Sentence Construction

Sentence Fragments (pdf) – Avoid those incomplete sentences that do not express your entire thought to the reader by reviewing these revision strategies for connecting the fragment to a complete sentence, changing the punctuation, or supplying the missing subject or verb.

Run-on Sentences (pdf) – Learn what leads to those never-ending sentences that are considered run-ons and how to avoid fused sentences and comma splices that compromise the clarity of your writing. 

Sentence Construction (pdf) – Review the four sentence types and how a well-written, properly constructed sentence presents a complete idea or concept to your reader with enough clarity to stand on its own.

Transitions (pdf) – Learn how transitional words and phrases serve as connectors in your sentence structure and between paragraphs by providing signposts for your readers, creating directionality within the paper, and preparing them for what is to come or to connect new information to what has already been written.