Grammar Words 1 Flashcards

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Imperative sentence

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Gives a command

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Declarative sentence

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Makes a statement

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Interrogative sentence

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Asks a question

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Exclamatory sentence

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Gives emphasis or expresses strong emotion

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Antithetical sentence

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Contains two statements that are opposite but balanced

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Balanced sentence

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The phrases or clauses balance each other by virtue of their likeness of structure, meaning, or length

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Complex sentence

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Has an independent clause and on or more subordinate, or dependent clauses

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Compound sentence

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Two independent clause joined by a semicolon or coordinating conjunction followed by a common

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Compound-complex sentence

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Has two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate, or dependent clauses

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Loose or cumulative sentences

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Main clause is at the beginning of the sentence

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Periodic sentence

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Has its main clause at the end of the sentence

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Simple sentence

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One independent clause

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