Writing - Simple Sentences

The next few blog topics are going to focus on different types of sentences. The first one that you'll use is the simplest out of all sentence types. The "simple sentence" is exactly what it sounds like. It has a subject and a verb, but no dependent or independent clauses to worry about. Below are a few examples of simple sentences.

1.) The newspaper was delivered today.

2.) Tuesday is Veterans' Day.

3.) Sheridan Technical Center has a graduation ceremony in May.

4.) Red is a good color for you.

5.) Peter brought soda and water to the soccer game.

Notice that a simple sentence is not always a short sentence, as you saw in the third and fifth examples. However, a simple sentence has just one thought to it. There are no connection of thoughts with words like "and," "however," "but," etc. (You can have a connection of items in a simple sentence. This would be similar to what you saw in example number five.)

By using simple sentences, you can focus on the other important aspects of your writing: correct capitalization, punctuation, and subject-verb agreement.

Tell me about what you did today. In two or three simple sentences, share your activities. Remember the characteristics of simple sentences as we discussed above and show me what you can do!!