A verb and an adverb

A noun and an adjective

A conjunction and a preposition

A subject and a verb

Ran

Dog

The

Sentence

The cat and the dog played in the yard.

The cat played, and the dog watched.

The cat played in the yard, but the dog slept.

The cat played, yet the dog was uninterested.

A sentence with a compound verb

A sentence with multiple adjectives

A sentence with a compound subject

Two simple sentences joined by a conjunction

Although

And

Because

Since

The sun is shining, and the birds are singing.

The birds are singing melodiously.

The sun is shining brightly.

The sun shines, the birds sing.

A period

A comma

A semicolon

A colon

I like apples and I like oranges.

I like apples, and I like oranges.

I like apples; and I like oranges.

I like apples: and I like oranges.

A lowercase letter

A punctuation mark

A capital letter

A conjunction

To make writing more complex

To make writing more interesting

To make writing longer

To make writing easier