Syntax

Question 1

syntax

Answer 1

how sentences are constructed

Question 2

what does every sentence have?

Answer 2

structure and function

Question 3

declarative

Answer 3

statement, communicate information directly

Question 4

interrogative

Answer 4

ask a direct question

Question 5

imperative

Answer 5

give a command or instruction

Question 6

exclamative

Answer 6

helps to express emotion or a (strong) opinion about something

Question 7

simple sentence

Answer 7

contains only one main clause

Question 8

compound sentence

Answer 8

two main clauses joined together by a co-ordinating conjunction

Question 9

co-ordinating conjunction

Answer 9

joins two parts of a sentence together in equal rank (one is not more important than the other)

Question 10

complex sentence

Answer 10

consists of a main clause plus one or more subordinate clauses (dependent clauses)
the subordinate clause cannot stand on its own and can come before or after the main clause

Question 11

subordinating conjunction

Answer 11

join two clauses to indicate that one is less important than the other

Question 12

minor sentence

Answer 12

may lack a subject or a main verb, but the meaning is not lost

Question 13

clothed imperative

Answer 13

command disguised through questions

Question 14

open question

Answer 14

infinite acceptable answers

Question 15

closed question

Answer 15

there is an acceptable answer or yes/no

Question 16

rhetorical question

Answer 16

don’t expect a reply

Question 17

tag question

Answer 17

added onto the end of a declarative