Syntax- the arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence.
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| 164072340 | Declarative | A sentence that makes a statement. | 0 | |
| 164072341 | Imperative | A sentence that gives a command. | 1 | |
| 164072342 | Interrogative | A sentence that asks a question | 2 | |
| 164072343 | Exclamatory | A sentence that provides emphasis or expresses strong emotion. | 3 | |
| 164072344 | Simple Sentence | Contains one independent clause | 4 | |
| 164072345 | Compound Sentence | Contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or by a semicolon. | 5 | |
| 164072346 | Complex Sentence | Contains and independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses | 6 | |
| 164072347 | Compound- Complex Sentence | contains two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses. | 7 | |
| 164072348 | Cumulative Sentence | Makes complete sense if brought to a close before the actual ending. The sentence could end before the modifying phrases without losing its coherence. | 8 | |
| 164072349 | Periodic Sentence | Makes sense fully only when the end of the sentence is reached. | 9 | |
| 164575362 | Inversion | Constructing a sentence o the predicate comes before the subject. This is a device in which typical sentence patterns are reversed to create an emphatic or rhythmic affect. | 10 | |
| 164575363 | Juxtaposition | Placing two elements sibe by side to present a comparison or contrast., The arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases, or words side-by-side or in similar narrative moments for the purpose of comparison, contrast, rhetorical effect, suspense, or character development. | 11 | |
| 164575364 | Parallel Structure | The repetition of phrases, clauses, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure | 12 | |
| 164575365 | Repetition | The repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device | 13 | |
| 164575366 | Rhetorical Question | A statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered | 14 | |
| 164575367 | Anaphora | The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences | 15 | |
| 164575368 | Asyndeton | A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions | 16 | |
| 164575369 | Chiasmus | A sentence strategy in which the arrangement of ideas in a second clause is a reversal of the first. | 17 | |
| 164576689 | Polysyndeton | using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in 'he ran and jumped and laughed for joy') | 18 | |
| 164576690 | Zeugma | use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one | 19 | |
| 164576691 | Words that describe style and syntax | Plain, spare, austere, unadorned Ornate, elaborate, flowery Jumbled, chaotic, obfuscating Erudite, esoteric Journalistic, terse, laconic Harsh, grating Mellifluous, musical lilting, lyrical | 20 |
