Common ways to start a sentence.
Openers
read more
Common ways to start a sentence.
subject (noun)appositivepredicateBill, the head chef,cooked the meal. [a] appositive (nonrestrictive noun phrase) repeating a noun, directly after a subject [a. verb and direct object] appositive subject (noun)predicateA jolly old man,Santadelivered the presents. [a]...
1. SV Subject + Verb Subject + Verb (intransitive) (intransitive verbs) Basic Structures Subject + Verb (intransitive) SubjectVerb (intransitive)Sheran. She ran. SubjectVerb PhraseThe bookshave been sold. The books have been sold. SVA Basic Structures with Adverbials...
Sentences have many aspects that can be used to categorize them. Exploring these different aspects can help writers clarify in their own mind what each word is doing and why it is there.
A phrase is a group of words or singular word acting as a unit.
A clause contains a subject and at least one verb phrase.