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simple sentence
has one independent clause
ex) The children played in the snow.
ex) The children played in the snow.
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compound sentence
has two or more independent clauses
ex) The children played in the snow, and then they ate candy canes
ex) The children played in the snow, and then they ate candy canes
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complex sentence
has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
ex) After the children played in the snow, they ate candy canes.
ex) After the children played in the snow, they ate candy canes.
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compound-complex sentence
has two or more independent and one or more dependent clauses
ex) After the children played in the snow, they ate candy canes, and then they watched a movie.
ex) After the children played in the snow, they ate candy canes, and then they watched a movie.
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declaritive sentence
makes a statement
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imperative sentence
gives a command
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interrogative sentence
asks a question
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exclamatory sentence
makes an exclamation
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loose sentence
makes a complete sense if brought to a close before the actual ending
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periodic sentence
makes sense only when the end of the sentence is reached
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balanced sentence
the phrases and clauses balance each other by virtue of their likeness of structure, meaning or length
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modifier
alters or intensifies meaning
ex) The cat pounced on the mouse very suddenly. (Suddenly acts as the modifier)
ex) The cat pounced on the mouse very suddenly. (Suddenly acts as the modifier)
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antecedent
the word or group of words to which a pronoun refers
ex) The cat ate the mouse but left another one outside. (The pronoun “one” establishes its meaning from the antecedent “mouse”)
ex) The cat ate the mouse but left another one outside. (The pronoun “one” establishes its meaning from the antecedent “mouse”)
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Anaphora
the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses
ex) “Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.”
ex) “Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.”
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Antithesis
the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas for emphasis
ex) “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
ex) “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
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Asyndeton
the omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses
ex) “I came; I saw; I conquered.”
ex) “I came; I saw; I conquered.”
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Chiasmus
words are presented and then restated in reverse order
ex) “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country"
ex) “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country"
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Climax
a writer arranges ideas in order of importance
ex) I spend the day cleaning the house, reading a book, and putting my life in order.
ex) I spend the day cleaning the house, reading a book, and putting my life in order.
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Inversion
a verb comes before the subject in a sentence
ex) Tired is he who faithfully completes his homework
ex) Tired is he who faithfully completes his homework
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Parallelism
crafting sentences so that items are placed in comparable grammatical structures
ex) I like cooking better than I like washing dishes. (cooking and washing are parallel constructions.) Contrast with: I like cooking better than I like to do the dishes.
ex) I like cooking better than I like washing dishes. (cooking and washing are parallel constructions.) Contrast with: I like cooking better than I like to do the dishes.