Sentence Types

Question 0

Sentence which begins with a main idea and then expands on that idea with a series of details or other particulars

Answer 0

Cumulative

Question 1

Commas used to separate a series of words ex/ x,y,z as opposed to x,y, and z

Answer 1

Asyndeton

Question 2

Leaves out something in second half

Answer 2

Elliptical

Question 3

Sentence consisting of three or more very short independent clauses joined by conjunctions

Answer 3

Freight train

Question 4

Variation of the normal word order which puts a modifier or the verb first in the sentence

Answer 4

Inversion

Question 5

Main idea( independent clause) comes first, followed by phrases or clauses

Answer 5

Loose

Question 6

Sentence that begins by stating what is not true then ends by stating what is true

Answer 6

Negative positive construction

Question 7

Ex/ when you are right you cannot be too radical, when you are wrong you cannot be too conservative

Answer 7

Parallelism

Question 8

Presenting central meaning in a main clause at the end

Answer 8

Periodic

Question 9

Sentence which uses and or another conjunction with no commas to separate items in a series ex/ x and y and z

Answer 9

Polysyndeton

Question 10

Sentence’s verb and subject are split by phrases

Answer 10

Split