Sentences

Cleft Sentences

'The finance team missed the deadline' just sits there — how a cleft sentence gives it some bite

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Cleft Sentences

One part of your story matters most? Learn to split sentences and put it first

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Appositives

'Please thank Sarah' leaves your reader wondering which one — the appositive trick that names her precisely

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Appositives

My dog, a scruffy spaniel — know that trick? Learn what that middle bit does and why

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Sentence Variety

Every sentence in that email starts the same way — how to vary rhythm without losing the plot

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Sentence Variety

Eyes sliding off the page you're reading? Learn to vary your sentences and keep readers hooked

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Absolute Phrases & Free Modifiers

A comma-then-clause opener can sound stiff or sharp — absolute phrases that add polish, not clutter

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Absolute Phrases & Free Modifiers

Want more than 'the dog was big'? Learn to add vivid detail without new sentences

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End Punctuation (Full Stop/Period, ? and !)

One tiny mark decides whether your sentence sounds finished, curious or completely unhinged

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Commas in Lists & the Oxford Comma

Bread, milk and eggs — but does that last comma before "and" actually matter

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The FANBOYS Comma & Comma Splices

Two good sentences collide with just a comma between them — the classic splice, sorted for good

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Commas around Non-Restrictive Elements

A comma circled in red, "extra commas needed!" scrawled beside it — the non-restrictive rule, made simple

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