Common Sentence Structures

sentence structure  There are four main types of sentence structures in English A simple sentence contains one independent clause A compound sentence consists of Sentence structure is how the basic grammatical elements of a sentence are put together and there are four types every writer should know

The use of this technique simplifies the sentence structure and avoids repeating the subject However, its use is limited to relatively short In this lesson, you can learn about sentence structure in English You'll learn how to construct

A simple sentence consists of one main clause To be complete, a simple sentence must have at least one subject and one verb  1 Overview of Word Order in English What is the order of an English sentence? Overall, the sentence structures in English are very flexible