Senatnce Structure

Question 1

What is repetition?

Answer 1

When words or groups of words are repeated
E.g “repetition, repetition, repetition”

Question 2

What are lists?

Answer 2

Words grouped together for a reason to emphasise something.

Question 3

What is short and long sentence structure?

Answer 3

Short sentences are used to build up tension. Longer sentences may be used for explanation.

Question 4

What is a rhetorical question?

Answer 4

A question asked to make a point, rather than get and answer.

Question 5

What is syntax and inversion?

Answer 5

Syntax is the normal order of a sentence: subject > verb> object ( used to emphasise subject)
Inversion is the reverse of syntax: object> verb> subject (used to place emphasis on a particular word)

E.g the cat sat on the mat and on the mat sat the cat.

Question 6

What is contrast?

Answer 6

When unrelated groups of words can be placed side by side to show the contrast between ideas.

Question 7

What are parenthesis?

Answer 7

Adding extra information using brackets, dashes or commas. But if taken out, the sentence still makes sense. Can be used to better understand setting, or aspects of character.

Question 8

E what is ellipsis.

Answer 8

When three dots (…) are used to indicate something more can be added