# SparQL > [!NOTE] > Resources taken from [this website](https://sparql.dev/) ## SQL Queries ### SELECT ```SQL SELECT ?var1, ?var2, ... ``` ### WHERE ```SQL WHERE { pattern1 . pattern2 . ... } ``` ### FILTER It's used to restrict [`WHERE`](#where) clauses ```SQL WHERE { ?person ?car . FILTER (?car = ) } ``` ### OPTIONAL It's used to fetch available content if exists ```SQL SELECT ?person ?car WHERE { ?person ?car . OPTIONAL { ?car ?color . } } ``` ### LIMIT Limits results ```SQL LIMIT 10 -- Take only 10 results ``` ## SparQL functions ### COUNT ```SQL SELECT (COUNT(?person) AS ?count) WHERE { ?person ?car . } ```