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Lit Terms: Syntax
Matching Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Consists of a single independent clause | SIMPLE SENTENCE |
| Contains more than one independent clause with no subordinate clauses | COMPOUND SENTENCE |
| A conjunction that joins two similarly constructed and/or equal words of phrases or clauses within a sentence (for, and, nor, or, but, yet, or so) | COORDINATING CONJUNCTION |
| Contains not only an independent clause but also one or more subordinate clauses | COMPLEX SENTENCE |
| A reference to the equivalent importance of two clauses | COORDINATION |
| One of two or more clauses of equal status in asentence, especially when joined by a coordinating conjunction | COORDINATE CLAUSES |
| Reflects the lesser, or subordinate, importance of the dependent clause | SUBORDINATION |
| Making the elements in a series or parts of words, phrases, or clauses analogous in part of speech, grammatical structure, and concept | PARALLELISM |
| A sentence that does not end with the completion of its main clause, but continues with one or more subordinate clauses or other modifiers | LOOSE (CUMULATIVE) SENTENCE |
| Is not complete in either syntax or sense until its end | PERIODIC SENTENCE |
| Contains a hyperbole which is a deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect | HYPERBOLIC |
| The placing of an adjective after the noun it modifies (“the form divine”), a verb before its subject (“Came the dawn”), or a noun preceding its preposition (“worlds between”) | INVERSION |