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8150082971Simple SentenceContains one subject and one verb. Ex: The singer bowed to her adoring audience.0
8150082972Compound SentenceContains two independent clauses joined by a coordinate conjunction (and, but, or), or by a semicolon. Ex: The singer bowed to the audience, but the listeners requested no encores.1
8150082973Complex sentenceContains an independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses. Ex: You said that you would tell the truth.2
8150082974Compound-Complex sentenceContains two or more principal clauses and one or more subordinate clauses. Ex: The singer bowed while the audience applauded, but the crowd requested no encores.3
8150082975Loose SentenceMake complete sense if brought to a close before the actual ending. Ex.The woman died because she was pushed off the cliff.4
8150082976Periodic SentenceMakes sense only when the end of the sentence is reached. Ex. The woman that was so nice and caring was found dead.5
8150082977Balanced SentenceThe phrases or clauses balance each other by virtue of their likeness or structure, meaning, and/o length. Ex. The band played their song, but the crowd was not cheering.6
8150082978MonosyllabicOne syllable in length. Ex. Huh, No, Etc.7
8150082979PolysyllabicMore than one syllable in length. Ex. Familiar, Marvelous, Etc.8
8150082980ColloquialSlang Ex. Y'all9
8150082981DenotativeContaining an exact meaning Ex. Stop: to not be in motion10
8150082982ConnotativeContaining a suggested meaning. Ex. You are obese. To be way over one's weight limit.11
8150082983ConcreteSpecific Ex. You are 7 years old.12
8150082984AbstractGeneral Ex. Joy, shame, beauty, etc.13
8150082985EuphoniousPleasant sounding Ex. Harmonic14
8150082986CacophonousHarsh sounding Ex. Sucker15
8150128982ParallelParallelism is the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning.16
8150166213Denunciatoryto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil17
8150199977HyperbolicWith exaggeration, marked in its heavy overstatement18
8150217372Ostentatiousmarked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy19

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