Download Declarative sentence

Declarative sentence
• Basic statement that ends w/ a period
Imperative sentence
• Command (ends w/ period or exclamation point)
Interrogatory sentence
• Question
Exclamatory sentence
• Shows emphasis, excitement, etc.
• Ends w/ an exclamation point
Simple sentence
• One subject and one verb only
• Independent clause
• May have phrases
Compound sentence
• More than 1 subject and/or more than 1 verb
• Only independent clauses used
• May have phrases
Complex sentence
• ONLY one independent clause (w/ one subject and one verb
only) AND one or more dependent clauses
• May have phrases
Compound-Complex sentence
• Independent clause has more than 1 subject and/or more
than 1 verb AND there is at least 1 dependent clause
• May have phrases
Appositive phrase
• Phrase that explains a noun, usually surrounded by commas
• Ex: London, the English city on the Thames, offers many
tourist attractions.
Cumulative (Loose) Sentence
• Starts with an independent clause and ends with a
dependent clause
Periodic Sentence
• Starts with a dependent clause and ends with an
independent clause
Rhetorical question
• creates active involvement with reader or audience by asking
them to think
Inversion
• Verb comes before subject
• Creates emphasis
Polysyndeton
• When a sentence uses several conjunctions (usually and)
Asyndeton
• When a sentence does not use any conjunctions
Balanced/Parallel
• 2 or more words or constructions must be in the same
grammatical form (i.e., verbs, infinitives, participles, phrases,
etc.)
Anaphora
• repetition of the same word or group of words at the
beginnings of successive sentences
• Ex: It is a luxury, it is a privilege, it is an indulgence
Antithesis
• Contrast of ideas, usually as parallel structure
• Ex: Love is an ideal thing, marriage is a real thing.
Chiasmus
• The criss-cross or reversal of grammatical structures
• “mirror image”
• Ex: I am stuck on Band-Aid ‘cause Band- Aid’s stuck on me.
Punctuation
• Controls pace and flow of sentence
• Any punctuation except periods or commas is unique and
has a purpose (dashes, ellipses, parentheses, etc.)
Purpose of Syntax/Structure #1
1. Build excitement or intensity
Purpose of Syntax/Structure #2
2. Built to make a point of _____________
Purpose of Syntax/Structure #3
3. Explain a point of _____________
Purpose of Syntax/Structure #4
4. Pull the reader into the passage
Purpose of Syntax/Structure #5
5. Add complexity
Purpose of Syntax/Structure #6
6. Create rhythm
Purpose of Syntax/Structure #7
7. Build an emotion