| Term | Definition |
|---|
| declarative statement | makes a statement and ends with a period |
| declarative statement | ex. Franklin Heights is located in Columbus, Ohio. |
| exclamatory statement | communicates strong emotion or surprise and ends with an exclamation point |
| exclamatory statement | ex. Hey! |
| imperative statement | makes a command; ends with a period or excalamation point |
| imperative statement | ex. Don't do that! |
| interrogative statement | asks a question; ends with a "?" |
| interrogative statement | ex. Where are you going? |
| simple sentence | contains one independent clause |
| simple sentence | ex. The singer bowed to her audience. |
| compound sentence | contains 2 independent clauses joined by a conjunction or semi-colon |
| compound sentence | ex. The singer bowed but she sang no encore. |
| complex sentence | contains 1 independent clause and 1 or more subordinate clauses |
| complex sentence | ex. Because the singer was tired, she went to bed. |
| compound complex sentence | 2 independent clauses and 1 or more subordinate clauses |
| rhetorical question | question that requires no answer |
| rhetorical question | ex. Guess what? |
| anaphora | repitition of words at beginning of sentences |
| anaphora | ex. "I have a dream.." speech |
| epistrophe | repitition in last words/phrases |
| epistrophe | ex. "of the people.." |
| appositive | phrases that consist of a noun and its modifiers which stand beside another noun and rename it |
| appositive | ex. Mrs. Martin, our teacher, gave us homework. |
| parallel structure | grammatical similarity between parts of a sentence |
| parallel structure | ex. He loved swimming, hiking, and running. |
| dependent/subordinate clause | a clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence |
| independent/insubordinate clause | a clause that stands alone as a sentence; contains subject and verb |
| fragment | dependent clause stands alone |
| fragment | ex. Something to consider. |
| run-on/fused sentence | 2 independent clauses joined without punctuation or conjunction. |
| run-on/fused sentence | ex. I got up feeling bad I took some aspirin. |
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