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Sentence Structures and Types
Flashcards do conjunto (10)
- 1Compound sentence2 independent clauses joined by a connective.
- 2Simple sentenceOne independent clause.
- 3Interrogative sentence typeA sentence that asks a question.
- 4Imperative sentence typeA sentence that starts with an imperative. Can be commanding.
- 5Exclamatory sentence typeA sentence that ends in an exclamation mark to show surprise/excitement.
- 6Declarative sentence typeA sentence that tells/informs the reader.
- 7Passive sentenceThe subject of the sentence doesn't always do the verb action. Sometimes it's done to them e.g: Carl WAS ARRESTED.
- 8Active sentenceThe subject of the verb performs the action e.g: we arrested Carl.
- 9Balanced sentenceThis occurs when 2 ideas are placed side by side with the second complementing, contrasting with or completing the first e.g: "Dennis didn't like the night time, didn't want to be alone." This is one of the features borrowed from the oral tradition.
- 10Parallel sentencesThis is similar to a balanced sentence except that here there is some repetition of the syntax of the sentence e.g: "The pianist was annoyed. The bandleader was unhappy."
This is one of the features borrowed from the oral tradition.
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- 8th grade 8th grade - Language Arts (Ch. 1 Sentence Types) FlashCards sobre Sentence Structures and Types, criado por Jarra Williams em 22-06-2016.
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- Criado por Hazel Meades · 24 fev 2014
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