they can be subjects or objects.
  • In a sentence, the subject completes the action.
  • In a sentence, the direct object receives the action of the subject.
  • A simple way to identify whether a noun is a subject or an object in an active-voice sentence is to note where it is in the sentence.
  • In passive-voice sentences, the usual rules do not apply.

• Step 6: Editing and Proofreading

  • Editing looks at your work on a sentence-by-sentence level, considering ways to make everything you say as clear and precise as possible.
  • Writing that is clean, precise, and simple will always sound best.
  • If you think a sentence is too complicated, rephrase it so that it is easier to read, or break it into two sentences.
  • Consider the following sentences:
  • Some sentences do read better with them.

• Structure of a Sentence

• Classification of Sentences

• Form of Interrogative Sentences