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| 3667164171 | Comma Splice | Two independent clauses separated by a comma instead of a period or semicolon. Usually considered an error | 0 | |
| 3667164172 | Compound Sentence | A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses | 1 | |
| 3667164173 | Complex Sentence | A sentence that contains at least one independent clause and one dependent clause | 2 | |
| 3667164174 | Cumulative Sentence | An independent clause followed by a series of subordinate constructions that gather details about the person, place, event, or idea "Here was this man Tom Guthrie in Holt standing at the back window in the kitchen of his house smoking cigarettes and looking out over the back lot where the sun was just coming up." | 3 | |
| 3667164175 | Loose Sentence | A sentence structure in which a main clause is followed by subordinate phrases and clauses. As the number of subordinate constructions increases, the loose sentence approaches the cumulative style "I found a large hall, obviously a former garage, dimly lit, and packed with cots." | 4 | |
| 3667164176 | Periodic Sentence | Long and frequently involved sentence, marked by suspended syntax, in which the sense is not completed until the final word--usually with an emphatic climax "And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing." | 5 | |
| 3667164177 | Running Style | Sentence style that appears to follow the mind as it worries a problem through, mimicking the "rambling, associative syntax of conversation"--the opposite of periodic sentence style | 6 |
