A claim is a straightforward statement about one of the author’s key ideas in the text.
Here is an example of a simple sentence:
The Sisters of St. Joseph have been committed to taking care of the poor throughout their history.
- You should clearly present this major theme or idea.
- Use a simple (rather than a complex or compound) sentence structure.
- A simple sentence has one independent clause.
Here is an example of a simple sentence:
The Sisters of St. Joseph have been committed to taking care of the poor throughout their history.