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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.