loose+sentence

Definition:

A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent gramatical units such as phrases and clauses. If a period were placed at the end of the independent clause, the clause would be a complete sentence. A work containing many loose sentences often seems informal, relaxed, and conversational. See Periodic Sentence.

Root ideas: I ate the pizza. I ate the pizza that my sister baked. I ate the pizza that my sister baked after I got home from work. (Did your sister bake the pizza after you got home from work or did you only eat the pizza after you got home from work?) I ate the pizza that my sister baked after I got home from work which was really tough. (Who or what is tough here?)
 * Example:**
 * Solution:** When you write a short, simple sentence, do not overextend it. Use short sentences without modifiers attached to make points briefly and forcefully: "I have a dream!" Or include an introductory modifier so that a string of modifiers will not confuse the sentence's meaning: After I got home from work, I ate the pizza that my sister baked.