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Sentence Patterns (SVO & Beyond)
Subject, verb, object feels obvious until your sentence collapses halfway through — the patterns that hold it up
SentencesSentence Patterns (SVO & Beyond)
Know subjects, verbs and objects? Now see how they snap together into six sentence patterns
SentencesSimple, Compound, Complex & Compound-Complex
Your email's sentences sound the same length and shape — four sentence types that fix the rhythm
SentencesSimple, Compound, Complex & Compound-Complex
Every sentence in your paragraph sounds the same? Mix up the shapes and fix that
SentencesCombining Sentences: Fixing Choppy Writing
Nothing's misspelled and every fact checks out, yet the email reads like a shopping list — smoothing choppy sentences
SentencesCombining Sentences: Fixing Choppy Writing
Something feels off in your writing but you can't say what? Learn to join sentences right
SentencesIndependent vs Dependent Clauses
Drafting a job application you actually care about, one clause just won't stand on its own — here's why
SentencesIndependent vs Dependent Clauses
Teacher wrote 'fragment' on your essay? Learn which clauses can stand alone — and which can't
SentencesRelative Clauses (Defining & Non-Defining)
Typing an email at 4:55 on a Friday, that comma before "which" either belongs or ruins the sentence
SentencesRelative Clauses (Defining & Non-Defining)
Comma or no comma around 'who sits next to me'? Learn the rule that decides it
SentencesAdverbial Clauses
That polished email needs a "because" clause up front, mid-sentence, or tacked on the end — placement changes everything
SentencesAdverbial Clauses
Written one of these without noticing this week? Learn to spot and place them well