Sentence Structure
Concise,
Precise, and
Clear
“People usually resist new
regulations.”
Active Voice
“Gender inequality exists in
schools.”
Effective
Punctuation
“Gender inequality, such as
unequal funding for male
and female sports, exists in
schools.”
Wordy and
Confusing
“People usually have a
tendency to resist new and
unfamiliar regulations
most of the time.”
Passive
Voice
“It is my belief that gender
inequality exists in the
school system.”
Lack of
Effective
Punctuation
“Gender inequality such as
unequal funding for male
and female sports exists in
schools.”
One of the most important results of the
data is the alteration of previous views on
the subject of politics.
Start
Fast
Create
a List
“New regulations
discourage
entrepreneurs.”
“New regulations discourage
entrepreneurs by 1) increasing
costs and red-tape, 2) slowing
progress on projects, 3) and
overwhelming would-be
business-owners.”
Independent
Clause
Dependent
Clause
Terms
Sentence
Fragment
Run-On
Sentence
• Independent Clause:
• Dependent clause:
• Fragment:
• Run-On:
Do NOT use
articles
Use “a”
Use “an”
Use “the”
Singular
Singular
Specific
Plural
UNLESS the
noun is a
proper
name
NonCountable
Countable
Countable
General
General
Begins with
vowel
Location
Time
Direction
Other
Relationships
between
words