Terminology - Syntax

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Declarative Sentence
A statement. EG: It is a nice day today
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Imperative Sentence
A command. EG: Bring me a glass of water
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Exclamatory Sentence
Ends in an exclamation mark. EG: I got the concert tickets!
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Interrogative Sentence
A question. EG: What's the time?
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Rhetorical Question
Does not need answering. EG: How could I be so stupid?
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Conjunction
Word that joins words, phrases or sentences. EG: Because, and
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Short Sentence
Simple in length. EG: London is the capital city of England
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Syntactic Parallelism
Same sentence structure. EG: He gave me a dog and he gave me a friend
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Asyndetic Listing
Listing with omitting conjunctions between words. EG: On his return, he received medals, honours, treasures , titles, fame
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Syndetic Listing
Listing connected by a conjunction. EG: Sweets and chocolate and crisps
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Tripling/Triadic List
A group of three. EG: Red, blue and yellow
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Staccato Sentence
Short and often empathetic. EG: I said no
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Parenthesis
Extra/added information. EG: He gave me a nice bonus (£500)
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Imperative Sentence

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A command. EG: Bring me a glass of water

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Exclamatory Sentence

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Interrogative Sentence

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Card 5

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Rhetorical Question

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