1. A. Venkataraman, Precise and uniform definitions of light, standard, and professional levels of editing—A proposal,
presented at Editing Goes Global, Editors' Association of Canada Conference, Metro Toronto Convention Centre,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 12–14, 2015.
Sentence patterns relating to number of subjects and number of associated actions
1. Single subject connected to an action
• Type 1a: Subject | verb | object
• Type 1b: Subject | verb | object 1 | and | object 2
• Type 1c: Subject | verb | object 1, | and | object 2 (comma used as a special case before and)
2. Compound subject connected to one action
• Type 2: A and B | action
3. Simple sentences with introductory constructions
• Type 3a: Introductory construction, | main clause [stressed word (noun or adjective) after
introductory construction]
• Type 3b: Introductory construction | main clause [unstressed article after introductory
construction]
• Type 3c: Introductory construction, | main clause [comma used despite unstressed article after
introductory construction]
4. Two independent clauses separated by a period
• Type 4a: Independent clause 1. | Independent clause 2
• Type 4b: Independent clause 1. | Conjunctive adverb| independent clause 2
• Type 4c: Independent clause 1. | Conjunctive adverb,| independent clause 2
• Type 4d: Independent clause 1. | Independent clause 2 having a nonrestrictive conjunctive
adverb
5. Compound sentences with conjunction and
• Type 5a: Independent clause 1, | and | independent clause 2
• Type 5b: Independent clause 1 | and | independent clause 2
• Type 5c: Independent clause 1 [,] | and | independent clause 2 [borderline situations that may
be fine with or without the comma]
• Type 5d: Independent clause 1, | and | conjunctive adverb | independent clause 2
• Type 5e: Independent clause 1, | and | introductory construction, | independent clause 2
6. Compound sentences with conjunction so
• Type 6a: Independent clause 1,| and so |independent clause 2
• Type 6b: Independent clause 1| so that |independent clause 2

2. A. Venkataraman, Precise and uniform definitions of light, standard, and professional levels of editing—A proposal,
presented at Editing Goes Global, Editors' Association of Canada Conference, Metro Toronto Convention Centre,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 12–14, 2015.
7. Compound sentences with conjunction but
• Type 7a: Independent clause 1,| but |independent clause 2
• Type 7b: Independent clause 1, | but | introductory construction, | independent clause 2
8. Compound sentences with introductory constructions
• Type 8a: Introductory construction, | independent clause 1 | and | independent clause 2
• Type 8b: Introductory construction | independent clause 1, | and | independent clause 2
• Type 8c: Introductory construction, | independent clause 1, | and | independent clause 2
9. Compound sentences in which the subject is given only once
• Type 9a: Subject | predicate 1, | but | predicate 2
• Type 9b: Subject | predicate 1 | and | predicate 2
• Type 9c: Subject | predicate 1, | and | predicate 2
• Type 9d: Subject | predicate 1 [,] | and | predicate 2 (borderline situations that may be fine with
or without the comma)
• Type 9e: Reintroduction of noun as pronoun for the second predicate
10. Independent clauses connected by semicolon
• Type 10a: Independent clause 1; | independent clause 2
• Type 10b: Independent clause 1; | elliptical clause 2
• Type 10c: Independent clause 1; | conjunctive adverb,| independent clause 2
• Type 10d: Independent clause 1; | conjunctive adverb| independent clause 2