Vocab Quiz Grammer

Appositive

- A word or group of words placed beside a noun or noun substitute to supplement its meaning.

clause

- A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. An independent clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. A dependent, or subordinate clause cannot stand alone as a sentence and must be accompanied by an independent clause.

balanced sentence

A sentence in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale. Both parts are parallel grammatically. Also called parallelism

Compound sentence

Contains at least two independent clauses but no dependent clauses.

Complex sentence

Contains only one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

Simple Sentence

- Contains only one independent clause.

Cumulative sentence

– (also called a loose sentence) When the writer begins with an independent clause, then adds subordinate elements

Periodic Sentence

When the main idea is not completed until the end of the sentence. The writer begins with subordinate elements and postpones the main clause.

Declarative sentence

States an idea. It does not give a command or request, nor does it ask a question.

Imperative sentence

Issues a command

Interrogative sentence

Sentences incorporating interrogative pronouns (what, which, who, whom, and whose)

Syntax

Grammatical arrangement of words.

Pacing

The speed or tempo of an author’s writing

Antecedent

The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun

Parenthetical idea

Parentheses are used to set off an idea from the rest of the sentence.