Syntax Flashcards
(29 cards)
Simple Sentences
Contain one main clause e.g. She walked to school.
Compound Sentences
Contain two or more main clauses which are joined by a coordinating conjunction.
Complex Sentences
Contain a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.
Compound-complex Sentences
Contain at least two main clauses and one subordinate clause.
Minor Sentences
Incomplete sentences used for effect.
Main Clause (Independent Clause)
Can stand alone in a sentence
Subordinate clause
(Dependent clause) Cannot stand alone and adds information.
Adverbial Clauses
Provide information about time, place, reason
Relative Clauses
Modify Nouns and start with who, which, that
Conditional clauses
express conditions e.g if it rains, we’ll stay inside
Declarative Sentence
Statements
Interrogative Sentence
Questions
Imperative
Commands
Exclamative
Expressive or emotional statements
Standard Word Order
Subject-Verb-Object e.g. She ate the cake.
Inverted word order
Change for emphasis e.g. Never have I ever seen such a view.
Fronting
Moving a word or phrase that usually goes after the verb to the beginning of a sentence. e.g. in the corner stood a tall lamp
Postponement
placing the subject or key information later in the sentence
Coordination
Joining clauses with coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or)
Subordination
Using subordinating conjunctions to link clauses (because, although, if)
Parallelism
Repetition of structures for emphasis
Ellipsis
Omitting parts of a sentence while retaining meaning
Parenthesis
Adds extra information through brackets, dashes or commas
Anaphora
repetition of words at the beginning of clauses
