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• Complete Sentences - consists of subject and a predicate.
• Sentence Fragments - are common errors among technical writers.
• Independent Clause - Clauses that can stand alone. They contain at least one subject and one predicate.
• Dependent Clause - Clauses that cannot stand alone. They need an independent clause to function.
• Simple Sentence - 1 independent clause.
• Compound Sentence - 2 independent clauses.
• Complex Sentence - 1 independent clause + 1 or more dependent clauses.
• Compound-Complex Sentence - 2 independent clauses + 1 or more dependent clauses.
• Run-on Sentences - happen when two clauses which can stand alone are combined in one complete sentence without the necessary dividers.
• Comma Splice - is a run-on sentence in which a comma is used unnecessarily to divide the clauses.
• Antecedent - the subject being replaced with pronouns.
• Modifier - pronouns in replacement of subject.
• Pronoun Confusion - happen when modifiers do not appropriately compliment the antecedent they represent due to certain reasons.
• Parallelism - sentences, phrases, or words, especially items which are listed, are enumerated in a similar manner.