Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. ‘He walked quickly back to the house.’ Simple sentences are important for making clear points. Be careful though ...

But it’s best to use a variety of sentence types and not just a list of simple sentences. Listen to this: The foundation stone was laid in 1834 and the theatre opened in 1837.

You can have short ones, and then some long ones… If they are all simple sentences (just one main verb and one idea), it gets boring and difficult to read. You should also use a mixture of ...