Lesson for Young Writers: Avoid Fragments and Run-ons
Growing writers should make it a habit to always write in complete sentences, even if more experienced writers sometimes choose not to. The two mistakes are to create fragments or run-ons instead of complete sentences. This lesson will explain fragments and run-ons and how to correct them…
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Writing Tip: Save the Best for Last
Sentences are like a meal, and the best strategy is almost always the same:
Save the most important part of a sentence for the end.
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The Four Kinds of Sentences and Why You Should Know Them
There are four kinds of sentences; each of them accomplishes a different purpose. Every sentence you speak or write either states something, asks a question, gives an order or expresses some kind of emotion. Go ahead — try to write a sentence that does do one of these four things. I bet you can’t do it.
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Myth Buster: How Many Sentences Must a Paragraph Have?
I used to ask this question at some point in every English class I taught: “How many sentences in a paragraph?”
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