Sentences in North American academic English have at least one subject and at least one verb (as in "Peacocks are loud"). A simple sentence is a type of sentence with only one subject. For example: "Rain falls" is a simple sentence because it has both a subject (rain) and a verb (falls). Some simple sentences might have more than one verb. For example:
- Rain falls and splashes on the ground.
- Peacocks eat all day and make noise.
Using simple sentences in your writing can help prevent comma splices and run-on sentences. To learn more about these sentence errors and the basic elements of a sentence, see Sentences and Style.
