Writing Techniques Flashcards
Word choice
Diction
The grammatical structure of a sentence
Syntax
A group of related words that lacks a subject and or predict
Phrase
Group of related words that has a subject me predict (may or may not be able to stand alone)
Clause
A group of words that contains a a subject and predict and can stand on it own
Independent clause
Had subject and predict but cannot stand on its own
Subordinate/ dependent clause
A statement
Declarative sentence
A command
Imperative sentence
A sentence that communicates strong emotion or surprise
Exclamatory sentence
A sentence that asks a question
Interrogative
A sentence that may have a simple subject or a compound subject, it also may have a predict or a compound predict (only one independent clause)
Simple sentence
Two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction punctuation or both
Compound sentence
One independent and one or more dependent clauses
Complex sentence
Two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent
Compound/complex sentence
A sentence in which details are added after the basic statement
Strung-along