Jonsberg - Sentences

Question 1

{Sentence Types}
What is a simple sentence?

Answer 1

Has only one clause and must contain a verb

Question 2

{Sentence Types}
What is a compound sentence?

Answer 2

Links two or more clauses using the conjunction ‘and’ or ‘but’

Question 3

{Sentence Types}
What is a complex sentence?

Answer 3

Contains two or more clauses, one of which is a subordinate clause, which are linked together by conjunctions such as ‘by’ , ‘because’ , ‘when’ , ‘while’ and ‘although’

Question 4

{Sentence Types}
What is a complex-compound sentence?

Answer 4

Has at least one subordinate clause and a number of coordinate clauses (clauses beginning with coordinating conjunctions ‘and’ , ‘but’ , ‘or’

Question 5

{Sentence Types}
What is a minor sentence?

Answer 5

A phrase or a subordinate clause being used as a complete sentence
(e.g. “Back home now”)

Question 6

{Sentence Functions}
What is an exclamatory?

Answer 6

Contains an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence

Question 7

{Sentence Functions}
What is a tag question?

Answer 7

A declarative or imperative with a short clause (tag) on the end to turn it into a question

Question 8

{Sentence Functions}
What is an imperative?

Answer 8

A command

Question 9

{Sentence Functions}
What is an interrogative?

Answer 9

A question

Question 10

{Sentence Functions}
What is a declarative?

Answer 10

A statement that gives information

Question 11

{Clauses}
What is a main clause?

Answer 11

A main clause can form a complete sentence on its own. It must contain a verb

Question 12

{Clauses}
What is a coordinate clause?

Answer 12

Its a main clause in a compound or compound-complex sentence

Question 13

{Clauses}
What is a stranded coordinate clause?

Answer 13

This is a coordinate clause on its own in a sentence without another main clause in accompany it
(e.g. “I like spaghetti and garlic bread. And a dessert to finish. “ *= stranded coordinate

Question 14

{Clauses}
What is a subordinate clause?

Answer 14

Does not make sense on its own and needs to be paired with a main clause to form a complete sentence

Question 15

{Clauses}
What is a concessive subordinate clause?

Answer 15

These concede something
(e.g. “Even though…”)

Question 16

{Clauses}
What is a conditional subordinate clause?

Answer 16

These provide a condition

Question 17

{Sentence Structures}
What is a left branching sentence?

Answer 17

A lengthy piece of information before the subject of the sentence

Question 18

{Sentence Structures}
What is a periodic sentence?

Answer 18

A complex sentence where the sentence starts with the subordinate clause and the main clause is saved until the end

Question 19

{Sentence Structures}
What is a triad?

Answer 19

A pattern of three words or phrases
(rule of three)

Question 20

{Sentence Structures}
What is a syntactic parallelism?

Answer 20

When a writer or a speaker repeats a sentence structure

Question 21

{Sentence Structures}
What is an active and passive voice?

Answer 21

Active- The subject of the sentence comes first and is the do-er of and action
Passive- Either the subject is done to rather than the do-er or is removed from the subject

Question 22

{Sentence Structures}
What is syndetic listing and asyndetic listing?

Answer 22

Syndetic listing- Is items in a list connected by a connective (e.g. ‘and’)
Asyndetic listing- Is items in a list connected by grammar (e.g. ‘,’ ‘…’)