English Sentence Structure The following statements are true about sentences in English: • A new ... more English Sentence Structure The following statements are true about sentences in English: • A new sentence begins with a capital letter. • He obtained his degree. • A sentence ends with punctuation (a period, a question mark, or an exclamation point). • He obtained his degree. • A sentence contains a subject that is only given once. • Smith he obtained his degree. • A sentence contains a verb or a verb phrase. • He obtained his degree. • A sentence follows Subject + Verb + Object word order. • He (subject) obtained (verb) his degree (object). • A sentence must have a complete idea that stands alone. This is also called an independent clause. • He obtained his degree. Simple Sentences A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb, and it may also have an object and modifiers. However, it contains only one independent clause. Here are a few examples: • She read. • She completed her literature review. • He organized his sources by theme. • They studied APA rules for many hours. Compound Sentences A compound sentence contains at least two independent clauses. These two independent clauses can be combined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction or with a semicolon. Key: independent clause = yellow, bold; comma or semicolon = pink, regular font; coordinating conjunction = green, underlined Here are a few examples: • She completed her literature review, and she created her reference list. • He organized his sources by theme; then, he updated his reference list. • They studied APA rules for many hours, but they realized there was still much to learn. Using some compound sentences in writing allows for more sentence variety. Complex Sentences A complex sentence contains at least one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Dependent clauses can refer to the subject (who, which)
English Sentence Structure The following statements are true about sentences in English: • A new ... more English Sentence Structure The following statements are true about sentences in English: • A new sentence begins with a capital letter. • He obtained his degree. • A sentence ends with punctuation (a period, a question mark, or an exclamation point). • He obtained his degree. • A sentence contains a subject that is only given once. • Smith he obtained his degree. • A sentence contains a verb or a verb phrase. • He obtained his degree. • A sentence follows Subject + Verb + Object word order. • He (subject) obtained (verb) his degree (object). • A sentence must have a complete idea that stands alone. This is also called an independent clause. • He obtained his degree. Simple Sentences A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb, and it may also have an object and modifiers. However, it contains only one independent clause. Here are a few examples: • She read. • She completed her literature review. • He organized his sources by theme. • They studied APA rules for many hours. Compound Sentences A compound sentence contains at least two independent clauses. These two independent clauses can be combined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction or with a semicolon. Key: independent clause = yellow, bold; comma or semicolon = pink, regular font; coordinating conjunction = green, underlined Here are a few examples: • She completed her literature review, and she created her reference list. • He organized his sources by theme; then, he updated his reference list. • They studied APA rules for many hours, but they realized there was still much to learn. Using some compound sentences in writing allows for more sentence variety. Complex Sentences A complex sentence contains at least one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Dependent clauses can refer to the subject (who, which)
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