I went to the store this morning, and bought some coffee, but not my usual brand–they were out of that–but you know, I am glad I did because I like the new brand better.
Grandpa watched the fly flit from lamp to chair to table, chuckling as the curious insect enjoyed a balmy summer flight before Grandpa smashed it dead.
If you write a compound sentence, with clauses connected by the coordinating conjunction “and,” you lose the opportunity for most end of sentence emphasis. That is because “and” connects clauses of equal weight. Even so, whatever is said in the second clause gains a slight weight just because it comes last.
I ate the sandwich Mom prepared, but first I removed the cheese.
If you write a complex sentence, you write an independent clause and a dependent (subordinate clause). The information in the independent clause is always more significant because an independent clause is more significant than a dependent clause. Even so, whichever clause is written last in the sentence gains additional emphasis simply because it comes last.
Many poems place great emphasis on the last words. Notice how important–and thought provoking–is the emphasis on the last word in “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost.
To write better, consider your point and make it the last word.
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