is the sentence long or short? what effect does the length have?
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types
does the sentence make a statement? is it in the from of a question? is it an exclamation? does it give a command or instuction? is it in the form of a list? what effect does the type have
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word order
have the words been placed in an unusual order? what effect does this have?
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grammer
would the sentence make sence on its own? is it a minor sentence, one without a verb? is there anything else unusual about how the sentence is written?
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punctuation
punctuation is part of sentence structure since it is used to shape sentences and to organise the words within them. to be able to answer punctuation questions you need tp know what common punctuation marks are used for
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commas { , }
useed to; seperate a quote, introduce a quote. introduce direct speech, make the reader pause a certain times in a sentence.
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dashes { - }
used to; give extra information, make the reader take a pause, mark out a word or phrase from the rest of the sentence.
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inverted commas { " " }
used to; show the wprds actually spoken, show what we are talking about, show we are quoting someone elses words not the writers.
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semi colons { ; }
used to; join two or more related ideas, seperate items in a list, join several sentences into one
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colons { : }
usewd to; introduce a list, a quote, give more information on about an idea, to punctuate a play.
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ellipis { ... }
used at a tail of a sentence, to show gaps in a piece of writing
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capital letters { ABC }
used; at the start of the sentence, for names, initials, beggening of direct speech, for titles
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does the sentence make a statement? is it in the from of a question? is it an exclamation? does it give a command or instuction? is it in the form of a list? what effect does the type have
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