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| Transitions | A sentence that links or connects one thought or idea to another. |
| Unity | When every sentence in the paragraph is part of one main idea. |
| Descriptive essay | A piece of writing that uses clear language to describe an object or a place of importance. |
| Sentence variety | A piece of writing that has many different types of sentences. For example, the writing may include simple, compound and complex sentences. |
| Simple sentence | An independent clause. |
| Compound Sentence | Has two or more independent clauses that are joined by a coordinating conjunction. |
| Complex Sentence | Has an independent clause and a dependent clause joined together using a conjunctive adverb. |
| Fragment | An incomplete sentence. |
| Comma Splice | When two sentences are incorrectly joined or spliced together with a comma. |
| Conjunctions | Also, known as (FANBOYS), these words join sentences together: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. |
| Dependent Clause | Clauses that cannot stand alone. They are missing important elements like a subject, verb, or complete meaning. |
| Independent Clause | A clause that can stand alone. |
