Understanding Sentence Structure

It helps in writing shorter sentences.

It allows for the use of more complex language.

It ensures the use of more punctuation.

It focuses on using more adjectives.

Independent clauses are always longer.

Dependent clauses can stand alone as sentences.

Independent clauses can stand alone as sentences.

Dependent clauses contain more verbs.

The boy kicked the ball.

The boy who kicked the ball is my friend.

The boy kicked the ball and the girl threw the shoe.

Because the boy kicked the ball, the girl threw the shoe.

A sentence with multiple adjectives.

A sentence with one dependent clause.

A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

A sentence with one independent clause.

Although

Because

And

Who

It contains two independent clauses.

It contains one independent clause and one dependent clause.

It contains only dependent clauses.

It contains multiple verbs.

Because

But

And

Or

To join two independent clauses.

To make clauses more important.

To add more verbs to a sentence.

To make clauses less important and dependent.

By creating more complex sentences.

By avoiding the use of clauses.

By using more adjectives.

By writing shorter sentences.

To remember types of sentences.

To remember coordinating conjunctions.

To remember types of clauses.

To remember sentence structures.