Sentence Structures and Types

Question	Answer
Complex sentence	A sentence with a subordinate clause.
Compound sentence	2 independent clauses joined by a connective.
Simple sentence	One independent clause.
Interrogative sentence type	A sentence that asks a question.
Imperative sentence type	A sentence that starts with an imperative. Can be commanding.
Exclamatory sentence type	A sentence that ends in an exclamation mark to show surprise/excitement.
Declarative sentence type	A sentence that tells/informs the reader.
Passive sentence	The subject of the sentence doesn't always do the verb action. Sometimes it's done to them e.g: Carl WAS ARRESTED.
Active sentence	The subject of the verb performs the action e.g: we arrested Carl.
Balanced sentence	This occurs when 2 ideas are placed side by side with the second complementing, contrasting with or completing the first e.g: "Dennis didn't like the night time, didn't want to be alone." This is one of the features borrowed from the oral tradition.
Parallel sentences	This is similar to a balanced sentence except that here there is some repetition of the syntax of the sentence e.g: "The pianist was annoyed. The bandleader was unhappy." This is one of the features borrowed from the oral tradition.

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	Created by Hazel Meades almost 11 years ago