The Brothers

Sentence Types

Simple - contains one independent clause and no dependent clauses

Compound - Contains two independent clauses and no dependent clauses

Complex - Contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

Compound-complex - contains a minimum of two independent clauses and one dependent clause

Sentence Guidelines

Use strong subjects

Place verbs in the vicinity of subjects, and use active voice

Keep sentence complements clear and uncluttered

Subjects

Any part of speech acting as a noun

Use strong, clear subjects in preference to vague structures

Avoid complex nominalizations as subjects

Verbs

Indicate action being taken by the subject

Indicate the state or condition of the subject

Keep verbs and their subjects close together

Use active voice over passive voice

Active Voice - A clause in which the actor is the subject of the sentence

Passive voice - A clause in which the object of the action is the subject of the sentence

Transitive verb - requires a direct object that receives the action of the verb

Intransitive verb - does not require direct action

Complements

Parallelism

Use words of the same part of speech after parallel connectives

Use with parts of speech for words in a sentence

Modification

Adjectives - limit, describe, qualify, or make more exact the meaning of any noun, pronoun, or subject of a clause

Adverbs - Limit, describe, qualify, or make more exact the meaning of any verb, adjective or other adverb

Avoid dangling modifiers