You can often identify a dependent clause by a “dependent marker word”— a word or phrase which implies there is more to the sentence (e.g. “when”). When the dog barked. The example of an independent ...

Exclamations must end with an exclamation mark. Now that you know the different sentence types, try writing some yourself. Write one statement, one command, one question and one exclamation.

or illustrates the idea in the first sentence. Example: A fully prescriptive approach may be harmful in this type of situation: prescriptive language could keep readers abiding by and enforcing ...