A clear sentence: one idea, a subject and a verb

Build sentences a reader can follow the first time: one idea, a subject and a verb that match. Then fix run-on sentences with a full stop or a joining word.

11 min

Module 18 · Lesson 1 of 5

In this lesson

  1. Find the subject and the verb in a sentence, and match is or are to the real subject.
  2. Write sentences that each give one main idea, with a subject every time.
  3. Fix a run-on sentence with a full stop or a joining word, not a comma.

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