Sentence structure

Sentence structure

1. INTRO

   • In a sentence, word arrangement is crucial. Poetry and songs often break sentence construction rules. Academic writing requires adherence to grammar rules for clarity and acceptance chances.
     • 4 Types of Sentences: Definitions, Examples and Tips
       • 1. Declarative A declarative sentence makes a declaration or a statement. It can also express an opinion. This sentence ends in a period.
         • 2. Interrogative An interrogative sentence asks a question. This sentence might begin with words, such as who, what, where, when or why. It ends with a question mark
           • 3. Imperative An imperative sentence issues a command or a request to the reader directly. This sentence can end in a period or an exclamation point.
             • 4. Exclamatory An exclamatory sentence illustrates great emotion, such as surprise, excitement and anger. It ends with an exclamation point
       • Sentence Types Based on Grammatical Classification and Functionality
         • Simple Sentence A simple sentence is made up of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
           • Compound Sentence A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses. A comma and a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet) or semicolon join the clauses. There are no dependent clauses in a compound sentence.
             • Complex Sentence A complex sentence comprises one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
               • Compound-Complex Sentence A compound-complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
     • Errors in Undergraduate Writing
       • 1. Wrong Word Wrong word errors take a number of forms. They may convey a slightly different meaning than you intend (compose instead of comprise) or a completely wrong meaning (prevaricate instead of procrastinate). They may also be as simple as a wrong preposition or other type of wrong word in an idiom.
         • 2. Missing Comma after an Introductory Element Use a comma after every introductory element—whether word, phrase or clause—to clarify where it ends and the rest of the sentence begins. When the introductory element is very short, you can skip the comma, but including it is never wrong.
           • 3. Incomplete or Missing Documentation Documentation practices vary from discipline to discipline. But in academic and research writing, it’s a good idea to always cite your sources: omitting documentation can result in charges of plagiarism.
             • 4. Vague Pronoun Reference A pronoun (e.g., he, this, it) should refer clearly to the noun it replaces (called the antecedent). If more than one word could be the antecedent, or if no specific antecedent is present, and edit to make the meaning clear.

2. RUN ON SENTENCES

   • CORRECTING RUN ON SENTECES
     • Use a period. The easiest way to fix a run-on is to split the sentence into smaller sentences using a period. This revision works especial el ith lot in sent, chop. seck, however,
   • run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses (also known as complete sentences) are connected improperly