Words & Sentences

By Richard Nordquist, About.com Guides to Grammar & Composition

Practice different strategies for building forceful sentences while using words correctly, effectively, and imaginatively.

1. Sentence Structures
2. Parts of Speech

Sentence Structures

One of the keys to good writing is understanding the countless ways in which basic sentence structures can be combined and arranged. Let's begin, then, by identifying those basic sentence structures and considering how to use them effectively.

• What Is Grammar?
• Basic Sentence Structures
• 24 Grammatical Terms That We Should Have Learned in School
• Introduction to Sentence Combining

Parts of Speech

One way to begin studying basic sentence structures is to consider the nine parts of speech. Here you will learn the names and basic functions of these sentence parts.

• The Basic Parts of Speech
• Subjects, Verbs, & Objects