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1. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 122122What, exactly, is the point of beginning a sentence with ...

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   Aug 10, 2013 · A sentence is a complete thought. When there is only one clause in a sentence (simple), and you begin it with a conjunction (Coordinate or Subordinate, Correlative, etc.), then you do not have a complete thought. I explained this in a comment and got 3 negative votes!

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2. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › topicsWhat is a complex sentence? - BBC Bitesize

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   One part (the main clause) is like a simple sentence: it can stand on its own. The other part (the minor clause) gives more detail about the simple sentence, but it cannot stand alone....

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › clauses-and-sentencesClauses and sentences - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A sentence is a unit of grammar. It must contain at least one main clause. It can contain more than one clause. In writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop: She spoke to me. (one clause)

4. owl.excelsior.edu › grammar-essentials › commonFaulty Sentence Structure - Excelsior OWL

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   Faulty Sentence Structure. Have you ever had a teacher say, “That sentence starts one way and ends another”? If you have, don’t feel bad. Others make this same mistake all the time.

5. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › guidesSentence structures and variety - Organising information and ...

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   Varying sentence openers. Your writing needs to be lively if your reader is to enjoy it. As well as varying the length of sentences (see grammar for details of how to do this), changing the way...

6. www.masterclass.com › articles › how-to-start-a-sentenceHow to Start a Sentence: 10 Tips for Starting Sentences

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   Aug 19, 2021 · Whether you’re an ESL student learning the fundamentals of English writing, or a language arts student looking to improve your essay writing skills, knowing how to start a sentence can improve the flow, coherence, and quality of your writing.

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   Is 'no matter how hard you try' a simple sentence?

   • The second part, 'no matter how hard you try', is not a simple sentence and it doesn't stand on its own. It needs something else to make sense. When I arrived the angry dog barked. The main clause is 'the angry dog barked' because it has a subject and a verb and makes sense by itself. The minor clause is 'When I arrived'.

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   What is a sentence fragment?

   • Note that sentence fragments are often used stylistically in journalism and creative writing, but they are rarely appropriate in academic or other formal writing. The subject of the sentence tells us about the person or thing that acts, while the predicate tells us about what the subject does or is.

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   Does a sentence start one way and end another?

   • Have you ever had a teacher say, “That sentence starts one way and ends another”? If you have, don’t feel badly. Others make this same mistake all the time. Sometimes, we simply lose our train of thought when we write, and we literally start a sentence one way and end it another, as illustrated in the following example:

   Faulty Sentence Structure - Excelsior OWL

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   Why is it difficult to identify sentences?

   • In everyday speaking, it is often difficult to identify sentences. We speak in small stretches of language, sometimes just single words or phrases. We don’t always speak in complete sentences, and we often complete each other’s ‘sentences’: Right. Let’s go.

   Clauses and sentences - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary

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8. www.scribbr.com › category › sentence-structureSentence Structure in English | Explanation & Examples - Scribbr

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   Subjects and predicates. The subject of the sentence tells us about the person or thing that acts, while the predicate tells us about what the subject does or is. Put another way, the subject is the noun part of a sentence, and the predicate is the verb part.