--Select all rows/columns from a TABLE
SELECT * FROM myTable

--Select top 10 rows from a TABLE
SELECT TOP(10) * FROM myTable

--Select specific columns from a TABLE
SELECT Id, FirstName, LastName FROM myTable

--Select all rows matching the last name Smith
SELECT * FROM myTable WHERE LastName = 'Smith'

--Select all rows in ascending/descending ORDER
SELECT * FROM myTable ORDER BY CreateDate --ascending
SELECT * FROM myTable ORDER BY CreateDate DESC --descending

--Select matching records from 2 tables
SELECT * FROM table1 t1
JOIN table2 t2 ON t1.Id = t2.Id