Simple sentences are important for making clear points. Be careful though - if you only ever use simple sentences in your writing you don’t add much detail, so your reader could lose interest.

When the dog barked. The example of an independent clause above, “The dog barked,” is a simple sentence. Simple sentences can also be longer than this; as long as a sentence consists of only an ...

Ucas have compiled a list of the 10 most overused opening sentences in personal statements. Whatever you do, don't begin yours with any of these... By Andrew Marszal 24 May 2013 • 7:00am Painful ...