Karteikarten
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Karten in diesem Stapel (8)
- 1Simple SentenceContains only one subject and predicate
- speeds up pace
- creates a child's voice
- create impact
- emphasise key points
- to sum up - 2Compound SentenceConsists of at least two main clauses joined by a conjunction or separated by a semi-colon
- build up detail
- create a sense of confusion - 3Complex sentenceContains on main clause and one or more dependent clauses
- slows pace
- allows reader to think
- communicate technical or complex concepts
" The cat, which had just been fed, sat on the mat." - 4Compound-complex sentencesContains two or more principal clause and one of more subordinate clauses
- provides further information
- part of sentence may be separated by commas or brackets
"The cat, which had just been fed, sat on the mat and licked its paws" - 5Minor Sentence (incomplete sentence or fragment sentence)The missing subject and verb are implied
- speeds up pace
- sound more like conversation
- can be used in advertisements
" not very well" instead of "I do not feel very well" - 6Imperative sentenceCommand
- to show dominance
- may be prohibitive
"Do it now." - 7Interrogative sentenceQuestion mark required
- used as a rhetorical technique to make audience think - 8Exclamatory SentenceExclamation mark required
- to communicate excitement
"How wonderful!"
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- NCEA L2 English (English L1) Karteikarten am Knowledge Base - Sentences , erstellt von Olivia McKenzie am 27/07/2014.
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