How to Write Better Sentences

Writing complete sentences is just the beginning of writing. There are more ways to enhance your writing by knowing what other kinds of sentences exist.

Definitions in this episode
Independent Clause: A group of words that creates a complete sentence.
Simple Sentence: A sentence made of one independent clause.
Dependent Clause: A group of words that may have a noun and verb but doesn't make a complete sentence.
Fragment: A dependent clause used as a sentence.
Compound Sentence: A sentence made of two or more independent clauses.
Complex Sentence: A sentence made of at least one independent and at least one dependent clause.
Compound-Complex Sentence: A sentence made of at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

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