syntax

Question 1

antecedent

Answer 1

a literary device in which a pronoun or noun refers to an earlier phrase or word.

Question 2

periodic / cumulative sentences

Answer 2

The periodic sentence places the main clause at the end of the sentence and the dependent clause at the beginning. Inversely, a loose sentence, also known as a cumulative sentence, places the main clause at the beginning of the sentence and the dependent clause precedes it.

Question 3

simple / compound / complex sentences

Answer 3

A simple sentence consists of only one clause. A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses. A complex sentence has at least one independent clause plus at least one dependent clause.

Question 4

declarative / exclamatory / interrogative sentences

Answer 4

Declarative sentences make a statement.
Interrogative sentences ask a question.
Exclamative sentences express strong emotion/surprise

Question 5

ellipses

Answer 5

leaving out words rather than repeating them unnecessarily

Question 6

solecism

Answer 6

a grammatical mistake in speech or writing.

Question 7

active / passive voice

Answer 7

The active voice asserts that the person or thing represented by the grammatical subject performs the action represented by the verb. The passive voice makes the subject the person or thing acted on or affected by the action represented by the verb.

Question 8

zeugma

Answer 8

a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses

Question 9

syllepsis

Answer 9

a figure of speech in which a word is applied to two others in different senses

Question 10

hyperbaton / inverted word order

Answer 10

an inversion of the normal order of words, especially for the sake of emphasis, as in the sentence “ this I must see .”.

Question 11

anastrophe

Answer 11

a figure of speech in which the normal word order of the subject, the verb, and the object is changed. (baby yoda)

Question 12

appositive

Answer 12

Apposition is a grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed side by side so one element identifies the other in a different way.

Question 13

parenthesis

Answer 13

a word, clause, or sentence inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a passage that is grammatically complete without it, in writing usually marked off by curved brackets, dashes, or commas.